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1st Annual Maine Indigent Defense Conference

The Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services (MCILS), in collaboration with the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) and the Strengthening the Sixth grant, is excited to present the 1st Annual Maine Indigent Defense Conference.

Agenda Materials


PROGRAM SUMMARY

Monday, October 23rd, 2023 8:30 am – 4:00 pm Tech & the 4th Amendment, Part 1
Tuesday, October 24th, 2023 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Tech & the 4th Amendment, Part 2
Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 8:30 am – 5:15 pm Current & Emerging Issues in Maine 
Thursday, October 26th, 2023 8:45 am – 5:15 pm Trial Case Training, Part 1
Friday, October 27th, 2023 8:45 am – 4:45 pm Trial Case Training, Part 2

AGENDA

Tech & 4A  Issues in Maine Trial Case Training

Monday, October 23, 2023

8:30 am – 9:00 am Registration  
9:00 am – 9:15 am Welcoming Remarks  
9:15 am – 10:15 am Device and Account Searches, Part 1 Sidney Thaxter
10:15 am – 10:45 am Understanding How to Work with Cellebrite, Gray Key and Other Extraction Devices Lars Daniel
10:45 am – 11:00 am Break  
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Challenging Compelled Decryption Michael Price
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm Lunch  
1:15 pm – 2:00 pm What Your Car Knows About You: A Comprehensive Guide to Vehicle Forensics  Lars Daniel
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Garbage In, Gospel Out: Data, Algorithms and Bias Jumana Musa
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Break  
2:45 pm – 4:00 pm Facial Recognition Clare Garvie

 


Tuesday, October 24, 2023

9:00 am – 10:30 am Cell Phone Location Tracking Michael Price
Sidney Thaxter
10:30 am – 10:45 am Break  
10:45 am – 11:45 am Device and Account Searches, Part 2 Sidney Thaxter
11:45 am – 1:00 pm Lunch  
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Perspective and Distortions: What Body Camera Footage Does (And Doesn't) Show Jumana Musa
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Big Data Analytics and Real Time Crime Centers Clare Garvie
Jumana Musa
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Break  
2:45 pm – 4:00 pm Reverse Searches (Geofence and Keyword Searches) Michael Price

 


Wednesday, October 25, 2023

8:30 am – 9:00 am Welcoming Remarks and State of the Commission Jim Billings
9:00 am – 10:00 am Case Law Update Max Coolidge
10:00 am – 10:15 am Break  
10:15 am – 11:00 am Litigating Speedy Trial issues (Winchester) Justin Andrus
11:00 am – 11:45 am Collateral Consequences Tina Nadeau
11:45 am – 12:00 pm The Portland Public Library--Resources for You and Your Clients  
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch  
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm When and How to get an Expert in Maine Jesse Archer
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Crossing Expert Witnesses Jesse Archer
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Impeachment by Prior Conviction Monica Milton
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Litigating 6th Amendment Denials of Counsel  Bonnie Hoffman
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm Break  
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm Developing & Preserving Issues for Appeal Max Coolidge
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm Ethics: Rising to the Challenge Justin Andrus

 


Thursday, October 26, 2023

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Advanced Cross Examination Techniques Karen Smolar
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Cognitive Bias Paul Rudof
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm Break  
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm Client Centered Representation Aisha McWeay
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm OUI Defense Part 1 Adam Nero

 


Friday, October 27, 2023

8:45 am – 9:45 am Analyzing Child Forensic Interviews Dr. Jacqueline Bashkoff
9:45 am – 10:35 am OUI Defense Part 2 Adam Nero
10:35 am – 10:50 am Break  
10:50 am – 12:00 pm Defending Confession Cases Deja Vishny
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch  
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Litigating Issues of Race Tara Allen
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Defending Intimate Partner Violence Cases Mindy Nolan
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm Break  
3:15 pm – 4:45 pm Understanding and Challenging DNA Evidence Liz Vasquez

Faculty Bios


Venue Information

  • Location: Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library, Downtown Branch
  • Address5 Monument Square, Portland, Maine 04101
  • Parking: Park on the street, in the Elm Street Parking Garage or Midtown Parking Garage (enter from Monument Square or Free St).

 

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