Author: Yujiemi Chisholm

Legal Document Repository

Washington v. Talbott II – Case Documents

1) Affidavit of Probable Cause
2) State’s Trial Memorandum and Motions in Limine
3) Defense’s Motion to Sever Offenses
4) Defendant’s Trial Brief
5) Defendant’s Supplement Motions in Limine
6) Motion for New Trial
National Institute of Justice

National Best Practices for Implementing and Sustaining a Cold Case Investigation Unit

The U.S. Justice Department’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ) assembled and collaborated with the Cold Case Investigation Working Group (CCIWG) in developing this guide to assist law enforcement agencies in creating a mechanism for addressing the cold cases in their jurisdictions [Description provided by the NIJ website].
Legal Document Repository

Defendant’s Trial Brief (Washington v. Talbott II)

Defense raises the following issues: 1) confrontation clause issues regarding testimonial evidence from absent witnesses, and 2) chain of custody and admissibility issues regarding evidence collection during the victim’s autopsy.
Office of Justice Programs

Investigating Violent Crime: The Prosecutor’s Role – Lessons Learned From the Field

Based on the discussions of seasoned prosecutors of violent crime who met in 2017 to examine how to improve the investigation of violent crimes, this paper reviews the various phases of an investigation and provides an overview of issues discussed, along with representative descriptions of the approaches used and challenges faced by the jurisdictions represented [Description provided by the OJP website].