This Manual was published in 1994. It was created by the Louisiana Crisis Assistance Center and the Loyola Death Penalty Resource Center through grants from The Southern Poverty Law Center and the Louisiana Bar Association IOLTA Fund.
Some of the cases cited in the manual have been affected by later decisions. This manual cannot hope to address all the issues that may arise or substitute for competent legal research. It is designed to be a guide to assist the trial lawyer appointed to represent men, women and children who face the death penalty.
Parts
 | Part A Introduction |
| Part B Investigation |
| Part C (not available at present) |
| Part D Matters Basic to any Capital Case |
| Part E Securing Funds to Litigate your Case |
| Part F Dealing with Scientific Evidence |
| Part G Seeking Fairness from the Judge & Prosecutor |
| Part H (Not available at present) |
| Part I Suppression of Evidence |
| Part J Controlling Prejudicial Publicity |
| Part K The Grand Jury & the Indictment |
| Part L Jury Work, Jury Challenges, etc. |
| Part M Jury Selection |
| Part N Pre-Trial Writs to the Supreme Court |
| Part O Photographs - Assuring That the Trial Is Fair |
| Part P The Closing Argument |
| Part Q Instructions |
| Part R Glossary of Major Death Penalty Decisions |