The thoroughly revised and expanded handbook for criminal defense attorneys, now presented in its 8th edition, conveys experiences, insights, and knowledge from 50 years of criminal defense. It serves as a practical guide aimed at both young lawyers and those re-entering criminal defense, as well as providing support to seasoned criminal defense attorneys in various professional situations. The handbook illustrates the numerous ways to influence criminal proceedings through strategic, tactical, and opportunistic considerations, while also highlighting the limitations imposed by criminal law, professional regulations, and civil law. Criminal defense is an art that requires much more than just knowledge of the relevant provisions of criminal and procedural law.