Investigate Your Case: CSI for Lawyers
Saturday, January 28, 2006
CSI is good entertainment, but lawyers need more. This seminar focuses on legal and evidentiary challenges to forensic evidence. Subjects to be covered include:
- Fingerprints
- Ballistics
- Forensic Pathology
- Child Injuries
- DNA
Attend to learn from experts in their fields.
Directions to the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice
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| 8:30-9:00 a.m. |
Registration |
| 9:00-10:15 a.m. |
Legal Issues (fingerprinting)
Michael Burt, Esq.
Private practice, San Francisco, CA |
| 10:15-10:30 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:30-11:15 a.m. |
Ballistics
Richard Ernest
Alliance Forensic Laboratory, Fort Worth, TX |
| 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. |
Autopsies
Dr. Harry Bonnell
4N6 Pathology, Inc., San Diego, CA |
| 12:15-1:30 p.m. |
Lunch and Keynote Address
The Importance of Daubert in Frye Jurisdictions (handwriting)
Prof. Edward Imwinkelried
University of California at Davis |
| 1:30-2:30 p.m. |
Child Injuries (abuse, shaken baby, sexual abuse)
Janice Ophoven, M.D.
Pediatric Forensic Pathology Services |
| 2:30-3:30 p.m. |
DNA
Christopher Plourd, Esq.
Private practice, San Diego, CA |
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Moderators:
Alex Landon, Esq., San Diego, CA
Prof. Laura Berend, Esq., San Diego, CA |
The University of San Diego School of Law is a State Bar of California approved provider of Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit and verifies that this activity is approved for 5.5 hours of general credit.
This program is funded by a grant from Community Defenders, Inc. of San Diego and co-sponsored by the San Diego Psych-Law Society.
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