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Guidelines and Standards

American Bar Association Guidelines for the Appointment and Performance of Defense Counsel in Death Penalty Cases (revised edition Feb. 2003) 

American Bar Association Guidelines for the Appointment and Performance of Counsel in Death Penalty Cases (1989) 

Supplementary Guidelines for the Mitigation Function of Defense Teams in Capital Cases (2008) 

American Bar Association Criminal Justice Standards for the Defense Function (4th Ed. 2015)

Department of Justice Standards for Capital Case Representation (2000) 

Judicial Conference of the United States, Federal Death Penalty Cases: Recommendations Concerning the Cost and Quality of Defense Representation (1998) 

NLADA Defender Training and Development Standards (1997) 

NLADA Standards for the Performance of Counsel in Death Penalty Cases (1987) 

NLADA Death Penalty Standards (1985) 

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