Litigating & Challenging Forensics Issues in Sexual Assault Cases
CLE Credit: Up to 14 hours of self-study CLE credit, where authorized. Please confirm with your state's CLE commission to ensure this program is available for self-study CLE certification.
Program Summary: An essential part of any successful defense is challenging the forensic evidence introduced by the prosecution. In cases involving allegations of sexual assault, these challenges are even more crucial; every nuance and detail in the evidence must be explored with the judge and/or prospective jurors. This one-of-a-kind CLE compilation program will provide you with the tools to successfully litigate and challenge the complex forensic issues present in many sexual assault cases. Comprised of the highest-rated NACDL presentations, in this program you will explore the following:
- How to use exact, precise language that thoughtfully and accurately explains complex scientific concepts in trial
- Understand how crime labs collect DNA evidence and how to accurately decipher their reports
- Learn methods to impeach forensic experts and identify exaggerations and weaknesses in forensic expert testimony
- How to effectively defend a child pornography case, including: entrapment vs. predisposition defenses, actual possession vs. temporary possession, common police & investigator errors & more
- How to identify contamination in a child forensic interview and other interviewer mistakes
- What kind of motions can be filed to block inadmissible evidence
- Learn how to read a toxicology report and interpret & challenge its findings
- Explore how memory can be manipulated and shaped over time
Presentations Included:
- Winning the Battle of Experts in Sex Cases | Dr. Demosthenes Lorandos
- Detecting and Fighting DNA Errors in Sex Cases | Prof. Greg Hampikian
- Forensic Analysis of SANE Examinations | Laura Schile
- What Happened? Sleepwalking, Brown-Outs, and Prescription Sleep Aides | Douglas Peters & Robert Rubin
- Trace Evidence and Mixtures: Deconstructing the DNA Findings | Dan E. Krane
- Forensic Child Interviews: Suggestiveness and Taint | Elizabeth J. Griffin
- False Confessions in Child Sexual Assault Cases | Laura Nirider
- Deconstructing a DNA Case | Laura Schile
- Using Forensic Science to Create Reasonable Doubt in Sexual Assault Cases | Michael Waddington
- Who Do You Know Who Has a Touching Problem? Cross-Exam of the Forensic Interviewer | Craig Mastantuono & Rebecca Coffee
- Childhood Memory and Manipulation | Prof. Elizabeth Loftus
- Questioning Medical (or lack thereof) “Findings” in Sexual Assault Cases | Colette Tvedt
- Crossing a Cop in a False Confession Sex Offense Case | Deja Vishny
- Sex, Drugs, and 25 to Life: Utilizing Toxicology to Defend Sexual Assault Accusations | Sandy Feinland & Dr. Nikolas P. Lemos, Ph.D
- Cyber Vice: An Insight into the World of Child Pornography Prosecution and Defense | David Seltzer
- Medical Findings in the Child Victim of Sexual Assault | Dr. Kimberly A. Collins & Foss Hodges
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Prices
- List Price $189.00
- Member Price $149.00