Product Description

No matter where your criminal practice takes you, Juvenile, District, Superior, or Appeals Courts, you will encounter forensic issues. This day-long Summit, for both prosecution and defense attorneys, gets you up to speed! 

Starting with recent developments in case law governing the use of forensics in criminal matters, the day is packed with in-depth discussions of the science that criminal attorneys are confronted with in court every day. 

A Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) presents on the science in his field. Learn what members of the Crime Scene Response Unit do before you ever get the case. An expert in conducting cell phone searches demonstrates how a search is done, and then a panel—featuring experienced attorneys in both the defense and prosecution bars and a judge—discusses the legal and strategic issues that arise in cases involving cell phone searches. The cell phone panel covers language in cell phone warrants and the substantive and procedural requirements of Gelfgatt motions, seeking to compel unlocking of cell phones 

Don’t be left behind as the technology in forensic science moves ahead. Join the expert faculty and get your questions answered!

Agenda & Materials

• 9:30-9:40

  Welcome and Introduction

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  Paul R. Rudof, Esq., Strehorn, Ryan, & Hoose , Northampton
  Hon. Jeremy C. Bucci, Hampden Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Springfield
  
• 9:40-10:20

  Case Law Update

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  Lisa M. Kavanaugh, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel Services , Somerville
  
• 10:20-12:45

  Keynote Presentation: "Impartial Expert Evidence: Better Science for Better Justice"

  NOT RECORDED

  Dr. Itiel Dror, Center for the Forensic Sciences University College London , Chandlers Ford
  
• 12:45 – 1:45

  Lunch (on your own)
• 1:45 – 2:05

  Drug Recognition Expert Evidence

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  Jamie J. Magarian, Massachusetts State Police , Charlton
  
• 2:10 - 3:00

  Defense and Prosecution Break-out Sessions: Challenging and Supporting Admissibility of FSTS and DREs in OUI Drug Cases
• Defense:

  NOT RECORDED

  Maura Jennie Tansley, Esq., , Worcester
  Stuart M. Hurowitz, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel Services , Worcester
  
• Prosecution:

  NOT RECORDED

  William J. Melkonian, Esq., Essex District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Salem
  
• What I do: Crime Scene Response Unit

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  Jennifer J. Preisig, Massachusetts State Police Crime Laboratory , Springfield
  
• 3:00 – 3:15

  Networking and Refreshment Break
• 3:15 – 4:30

  Searches of Cell Phones

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  Christopher W. Kelly, Esq., Office of the Attorney General, Digital Evidence Laboratory, Commonwealth of MA , Boston
  
• Panelists

  Christopher W. Kelly, Esq., Office of the Attorney General, Digital Evidence Laboratory, Commonwealth of MA , Boston
  Lefteris K. Travayiakis, Esq., Law Offices of Lefteris K. Travayiakis , West Roxbury
  Hon. Beverly J. Cannone, Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  

Please Note

MCLE webcasts are delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal. There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only. They are posted 24 hours prior to the program and can be accessed, downloaded, or printed from your computer.

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