Happy Friday! This another very light week, but we’ve got some new resources added and the same reminders for training registration deadlines that are approaching fast!
New Resource
There are three new resources added to the “Materials for Defenders” page. Under the “Adolescent Brain Development” section, we’ve posted Dr. Cindy Cottle’s presentation from the Advocating for Youth Charged with First Degree Murder training titled Moving Forward: Advanced Concepts in Adolescent Brain Development. Under the “Confessions” section, we’ve added the Juvenile Training Immersion Program’s Summary of Reid Interrogation Techniques. Under the “Dispositions” section, you can now find Veronika Monteleone’s Disposition Worksheet. All of these resources and more can be found here.
Training
Registration for the 2018 Misdemeanor Defender Training will at close 5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 30. There will be no onsite registration. The training will take place at the UNC-Chapel Hill campus from Sept. 18 – 21. This event, cosponsored by the Office of Indigent Defense Services and the School of Government, will be an introductory program for attorneys who are new to handling misdemeanor cases and will offer 21.5 CLE credit hours, including one hour of ethics/professional responsibility credit and qualifies for criminal law specialization credit. Attendees can expect sessions that will cover topics such as impaired driving, probation violations, ethical issues in district court, and much more. The deadline for the hotel block will be Tuesday, Aug. 28. The fee for privately assigned counsel will be $560, but the program will be free for IDS state employees. There is a new online registration system being used that will require first-time users to create an account, but if any issues should arise, please contact registration@sog.unc.edu/919.966.4414 or check the FAQ page. For further questions contact either Tanya Jisa or Phil Dixon,Jr.
Save the Date! The Bridging The Gap III Seminar will be in Winston-Salem September 20-21, 2018. Participants in this seminar will be awarded 10.25 CLE credit hours, including 1.5 credit hours in ethics, professional responsibility and professionalism. The registration fee is $115.00. The focus of this seminar will be on client and family relations, and pretrial resolution. Registration and hotel information will be published in early July. A block of 40 rooms will be available once the registration is published. For an attorney to attend he or she must have at least 7 years’ experience. The “ gap” in Bridging The Gap describes lawyers who have never taken murder cases and are considering taking them on, and lawyers who have taken non-capital murder cases and are considering taking capital cases. The seminar, hosted by the Office of the Capital Defender, focuses on issues relevant to both non-capital and capital murder cases. If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Terry Alford.
That sums it up for this week! Have a great weekend, and hopefully there is more to come next week!