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State and Federal Legislative Update
9:00 - 9:45, David W. Brown.
- What's on the Federal Legislature Horizon?
- State Laws Impacting Criminal Practice
- Federal Court Procedure Updates
- State Court Procedure Changes
Top 5 Most Influential Utah Court Decisions of the Year
9:45 - 10:30, David W. Brown.
U.S. Supreme Court Decisions You Can't Afford to Miss
10:45 - 11:15, David W. Brown.
- Federal Sentencing Guidelines and the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) - Begay v. United States, Burgess v. United States, Logan v. United States, United States v. Rodriquez
- United States v. Williams
- Gonzalez v. United States
- Virginia v. Moore
- Danforth v. Minnesota
- Arave v. Hoffman
Discovery Update
11:15 - 12:00, Theadore R. Weckel.
- Introducing and Refuting Forensic Evidence
- DNA and Scientific Evidence - Counteracting the CSI Effect
- Expert and Opinion Witness Examination
- E-Discovery
Mental Health Defenses in Criminal Law
1:00 - 2:00, Theadore R. Weckel.
- Definitions of Competency, Insanity, Mental Retardation and Mental Condition
- Latest Defense Strategies
- Mandatory Disclosure
- Court-Ordered Medical Examinations
Upholding the Highest Ethical Standards
2:00 - 3:00, Gregory G. Skordas.
- Avoiding Conflicts in Representation
- When You Suspect Your Client Might Be Lying
- Duty to the Client vs. Duty to the Court
- Witness Contact
Hot Topics in Criminal Practice Today
3:15 - 4:30, Gregory G. Skordas.
- Technology in the Courtroom
- Lawyer's Representation of the Client via Speakerphone - Wright v. Van Patten
- Electronic Exhibits
- Immigration Law Issues Every Criminal Attorney Should Know
- Race in the Courtroom
- Snyder v. Louisiana - Race in Peremptory Challenge of Jury Selection vs. Equal Protection Clause?
- Eyewitness Reliability in Cross-Racial Identification
- Juveniles in the Criminal Justice System
- Sentencing for Violent Crimes
- Representing Juvenile Sex Offenders
- Lethal Injection as "Cruel and Unusual Punishment?" - Baze and Bowling v. Rees
- Current Trends and Strategies in Settlement Negotiations
- Semantics in the Courtroom - Speakers' Choice of a Favorite Case that Hinged on a Word Definition - United States v. Ressam
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