Murder, Mayhem & Malice (2018)
CLE Credit: Up to 13 hours of self-study CLE credit, including 1 ethics credit, where authorized. Please confirm with your state's CLE commission to ensure this program is available for self-study CLE certification.
Program Summary: Violent crimes involving, murder, mayhem, or malice, present a unique set of challenges for criminal defense lawyers. These are the most difficult cases; police and prosecutors devote more time and resources to them, jurors are more likely to convict, and judges send clients away for life without blinking an eye. For these reasons, it is crucial that defense counsel are at the top of their game and devote our best efforts and resources to winning these cases. This program is designed to teach criminal defense attorneys how to craft and litigate winning motions from forcing the prosecutor to turn over exculpatory evidence to cutting-edge techniques for suppressing unreliable eyewitness identifications. You'll learn to try complex cases involving violent crimes; from how to pick a jury that is ready to accept the theory of defense, winning a murder case, to preventing your client from being committed for life as a result of a past sex conviction.
Presentations Included:
1. Brady v. Maryland: How to Make the Government Comply | Denis deVlaming (Clearwater, FL)
2. Forensic Science in Murder Cases | Kelli Childress (Saint Charles, IL)
3. Voir Dire in Violent Crimes Cases: Getting Jurors to Tell You Their Secrets by Embracing the Bad Facts | Richard Kammen (Indianapolis, IN)
4. Law and Order: SVP - Considerations for the Defense Practitioner in Sexually Violent Persons Cases | Evan Weitz (Milwaukee, WI)
5. Theories and Themes: Framing the Story of the Case | Anthony J. Natale (Miami, FL)
6. First-Degree Ethics: Hot Topics for Criminal Defense Practitioners | Brian Tannebaum (Miami, FL)
7. From Peaceful Protests to Mob Mayhem: Using the First Amendment to Win Criminal Cases | Sara Kropf (Washington, DC)
8. Litigating False Confessions: Combating Contamination and Tools for Establishing Unreliability | Vanessa Potkin (New York, NY)
9. Murder!? It's Self Defense | Eric Davis (Houston, TX)
10. Cutting-Edge Motions to Suppress Eyewitness Identification | Deja Vishny (Milwaukee, WI)
11. Cross-Examination of an Archetype in a Murder Case: The Confidence Man | Aaron Nelson (Hudson, WI)
12. The Famous and Infamous: Trying a High-Profile Violent Crime Case | Lisa Wayne (Denver, CO)
13. Jumping In and Knifing It Out – Framing the Thug Life Story In Gang-Related Cases | Martin Sabelli (San Francisco, CA)
14. Representing Immigrants Charged with Violent Crimes | Matt Gonzalez (San Francisco, CA)
15. Defending Charges of Terrorism | Joshua Dratel (New York, NY)
16. KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Drinking from a Poisoned Chalice Post 9/11: Defending the Rule of Law in the Guantanamo Military Commissions | BGen. John G. Baker (United States Marine Corps)
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Prices
- List Price $150.00
- Member Price $125.00