Attend Live at the Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort or Online via Webex Live Events
September 27 – 29, 2021
Live at the Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort
OR
Online via Webex Live Webcast
See Complete Agenda Below
AGENDA:
See a complete Agenda for the PD Conference at the bottom of this page or download a copy here: PDCON21 Agenda
WRITTEN MATERIALS:
Speakers' written materials provided in advance will appear under +Associated Resources above shortly before their presentations begin. You may need to refresh this page to see new materials.
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2021 Public Defender Conference Evaluation Survey
The Public Defender Association values your feedback on this conference and suggestions for future events.
WEBEX ATTENDEES ATTENTION VERIFICATION:
Online Attendees must complete the daily Webex Code Word Test to receive CLE Credit!
For your convenience, download and print a copy of the Agenda with code word blanks to keep track at this link: PDCON21 Agenda with Code Word Blanks
See more details and Links for Code Word Tests Below
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Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Day 3 Webex Registration Link
FOR DAY 3
Password: pdcon21
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DAILY CODE WORD SURVEYS - ONLINE ATTENDEES ONLY |
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The CLE Commission requires that we verify attention as well as attendance for online attendees. To do that, we use the code-word system.
Each section of the agenda will have a numbered code word, which will be given at a random time during that section.
Each code word has a point value equal to the number of minutes in that session. Write down the number and the word.
For your convenience, CLICK HERE to download and print a copy of the Agenda with numbered spaces for the Code Words.
To receive CLE credit, you must complete the daily code word tests linked below.
If your county blocks access to Google Docs, try using your phone instead.
If you missed a word, select "MISSED" in the dropdown. You will not receive CLE credit for the topic for which a word is missed.
It is not permissible to ask others to provide you with missed code words.
Day 1 Code Word Survey
Day 2 Code Word Survey
Day 3 Code Word Survey
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AGENDA
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
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| 8:20 - 8:30 |
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Opening Remarks
Breen R. Stevens, Esq.
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| 8:30 - 9:30 |
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Keynote - Public Defense in the 21st Century
Chris Adams, Esq.
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| 9:30 - 9:40 |
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Break |
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9:40 - 10:40
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Crossing Experts
Boyd Young, Esq.
Cross-examination of comparative forensic expert testimony such as tire tracks, shoe prints, fingerprints, shell casings, tool marks.
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| 10:40 - 11:40 |
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Crossing Cell Phone and Computer Experts
Lars Daniel & Jake Green
Envista Forensics
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| 11:40 - 12:50 |
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Lunch |
| 12:50 - 1:50 |
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Ethics Hour 1: Lines, Lines, Everywhere a Line: Common Ethical Issues in the Criminal Defense Practice
John Nichols, Esq.
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| 1:50 - 2:50 |
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MH/SA: Mental Wellness in a High-Stress Job
Susan Knight, PhD.
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| 2:50 - 3:50 |
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Case Law Update and Appellate Cases in the Hopper
Robert Dudek, Esq.
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3:50 - 4:00
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Break |
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4:00 - 5:00
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Crime Scene Reconstruction
Chris Robinson
When and how to properly utilize a crime scene reconstruction expert, and how to set-up cross-examination of the State's crime scene reconstruction expert.
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| 6:00 - 8:00 |
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
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| 9:00 - 9:15 |
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Awards |
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| 9:15 - 10:15
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Ethics Hour 2: Practical Ethical Issues Impacting Criminal Defense
Susan Hackett, Esq.
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10:15 - 11:15
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Re-Investigating the Case: Following Up on the State's Investigation and Preparing Effective Cross of Investigators
Seth Stoughton
Description: What to look for when reviewing different aspects of police investigations (interviews, interrogations, photographic line-ups, etc), and how to hold the State's witness to proper investigative standards on cross-examination.
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11:15 - 11:30
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Break
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BREAK-OUT SESSIONS - CHOOSE ONE |
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BREAK-OUT SESSION (1)
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Bring the Heat: Tips & Tricks to Dial Up Your Best Closing Argument
B.J. Barrowclough, Esq.
(This session will be available to online attendees)
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Client Mental Health Evaluations
Laura Young, Esq.
How to recognize when to seek mental health evaluations for your client, what to prepare, and what to expect, and how to effectively use the results.
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(In)admissibility of RAP Lyrics, Other Artistic Expression, and Social Media as Evidence (1 of 2)
Andrea Dennis, Esq.
Aleksandra Chauhan, Esq.
(This session will be available to online attendees)
Description: This workshop will help defenders argue against the evidentiary admissibility of rap lyrics and other types of artistic and social media self expression at trial. The workshop will focus on cases from federal and state courts. Participants will examine the applicability of evidence rules governing relevance, prejudice, character, other acts, and experts and consider possible constitutional challenges, including the first amendment and due process. Finally, participants will strategize ways to defend the client if the evidence is admitted.
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12:30 - 1:30
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BREAK-OUT SESSION (2)
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Pre-Trial Motions Practice
Dayne Phillips, Esq.
(This session will be available to online attendees)
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Federal Collateral Consequences
Cody Groeber, Esq.
SC Federal Public Defender Office
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(In)admissibility of RAP Lyrics, Other Artistic Expression, and Social Media as Evidence (2 of 2)
Andrea Dennis, Esq.
Aleksandra Chauhan, Esq..
(This session will be available to online attendees)
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
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9:00 - 10:00
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Criminal Law Statutory Update
Sen. Gerald Malloy
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| 10:00 - 11:00 |
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State of the Courts
Chief Justice Donald Beatty
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11:00 - 11:15
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Break
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11:15 - 1:00
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SCDC and DPPP Updated
Christina Bigelow, Esq.
Matthew Buchanan, Esq.
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