| COMPLEX ISSUES IN TRYING GUN AND DRUG CASES IN STATE AND FEDERAL COURT
MACARONIS INSTITUTE FOR TRIAL & APPELLATE ADVOCACY
The main room for this conference is now filled to capacity. We are offering an overflow room for you to watch the conference on a closed-circut screen. Please call 617-573-8627 to register.
Please Note: This course has already
been held.
Date: Friday, November 18, 2011
Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
Time: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
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ABOUT THE CONFERENCE Complex Issues in Trying Drug & Gun Cases will equip participants with a step-by-step guide on how to try drug and gun cases in federal and state court. The conference will demystify the federal and state process by providing commentary from experienced litigators and judges. As an added bonus live demonstrations will be conducted and a panel will answer all questions.
Topics to be covered include how to conduct a federal detention hearing, how to handle special pre-trial issues, voir dire, motions in limine, how to cross examine, and how to make drug certifications or the absence thereof work for your client as set out by the Melendez-Diaz decision.
This program will benefit the experienced attorney, the new attorney, all attorneys in between who practice criminal law in state and federal court and judges.
Attend and Learn:
- The skills necessary for effective trial advocacy
- How to prepare for and conduct a federal detention hearing
- What questions to ask during voir dire
- How to argue hot button issues during a motion in limine
- How to cross-examine different witnesses
- How to deal with drug certifications, or a lack thereof, under Melendez-Diaz
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Rudolph Miller, Esq., Chair
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Miller Law Group |
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Honorable Jennifer C. Boal
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Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts |
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Jeremy C. Bucci, Esq.
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Chief General Counsel, Northwestern District Attorney's Office |
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Nathalie R. Castor, Esq.
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Castor Law Group |
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Honorable Linda E. Giles
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Suffolk Superior Court |
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Zachary R. Hafer, Esq.
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U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts |
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William J. Keefe, Esq.
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Boston, MA |
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James E. McCall
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Boston, MA |
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Steven J. Sack, Esq.
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Boston, MA |
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Rosemary C. Scarpicchio, Esq.
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Boston, MA |
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Robert L. Sheketoff, Esq.
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Boston, MA |
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| S C H E D U L E / A G E N D A |
| 9:00 |
WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS |
| Honorable John M. Greaney, Director, Macaronis Institute for Trial & Appellate Advocacy and Rudolph Miller, Chair
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| 9:10 |
DETENTION HEARINGS—WHAT IS THE PROCESS IN FEDERAL COURT AND |
Honorable Jennifer C. Boal, Rudolph Miller, and Zachary R. Hafer
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| 9:45 |
PRETRIAL ISSUES |
- Evaluating the Case/Strategy Issues
- Discovery
- Motions to Suppress
James E. McCall and Steven J. Sack
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| 10:25 |
VOIR DIRE – WHAT QUESTIONS TO ASK |
- Asking Questions to Identify Potential Bias of Interpreter
- Asking Questions regarding Illegal Immigration
- Asking Questions regarding Membership in Organizations
- Asking Questions regarding Drug Addiction
- Asking Questions regarding Credibility/Weight Given to Police Officers vs. Civilian Witnesses
- Asking Questions regarding Gang Activity
Honorable Linda E. Giles and William J. Keefe
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| 10:40 |
Q & A AND PANEL DISCUSSION |
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| 11:05 |
MOTIONS IN LIMINE |
- Motions to exclude prior bad acts
- Motions for severance – “non custodial” statement
- Motions to exclude prior convictions
- Failure to conduct tests (forensic latent fingerprint testing)
- Motions to dismiss for lack of probable cause
Honorable Linda E. Giles, Jeremy C. Bucci, and Rosemary C. Scapicchio
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| 12:05 |
Q & A AND PANEL DISCUSSION |
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| 1:20 |
HOW TO CROSS-EXAMINE—FOUR DEMONSTRATIONS |
Cooperating Witness
Rudolph Miller
Police Officer
Steven J. Sack
Expert Witness and Drug Distribution
William Keefe
Case Agent
Rosemary C. Scapicchio
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| 3:20 |
Q & A AND PANEL DISCUSSION |
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DRUG AND BALLISTICS CERTIFICATIONS – MELENDEZ-DIAZ, ETC. |
- Dealing with Absence of Certificate
- How to Confront and Cross Examine Substitute Chemist
Robert L. Sheketoff
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| 4:10 |
DEMONSTRATIONS OF CLOSING ARGUMENTS |
Rosemary C. Scapicchio and Jeremy C. Bucci
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| Date: |
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Friday, November 18, 2011 |
| Tuition: |
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$200; $150 for Suffolk Alumni, attorneys admitted to the bar after 2009 and Bar Advocates. The course materials for this program will be published electronically and will be sent to you prior to the conference. If you would like to purchase a hard copy, there will be an additional charge of $35.00. Order by November 10 and it will be available for pick-up at the program.
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| Walk-Ins: |
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Please call 617.573.8627 to confirm space availability.
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| Refunds: |
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There is a $15.00 cancellation fee if you cancel the business day before.
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Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
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Approved for CLE credit in RI, NH, VT and ME. It has also been approved for 6 hours of credit for the CPCS District and Superior Court Criminal Trial Panels.
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If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act, please notify us as soon as possible.
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