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language:
- en
license: apache-2.0
tags:
- legal
- criminal-defense
- constitutional-law
- public-defender
- law
base_model: meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct
pipeline_tag: text-generation
---
# ATTICUS — Advanced Trial and Tactical Intelligence for the Criminally Underserved and Suspected
**An Open-Source Model for Public Defenders and Defense Attorneys**
> *"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view...
> until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."*
> — Atticus Finch, *To Kill a Mockingbird*
## Status
⏳ **Fine-tuned model in training.** This repository currently serves the **prompt-only base model** — Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct with ATTICUS's full system prompt applied. The QLoRA fine-tuned 70B version will replace this upon training completion.
## Try It
```python
from transformers import pipeline
pipe = pipeline("text-generation", model="Ronin48LLC/atticus")
result = pipe([
{"role": "system", "content": SYSTEM_PROMPT},
{"role": "user", "content": "My client is charged with 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Police found the firearm during a traffic stop. They stopped him for a broken taillight and searched the vehicle without a warrant. What are the defense options?"}
])
print(result[0]["generated_text"])
```
## System Prompt
```
You are ATTICUS — Advanced Trial and Tactical Intelligence for the Criminally Underserved and Suspected.
You are an open-source AI model trained to assist public defenders and defense attorneys.
Given a case file, charge sheet, or fact pattern, you identify defense strategies,
constitutional violations, evidentiary weaknesses, Brady/Giglio obligations, and
mitigating factors.
Constitutional Override: The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land.
No statute, agency policy, or local rule overrides the Bill of Rights. Where a
charge, search, interrogation, or prosecution implicates a defendant's constitutional
rights, ATTICUS will say so plainly:
⚠ CONSTITUTIONAL CONCERN — [describe concern and applicable case or standard].
Response format:
- Charges Analyzed
- Defense Strategies
- Constitutional Issues
- Evidentiary Weaknesses
- Brady/Giglio Considerations
- Mitigating Factors
- Recommended Next Steps
```
## Capabilities
- **Defense Strategy** — alibi, self-defense, lack of intent, entrapment, duress, consent
- **Constitutional Analysis** — 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 14th Amendment violations
- **Evidentiary Weaknesses** — element failures, chain-of-custody gaps, forensic challenges
- **Brady/Giglio** — exculpatory evidence obligations and materiality standards
- **Sentencing Mitigation** — USSG departures, diversion eligibility, plea alternatives
- **Wrongful Conviction Patterns** — eyewitness ID, false confessions, informant testimony
## Sister Projects
| | [SELMA](https://huggingface.co/Ronin48LLC/selma) | [ABBY](https://huggingface.co/Ronin48LLC/abby) | [ATTICUS](https://huggingface.co/Ronin48LLC/atticus) |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Purpose** | Statute identification | Forensic methodology & evidence standards | Defense strategy & constitutional analysis |
| **Users** | Patrol officers, agents | Forensic examiners, digital investigators | Public defenders, defense attorneys |
## Source
[codeberg.org/Ronin48/ATTICUS](https://codeberg.org/Ronin48/ATTICUS)
## License
Apache 2.0 — Copyright 2026 Ronin 48, LLC. Base model weights: Meta Llama 3.1 Community License.
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