Product Description

Sexual assault cases are extremely challenging, emotionally charged, and potentially devastating to all involved. In order to prepare and try a case properly, prosecutors must be able to get their evidence before the jury and be aware of and able to anticipate defense strategies. Defense counsel must know what pretrial motions need to be filed and how to argue them, what evidentiary issues may arise, and how to cross examine the government’s expert.

Watch expert faculty demonstrate the way through difficult issues inherent in handling a sex offense charge from case preparation to trial. This program prepares you to handle your next sexual assault case, whether it is in Juvenile Court, District Court, or Superior Court. Don’t miss the opportunity to hone your skills by watching the best!

Agenda & Materials

• 9:30am - 9:35am

  Welcome and Introduction

  Anne S. Yas, Esq., Norfolk District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Canton
  Ethan S. Yankowitz, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel Services , Quincy
  
• 9:35am - 10:00am

  Case Law Review with Justice Marguerite Grant

  Hon. Marguerite T. Grant, Appeals Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  
• 10:00am - 10:45am

  Bohannon

  Hon. Elspeth B. Cypher, Supreme Judicial Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (ret.) , Boston
  Paul R. Rudof, Esq., Strehorn, Ryan, & Hoose , Northampton
  
• 10:45am - 11:00am

  Break
• 11:00am - 12:30pm

  Rule 14, Rule 17, and Victims’ Phones

  Shannon Byrnes, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel Services , Brockton
  Meagen K. Monahan, Esq., Norfolk District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Canton
  Kelsey Worline, Esq., Victim Rights Law Center , Boston
  Steven R. Verronneau, MWV Multi-Media Forensic Investigative Services, Inc. , Fall River
  
• 12:30pm - 1:30pm

  Lunch (on your own)
• 1:30pm - 2:30pm

  Videos, Pictures, Authentication, Manipulation, and AI Including Comm v. Dunn

  Christopher W. Kelly, Esq., Office of the Attorney General, Digital Evidence Laboratory, Commonwealth of MA , Boston
  Lauren Swarthout, Medway, Town of/Town Hall, Police Department , Medway
  Sabrina E. Bonanno, Esq., Sweeney & Associates LLC , Quincy
  
• 2:30pm - 3:15pm

  An Overview of Child Sexual Abuse Cases Reported to the Criminal Legal System

  Dr. Stephanie Block, UMASS Lowell, College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences , Lowell
  
• 3:15pm - 3:30pm

  Break
• 3:30pm - 4:30pm

  Views from the Bench: Judicial Panel

  Hon. Michele M. Armour, Attleboro District Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Attleboro
  Hon. Jeremy C. Bucci, Hampden Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Springfield
  Hon. Julieann Hernon, Hingham District Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Hingham
  Hon. Peter B. Krupp, Superior Court, Business Litigation Session, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
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Special Program Materials:

• Trying Sex Offense Cases in Massachusetts

Please Note

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