Registration for this seminar is NOW OPEN

Public Defense 101 is a nuts-and-bolts two-day introduction to criminal defense in South Carolina.  It offers essential information and guidance for all new public defenders.

Public Defense 101 will be offered this year via Webex Live Training

HOW TO REGISTER 

Each day has a separate CLE number, so you MUST register for each day.

To register for Day 1, Monday, November 23 CLICK HERE 

To register for Day 2, Tuesday, November 24 CLICK HERE 

AGENDA

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

REQUIRED TO ATTEND:  All Public Defenders with fewer than three years’ experience as a public defender, who have not previously attended PD101.

ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND:  Indigent Defense Contract Attorneys (Criminal) with fewer than three years’ experience as a public defender, who have not previously attended PD101.

THIS TRAINING IS ONLY OPEN TO SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC DEFENDERS AND INDIGENT DEFENSE CONTRACT ATTORNEYS WHO MEET THE STATED REQUIREMENTS.

• Public Defenders =
  • attorneys who work full-time in a South Carolina Public Defender's office
  • attorneys who have contracted with the circuit public defender to serve as a public defender. 

• Fewer than three years experience as a public defender =
  • Public Defender who is just out of Law School, OR 
  • Who may have experience in other areas of practice, even other aspects of criminal law, but is new to the public defender's office

  OR

  • Contract Attorneys who have not worked full-time in a public defender office for at least 3 years and do not have equivalent criminal-defense trial experience.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

PD101 is offered tuition-free to eligible attendees.

MCLE CREDIT?

PD101 is approved for 14 hours MCLE credit, including 1 hr LEPR (Ethics) credit.

CLE Course No.:

Day 1:  900249ADO  7 hours, including 1 hour LEPR credit

Day 2:  900248ADO  7 hours

Questions about registration?

Contact Lawrence Brown at LBrown@sccid.sc.gov 803-734-1244 (office) 803-270-7657 (cell).

Webex Instructions:  

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TOPICS TO BE COVERED

• The Role of the Public Defender in the Criminal Justice System
• I’ve Got a Client and a File, Now What? – Analyzing and Organizing the Case
• Client-Centered Representation: Initial Client Interview; Maintaining Client Relations and Holistic Representation
• Effective Case Management and Presentation Using Defender Data
• Ethics of a Public Defender
• South Carolina Pretrial Release Law and Practice Tips
• Plea Negotiations, Collateral Consequences and an Overview of Diversion Programs
• The Plea Hearing, Sentencing Basics and Mitigation Strategies
• Probation Sentences and Violations of Probation
• Voir Dire, Jury Selection and Batson Challenges
• Substantive Law Overview: Photo Line Ups and Biggers Hearings
• Requesting an Expert – SCCID Policies and Vouchers
• Preserving the Record for Appeal
• Substantive Law Overview:  Understanding Brady and Other Cases Related to Discovery
• The Discovery Process, Preliminary  Hearings and Subpoena Procedures
• Substantive Law Overview: Motions to Sever and the Bruton Doctrine
• Substantive Law Overview: Jackson v. Denno and Suppression of Statements
• Life after Padilla v. Kentucky: Strategies on Representing Non-Citizen Clients
• Substantive Overview: Search and Seizure Law
• Motions Practice
• Post-Conviction Relief:  A Trial and Appellate Perspective