Books from the Law Library:
Federal Postconviction Remedies and Relief Handbook for Practitioners: With Forms
Published by West/Thomson Reuters and updated regularly. View Table of Contents for more information.
The Habeas Citebook: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel by Brandon Sample & Alissa Hull
2nd Edition published by Prison Legal News Publishing in 2016. View publisher page for more information.
The Habeas Citebook: Prosecutorial Misconduct by Alissa Hull
Published by Prison Legal News Publishing in 2019. View publisher page for more information.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel by John Burkoff and Nancy Burkoff
Published by West/Thomson Reuters and updated regularly. View Table of Contents for more information.
Postconviction Remedies
Published by West/Thomson Reuters and updated regularly. View Table of Contents for more information.
State and Federal Postconviction Remedies: Last Hopes by Ursula Bentele and Mary R. Falk
2nd Edition published by Carolina Academic Press/LexisNexis in 2014. View publisher page for more information.
Online Resources:
Louisiana Uniform Application for Post-Conviction Relief: www.lasc.org/rules/supreme/appA.pdf
Louisiana Supreme Court Rules for Litigation Filed by Inmates: https://www.lasc.org/District_Court_Rules?p=TitleVI
Jailhouse Lawyers Manual, published by Columbia Human Rights Law Review: jlm.law.columbia.edu/a-jailhouse-lawyers-manual-12th-edition/; Louisiana supplement: jlm.law.columbia.edu/state-supplements/
Innocence Project: ip-no.org
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