Publications
Maryland Criminal Jury Instructions and Commentary, Third Edition (2 vols. With CD-Rom; LexisNexis, 2009) by David E. Aaronson
A collection of over 260 pattern criminal jury instructions and a treatise of Maryland criminal law. Comprehensive coverage of crimes, defenses, and evaluation of evidence. Includes topics such as the death penalty, insanity defense, self-defense: battered spouse syndrome, and cross-racial misidentification.
Trial Advocacy Stories (Foundation Press, 2007) co-edited by Angela J. Davis and Michael E. Tigar
Trial Advocacy Stories detail how advocates construct trial stories with evidence. Chapters include famous trials, such as the O.J. Simpson trial, the Vioxx liability trials, the Terry Nichols Oklahoma City bombing case, Leopold and Loeb, and Aaron Burr. Professors Tigar and Davis also contributed chapters to this work.
Expert Testimony, Second Edition (NITA, 2009) co-authored by Steven Lubet and Elizabeth I. Boals
An updated and expanded edition of the original book by Steven Lubet, director of the Bartlit Center on Trial Strategy at Northwestern University School of Law. This work analyzes the process of providing expert reports and testimony in litigation, including presentation of expert testimony in the digital age.
State v. Sanchez (NITA, 2008) by Elizabeth I. Boals
State v. Sanchez is the first NITA case file for trial of a criminal case under a modern anti-gang statute. Users of the State v. Sanchez case file consider issues of racial bias, the defense of self-defense, lesser included offenses, testimony of medical expert, testimony of non-traditional gang behavior experts, impeachment by inconsistent statements in witness-sponsored website, and impeachment by criminal convictions.
The State v. Sanchez case file was selected by NITA as the case file for NITA's 2007 Tournament of Champions Mock Trial Competition. For more information on this case, please visit State v. Sanchez Nita casefile.
State v. Peyton (forthcoming NITA, 2009) by Elizabeth Boals
State v. Peyton is a criminal case involving driving under the influence of alcohol and felonious hit and run. Users of the case file consider criminal trial issues including medical expert testimony, character evidence, criminal conviction impeachment, bias impeachment, and prior recorded testimony.