This 2025 edition of The Third Circuit Criminal Handbook continues to examine and analyze legal precedence and doctrine for the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, focusing on federal criminal trails and appeals arising from the states of Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania as well as the District Courts of the US Virgin Islands. The handbook offers a roadmap to the federal criminal process and applications for the Third Circuit, starting from the pretrial procedures, the discovery process, to the trial itself, and finally the post-trial actions and appeals. This new 2025 Edition contains the most recent cases decided and handed down by the Third Circuit from the past year.

This comprehensive and useful handbook is the product of years of careful study and practical application of Third Circuit criminal decisions. Covering hundreds of criminal issues, Third Circuit Criminal Handbook gives litigators, judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, law clerks, and paralegals personnel clear, practical analysis tailored to the needs of a busy criminal law practitioner. Using precise, straightforward language, this essential resource analyzes a multitude of topics in the context of Third Circuit practice, including: