Product Description

In your criminal law practice, the stakes are highest when homicide is the charge—a life has been lost. Another may face the strictest sentencing our legal system can impose. No matter which side of the counsel table you hail from—prosecution or defense—this program amps up your awareness of the most determinative scientific and social factors in homicide trials. Our panel brings you current on what is happening in Massachusetts courts on both fronts. They present cresting case law, discuss cold cases, examine crime scene analysis and reconstruction, and delves into surveillance and technology. The program provides guidance on attacking an expert witness and reviews gang evidence in murder cases. You come away from this program savvier, more aware, and more knowledgeable.

Raise your homicide practice to a higher level.

Agenda & Materials

• 9:00am - 9:05am

  Welcome and Introduction
• 9:05am - 10:15am

  Hot Topic/Case Update
• Prior Bad Acts/State of Mind Evidence

  Hon. Beverly J. Cannone, Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  
• Digital Evidence

  Graham G. Van Epps, Esq., Middlesex District Attorney's Office , Woburn
  
• Felony Murder

  Chauncey B. Wood, Esq., Wood & Nathanson LLP , Boston
  Victoria Kelleher, Esq., Law Office of Victoria Kelleher , Boston
  
• 10:15am - 11:10am

  Crime Scene Analysis and Reconstruction

  Brian Cunningham, Massachusetts Department of State Police, Forensic Services Group , Maynard
  Mark W. Shea, Esq., Shea & LaRocque , Cambridge
  
• 11:10am - 11:20am

  Networking and Refreshment Break
• 11:20am - 12:10pm

  Gang Evidence in Murder Cases

  Tara B. Burdman, Esq., Bristol County District Attorney's Office , Fall River
  Kelli L. Porges, Esq., Iglehart and Porges , Boston
  
• 12:10pm - 1:00pm

  Cold Cases

  David Marc Solet, Esq., Middlesex Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Woburn
  Charles Henry Fasoldt, Esq., C. Henry Fasoldt, Attorney At Law , Boston
  
• 1:00pm - 2:00pm

  Lunch (on your own)
• 2:00pm - 3:10pm

  Expert Witness Testimony

  Hon. Heidi E. Brieger, Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Kate B. MacDougall, Esq., Essex District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Salem
  Austin C. Tzeng, Esq., Law Office of Austin C. Tzeng , Quincy
  
• 3:10pm - 4:00pm

  Surveillance and Technology in Criminal Cases

  Brian J. Carney, Esq., WIN Interactive, Inc. , Rockland
  Robert Smith, TechSmart Solutions LLC , Forestdale
  
• 4:00pm - 4:30pm

  "Ask the Experts" Q&A Session and Key Takeaways

Special Program Materials:

• Trying Murder and Other Homicide Cases in Massachusetts

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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Fees

• $175.50 - MCLE Sponsor Member
• $97.50 - New Lawyer
• $97.50 - Pending Admittee
• $97.50 - Law Student
• $97.50 - Paralegal
• $195.00 - All Others

Available FREE with an MCLE OnlinePass^® subscription.