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This training program will aid those working to defend persons accused of homicide in drug-related overdose deaths. Each section of the program focuses on a different aspect of these cases. CLE is not available for this program.
Presented by Larry Pozner, LS Pozner PLLC (Denver, CO)
Larry Pozner joins for a second time to talk cross-examining experts, particularly in regard to child sexual assault cases and the forensic interviewing protocol
Bringing your specific questions and fact patterns to Larry Pozner
Larry Pozner joins us to discuss, engage, and exchange on all things cross examination. This is a supplement to the NACDL CLE training, Pozner for Cross, available for purchase.
Presented by Abe Hutt, criminal defense attorney, Denver, CO
Clients, Not Cases: Skills for Outstanding Representation Wilmington, DE | Grant-Funded Public Defense Training
Presented by Carrie Wood, Assistant Public Defender, Appellate Division, Hamilton County Public Defender (OH); and Nathan Adams, Systems Engineer, Forensic Bioinformatics (OH)
Trial Advocacy: Forensic Sciences Training Philadelphia, PA | Grant-Funded Public Defense Training
Presented by Eric Davis, Assistant Public Defender, Chief of Felony Trial Division, Harris County Public Defender (TX); and Karen Smolar, Trial Chief, Bronx Defenders
Advanced Skills in Sexual Assault Defense Indianapolis, IN | Grant-Funded Public Defense Training
Presented by Alice Fontier, Managing Director, Criminal Defense Practice, Bronx Defenders
On cross-examination, how can a defense attorney use a number as an organizational framework for an important group of related facts?
When a witness gives an evasive answer, how can defense counsel put the witness back on track?
White collar cases are complex, and the clients in these cases are often part of society’s higher social strata. From “being bold” at the first meeting with the client to dealing with the client’s desire to talk to the press, veteran defense attorney Jim Brosnahan offers 10 tips that will make a white collar representation smoother.
Sometimes a prosecution witness did part of his or her job well, and as a result, the evidence found assists the defense team. Defense counsel can flip the script by causing a prosecution witness to vouch for evidence that favors the client.
What is constructive cross-examination? What are the components of constructive cross-examination chapters? Larry Pozner explains.
Defense counsel can put the heat on a law enforcement officer witness through a persistent and thorough examination. What will intimidate the officer most is being questioned about how he did his job. A careful examination of the officer’s conduct can soften the law enforcement witness into giving defense counsel details she never imagined she could get, or it can make the officer hostile and show him to be unprofessional and prejudiced against the client. Defense attorney Mary Stillinger includes examples from real cases to illustrate.