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Law
Monday, January 25 FALSE REPORTS: MOVING BEYOND THE ISSUE TO SUCCESSFULLY INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE NON-STRANGER SEXUAL ASSAULT – Joanne Archambault After literally decades of feminist lobbying and demands for better treatment of rape victims, many police agencies across America are still stuck in a 1950s-era view of sexual assault. There are huge differences in the estimates given for the rate of false reporting of sexual assault. Studies and surveys range from 0% to 98%.
SELECTING A JURY AND OPENING STATEMENTS, PARTS 1, 2 - Paul DerOhannesian II The dynamics of jury decision making will be outlined together with the role of theme in selecting a jury. Understanding juror bias together with fundamental areas of jury questioning in child exploitation cases will be presented. Strategies for incorporating storytelling techniques into opening statement will be presented.
Tuesday, January 26 USE AND MISUSE OF MENTAL HEALTH EXPERT WITNESS - Larry Braunstein, Mark Chaffin, Paul Stern Focus on issues which arise in the context of child sexual abuse litigation with viewpoints given by a child mental health expert, a prosecutor and a defense attorney.
INTERVIEWING VS INTERROGATION OF ADOLESCENTS IN REPORTS OF ASSAULT AND/OR DOMESIC VIOLENCE – Martha Finnegan, sponsored by FBI and Laura Rogers Addressing the complicated investigative, legal and forensic issues involved in sexual exploitation of adolescents and suggest how to best conduct the victim interview.
MEETING UNTRUE DEFENSES IN ABUSIVE HEAD TRAUMA CASES – Larry Braunstein, Robert Reece Analyzing the various defenses to allegations of abusive head trauma cases including the use and misuse of literature, cross examination tactics, the art of obfuscation and misdirection, and other types of defense techniques.
LIE TO ME: fMRI (functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging) TESTING FOR DECEPTION AND ITS ADMISSIBILITY IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS – Gary Seiser The use of functional brain imaging for lie detection an dthe standards for admissibility in legal proceedings.
Wednesday, January 27 COUNTERING THE REBLEED DEFENSE IN CHILD HOMICIDE CASES: A CASE EXAMPLE – Thomas Fallon Counter rebleed defense by examining the research relied upon by the defense experts and cross-examination strategies to expose the weaknesses of this theory.
FORGOTTEN AND OVERLOOKED INVESTIGATIVE STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES IN CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS – Thomas Fallon, Paul Stern In the search for the new and creative, we often overlook the old and proven. Revisiting investigative techniques and strategies that help prove your child abuse case.
PRESENTING AND CROSS-EXAMINING EXPERT TESTIMONY TO CRITIQUE THE FORENSIC INTERVIEW – Martha Finnegan, sponsored by FBI, Laura Rogers Ever had a forensic interviewer on the stand? Let a prosecutor and a forensic interviewer help craft a superb direct exam or an excruciatingly painful cross exam.
CASE REVIEW – Harry Elias, Robert Reece, Laura Rogers, Paul Stern Have a problematic criminal child abuse investigation/case? Staff your investigation/case with a team of experienced prosecutors with diverse approaches and styles. Issues open for discussion can include assistance with building a stronger case, facilitating a more comprehensive investigation, case preparation including identifying a theme, case order, suggesting experts, countering defenses, resolving problems, and managing bad facts. Attendees can bring criminal child abuse cases for consultation and send via email to Paul Stern, pstern@co.snohomish.wa.us
Thursday January 28 CLOSING ARGUMENTS AND MEETING COMMON DEFENSES, PARTS 1, 2 – Jeff Brickman These presentations will provide the attendees with a practical and common sense approach to recognizing and effectively diffusing commonly used defenses. Seminar participants will also be provided with a easy to understand roadmap to preparing and delivering closing arguments in child abuse cases. This track would be beneficial to prosecutors, investigators, and other witnesses in the criminal justice system.
HEARSAY IN CHILD ABUSE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND ELDER ABUSE LITIGATION. BASIC PRINCIPLES AND RECENT CASES – John E.B. Myers Addressing the use of hearsay evidence to prove child, domestic, and elder abuse. Topics include basic principles of hearsay. Exceptions to the hearsay rule. Impact of Crawford on use of hearsay. Recent cases from state and federal courts.
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