Criminal Justice 2012: Part II

24-Jan-2012

Criminal Justice 2012: Legal, Forensics and Ethics (Part I - V)

 St Paul, MN

 

 

Tuition

$280 per session (25% discount for public employees)

 

 This 35-plus hour multi-session seminar is designed to educate attorneys, law enforcement personnel and medical professionals on some of the latest developments in criminal law.  Topics will cover both judicial and legislative changes, as well as the “in the trenches” view from practicing attorneys, law enforcement personnel and judicial officers.  Sessions will cover recent U.S. Supreme Court cases and Minnesota Appellate and Supreme Court cases, as well as the latest in such areas as computer forensics, elder abuse, immigration and gangs

 

Criminal Justice 2012: Legal, Forensics and Ethics (Part II)

Saturday, April 28, 2012

389 N. Hamline Avenue

Saint Paul, MN 55104

 

$280 (25% discount for public employees)

 

7 Standard Credits

 

8:30-9:00          Registration (Continental Breakfast)

9:00 -11:00      Search Warrants (Peter Orput)

 

A two hour overview of the fundamental elements necessary for a legal search warrant.  Discussion will also include defending warrants from attack in court.

 

 11:15-12:15     Veterans Court (Peter Orput)

 

Why do we need a veteran’s court?  Our criminal justice system has slowly begun to account for the unique impact that returning combat veterans have on our society.  We will discuss the returning combat veteran and proven strategies for rehabilitation, punishment and compliance with MS609.115, subd. 10.

 

 12:15-1:00       Lunch (Provided)

 

1:00-3:00         Medical Evident and the Role of SANE in Sexual Assault Cases (Yasmin Mullings & Ellen Johnson)

           

Sexual Assault cases can be some of the most difficult cases to investigate and prosecute.  A key witness may be a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE).  This training is designed to explain the role of SANE; what is involved in a SANE’s interview and examination and an understanding of the SANE report.  This course will also cover prepping a SANE to testify at trial and expectations and limitations of their testimony.  This presentation will also analyze the SANE as a expert following the Minnesota Supreme Court’s decision in State v. Obeta.

 

3:15-5:15         Report Writing, Testifying & Making a Record

                          (Steve Pfaffe, The Honorable Joanne Smith, Kazou Yang and Linda Horgan)

                       

The successful resolution of cases in the criminal justice system relies heavily on the quality of both written reports and the testimony based on those reports.   Judges, prosecutors and peace officers must all work together to endure that the information in the reports is both accurately recorded and succinctly delivered through testimony.  This process becomes eminently more difficult when either suspects or victims need an interpreter.  "The Art of Making the Record" is a presentation designed to instruct lawyers and witnesses in the importance of the record and promotes understanding of the rules and guidelines necessary for the creation and protection of an accurate and usable record in the courtroom setting. 

 

 

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