Another Friday and only two more left in 2018! This week we’ve got a new tip for defenders, one new training, and deadline reminders for you.
Tip of the Week – Prior Record Level Matters
If your client’s prior record places him/her in a position for the judge to enter a level 1 OR 2 dispositional level, ALWAYS argue for a level 1 disposition. You can find a copy of the disposition chart here. Make sure to check the final written order for accuracy.
Training
Applications for the Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice Certificate Program are due today. Only a limited number of applicants will be accepted, so please visit the website to view the curriculum and learn how to apply to the training. This is an intensive training hosted by the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (CJJR) in partnership with the Center for Children’s Law and Policy (CCLP) and designed to support local jurisdictions in their efforts to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in their juvenile justice systems. The training will allow participants to develop and implement a Capstone Project designed to reduce the disparate treatment in their communities. This event will take place March 25 – 29, 2019, at the Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center. For more information, please visit the training website.
Save the date! The 2019 Regional Training for Indigent Defense: Special Issues in Complex Felony Cases will be held on March 21, 2019 at the East Carolina Heart Institute at East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C. The training will focus on topics relevant to criminal law practitioners and is open to IDS contract attorneys and privately assigned counsel. Participants will receive three general CLE credit hours. Registration will open in January.
Job Opportunities
On Dec. 1, Indigent Defense Services (IDS) issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) in Caswell, Person, Alamance, Orange, and Chatham counties. The current contracts for adult noncapital criminal cases at the trial level and per session court cases in those districts will expire on May 31, 2019 and renew on June 1, 2019. The RFP (RFP #16-0002R) seeks services for adult noncapital criminal cases at the trial level, juvenile delinquency, abuse/neglect/dependency and termination of parental rights, and treatment courts. Please note that the RFP will not seek offers for potentially capital cases at the trial level, direct appeals or post-conviction cases. Also, the juvenile delinquency RFP will only include Caswell, Alamance, and Person counties. The deadline for electronic offers is Feb. 15, 2019. To access the RFP, please check here.
That will be all for this week. Please check us out on Twitter and join us on the OJD Facebook page for other news and updates throughout the week. And if you don’t see anything further from us before the year’s end, we wish you all safe and holidays!
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