SPRING 2024
HOMICIDE TRIAL ISSUES
FOUR-PART CLE SERIES


This CLE has been approved for 2.0 credit hours per session by the CPCS Adult Criminal Trial and Appeals, and YAD and YAD Appeals. 

Join our expert panels of judges and attorneys who will share their knowledge of homicide trial complexities. Register for any or all of the four programs to learn about jury, gang, emerging adults, discovery and evidentiary issues. The Homicide Series will be moderated by Superior Court Justice Beverly J. Cannone. Details of each day and registration information are below.


Day 1- JURY ISSUES: Empanelment, Batson/Soares, Issues with Deliberating Jurors
Thursday, May 2, 2024 – 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm ET 

Day 2- DISCOVERY AND EVIDENTIARY ISSUES: Caselaw Update, Discovery Obligations post- McFarlane and Graham, Digital Evidence – acquiring, analyzing and admitting it at trial.
Thursday, May 9, 2024 – 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm ET 

Day 3- EMERGING ADULTS: Moving Forward after Mattis
Thursday, May 16, 2024 – 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm ET

Day 4- GANG ISSUES  
Thursday, May 23, 2024 – 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm ET

 

Webinar Pricing and Options

$65 per webinar

See below on this page for registration links to individual webinars.

 

Day 1: JURY ISSUES: Empanelment, Batson/Soares, Issues with Deliberating Jurors

Date & Time: Thursday, May 2, 2024 – 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm ET  

 FACULTY:

  • Hon. Patrick M. Haggan, Superior Court

  • Hon. Catherine H. Ham, Superior Court

  • Hon. William M. White, Superior Court

  • Hon. Janet Kenton Walker Superior Court

  • Kelli Porges, Esq., Iglehart & Porges, Boston

  • ADA Sarah McEvoy, Suffolk County DA’s office

Day 2:  DISCOVERY AND EVIDENTIARY ISSUES: Caselaw Update, Discovery Obligations post- McFarlane and Graham, Digital Evidence – acquiring, analyzing and admitting it at trial.

Date & Time: Thursday, May 9, 2024 – 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm ET  

 FACULTY: 

  • Hon. Marguerite T. Grant, Massachusetts Appeals Court

  • Hon. Jane E. Mulqueen, Superior Court, ADA Cailin Campbell, Of Counsel to the Homicide Unit, Suffolk County DA’s Office

  • ADA Cailin Campbell, Of Counsel to the Homicide Unit, Suffolk County DA’s Office

  • ADA Anne S. Yas, Norfolk County District Attorney’s office

  • Ira Gant, Forensic Services Director, CPCS Boston

  • Jason J. Benzaken, Esq., Benzaken & Wood LLP, Brockton 

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Day 3:  Emerging Adults: Moving Forward after Mattis

Date & Time: Thursday, May 16, 2024 – 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm ET  

 FACULTY:

  • Hon. Robert Ullmann, Suffolk Superior Court, Criminal RAJ

  • Hon. Michael P. Doolin, Suffolk Superior Court

  • ADA Cailin Campbell, Of Counsel to the Homicide Unit, Suffolk County DA’s Office

  • ADA Marina Moriarty, Appeals Division, Essex County DA’s Office

  • AAG David Rangaviz, Atty General’s Office, Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Rights Division

  • Ryan M. Schiff, Strehorn, Ryan & Hoose, Northampton

  • Nathan Tamulis, Forensic Support Attorney, CPCS 

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Day 4:  GANG ISSUES

Date & Time: Thursday, May 23, 2024 – 4:15 pm – 6:15 pm ET  

 FACULTY:

  • Hon. Frank M. Gaziano, Supreme Judicial Court

  • Hon. Michael P. Doolin, Superior Court

  • Hon. Raffi Yessayan, Superior Court Bristol County RAJ

  • ADA Patrick Driscoll, Bristol County DA’s office

  • ADA Mark Lee Suffolk County DA’s office, Assistant District Attorney in the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office

  • Rosemary C. Scapicchio, Esq., Law Offices of Rosemary C. Scapicchio

  • Robert L. Sheketoff, Esq., Law Offices of Robert L. Sheketoff

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