2019 Spring Training
The Missouri Bar Association approved 20.7 hours of CLE and 5.7 hours of ethics credit for the 2019 MSPD Spring Training.
Click here to view the color-coded, daily Program Agenda for the 2019 MSPD Spring Training (.pdf).
Day 1 – Wednesday, 4/24/19
WILLIAMS V. PA: CHALLENGING UNFAIR PROSECUTORS AND JUDGES (.pdf); Stuart Lev, Philadelphia, PA
EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION (.pdf): Part I: The Science of Memory, Part II: Litigating Motions to Suppress, In-Court IDs, Experts, and Instructions; Alexis Agathocleous, Innocence Project, New York, NY
- International Association of Chiefs of Police, Model Policy on Eyewitness ID (.pdf)
- Identifying the Culprit: Assessing Eyewitness Identification, National Academy of Sciences (.pdf)
- Department of Justice: Eyewitness Identification: Procedures for Conducting Photo Arrays (.pdf)
- State v. Lawson, 291 P.3d 673 (Or. 2012); Com. V. Collins, 21 N.E.3d 528 (Mass. 2014); Com. v. Crayton, 21 N.E.3d 157 (Mass. 2014);
IMMIGRATION BASICS (.pdf); Meggie Biesenthal, MSPD St. Charles, MO
EFFECTIVE APPELLATE ADVOCACY (.docx); Hon. Duane Benton, Hon. Thomas Newton, Hon. Nancy Rahmeyer.
ELECTRONIC RULES CHANGES (.pdf); Hon. Jeffrey Bates
DIGITAL FORENSICS (.pdf); Yazen Aswad, MSPD Digital Forensics Specialist
BOND LITIGATION (.ppt); Matthew Mueller, MSPD Senior Bond Litigation Counsel
COMMON PROBLEMS AND BEST PRACTICES IN POST-CONVICTION (.pdf); Damien de Loyola, MSPD Kansas City, Mo
- Evidentiary Hearing Quick Reference (.docx); Common Client Questions (.docx); Habeas Handout (.docx); Exhibit Guide (.pdf); Clay County Robbery 1 Chart (.pdf)
CRIME LAB PROCEDURES (.pdf); Linda Netzel, KC Crime Lab
MISSOURI CASELAW UPDATE (.pdf); Greg Mermelstein, MSPD Deputy Director
REPRESENTING CHILDREN (.pdf); Sarah Johnson, MSPD Director of Juvenile Defense and Policy, St. Louis, MO
- NJDC Detention Advocacy Self-Assessment Tool (.pdf); NJDC Best Practices in Detention Advocacy (.pdf); Ten Principles for Providing Effective Defense Advocacy at Juvenile Detention Hearings (.pdf)
- NJDC Article on Family Engagement (.pdf)
- Role of Defense Counsel at Disposition (.pdf); NJDC Disposition Practice Tool (.pdf); MO Juvenile Collateral Consequences Booklet (.pdf)
- Introduction to Juvenile Specific Jury Instructions (.docx)
- In re J.A.H., 293 S.W.3d 116 (Mo. App. E.D. 2009) (.docx); A.B. v. Juvenile Officer, 447 S.W.3d 799 (Mo. App. W.D. 2014) (.docx)
PRACTICAL TOOLS TO AVOID COMPASSION FATIGUE (.pdf); Jennie Bedsworth, Columbia, Mo
Day 2 – Thursday, 4/25/19
DEVELOPMENTAL TRAUMA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (.pdf); Dr. Kezia Coleman and Gail Knipshild, St. Louis
DEFENSES: LESSERS AND JUSTIFICATION – SELF-DEFENSE, DEFENSE OF ANOTHER, AND CASTLE DOCTRINE (.pdf); John Lynch, St. Louis, MO
TRIAL ATTORNEY AS FACT WITNESS AT POST-CONVICTION PROCEEDINGS (.pdf); Larry Komp, Kansas City, MO
WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT (.pdf); Gina Hall, MSPD HR Manager, Michael Jacobs, MSPD Troy, MO
EXPUNGEMENTS – ADVISING CLIENTS AND NEGOTIATING PLEAS (.pdf); Kim Benjamin, Kansas City, MO
CHALLENGING WARRANTLESS SEARCHES AND/OR SUPPRESSION ISSUES UNDER THE FOURTH AMENDMENT (.pdf); Jedd Schneider, MSPD Columbia, MO
SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME (.pdf); Keith Findley, Innocence Project, WI
LITIGATING EXCESSIVE COSTS (.pdf); Matthew Mueller, MSPD Senior Bond Litigation Counsel, Kansas City, MO
PUBLIC DEFENSE – STRESS, ANXIETY AND ETHICAL DILEMMAS (.pdf); Anne Chambers, Director, MOLAP (Missouri Lawyers Assistance Program), Jefferson City, MO
- Anxiety in the Legal Profession (.docx); Conquering Procrastination (.docx)
- MOLAP Brochure (.pdf)
LEGAL NURSE CONSULTANTS: MEDICAL RECORD INTERPRETATION AND CASE CONSULTING (.pdf); Bethany Douglas and Susan Keiter, Springfield, MO
DWI AND OTHER CRIMINAL CHARGES: HOW PLEA NEGOTIATIONS AFFECT YOUR CLIENTS’ DRIVERS LICENSE (.pdf); Kim Benjamin, Kansas City, MO
VICTIMLESS DOMESTICS AND BATTERED SPOUSE SYNDROME (.pdf); Chris Hatley, MSPD Springfield, MO & Patty Poe, MSPD St. Louis, MO
Day 3 – Friday, April 26, 2019
THE CHAPTER METHOD OF CROSS-EXAMINATION (.pdf); Larry Pozner (.pdf)
- Agenda (.docx)
- Chapters: Chapter 1 (.pdf); Chapter 2 (.pdf); Chapter 5 (.pdf); Chapter 10 (.pdf); Chapter 11 (.pdf); Chapter 12 (.pdf); Chapter 15 (.pdf)
- Blank Chapter Forms (.pdf)
- Lessons Learned (.pdf), by Larry Pozner