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Death Penalty and Capital Habeas Corpus Training Programs For Defense Counsel and Mitigation Specialists. Last Updated 07/03/2008.
Thirteenth Annual National Federal Habeas Corpus Seminar This nationally-recognized program, the only one of its kind, focuses on representation in capital habeas cases in toto. Habeas experts discuss issue identification, investigation, factual and legal development and representation of claims, the use of mitigation and mental health experts, and substantive and procedural habeas corpus jurisprudence. The program is designed for, and attendance is limited to, Federal Defender staff, Criminal Justice Act panel attorneys, and state court practitioners who are currently appointed, or seeking appointment to, a capital habeas corpus proceeding. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE **If applying for Financial Assistance, please fill out the Financial Assistance Application below. Please be sure you attached a letter which describes your financial situation and need for financial assistance and provides detailed information about your involvement in capital habeas litigation (Applications without letters will not be considered). Requests for financial assistance must be received by July 7th. Applicants will be notified by July 21st.
To Register, Click Here (PDF format)
11th Annual Making the Case for Life
Join the NACDL and the Southern Center for Human Rights at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi,
Mississippi, September 11 – 13, 2008, for the 11th Annual Making the Caase for Life seminar. The
primary focus of this CLE program is the investigation, development, and presentation of penalty phase
mitigation evidence in capital cases. Nationally recognized experts will address topics including mitigation
standards, creative motions practice, defense initiated victim outreach, advanced internet investigation,
investigating sexual abuse, mental retardation, and more. Faculty will also lead an in-depth discussion of the
science of capital jury selection.
Questions? Contact NACDL’s Death Penalty Resource Counsel Terrica Redfield at tredfield@schr.org or 404-688-1202
Federal Death Penalty Strategy Session The annual Federal Death Penalty Strategy Session will take place on Friday October 31 and Saturday November 1, 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona at the Arizona Grand Resort, 8000 S. Arizona Grand Parkway, Phoenix, Arizona 85044. This training is intended for CJA attorneys, Federal Defenders, mitigation specialists and investigators assigned to represent persons charged with or convicted of federal capital offenses and will cover, among other possible topics a review of legal and case related developments as well as other issues relevant to federal death penalty litigation. There will also be presentations related to developing and presenting mitigation evidence as well as mental health issues. There will be no tuition, and materials will be provided to participants free of charge. REGISTRATION
To register, please go to http://etrak.fd.org/Login.aspx. You will
need to Login in order to register. Although this is the first time we have used this registration procedure for the Strategy
Session, if you’ve attended another program sponsored by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts in the past 2
years and haven’t created or updated your profile, your Login ID will be your email address you’ve provided to us and your
password will be your last name with the first letter being capitalized. Please note: A block of sleeping rooms has been set aside at the Arizona Grand Resort at the government rate of $102.00 per day. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Limited financial assistance for travel and/or lodging expenses is available through the Federal Death Penalty Resource Counsel Project of the Defender Services Division of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Priority for the assistance will be given to private attorneys, appointed under the Criminal Justice Act, with authorized or likely-to-be-authorized federal death penalty cases and who have demonstrated need for financial assistance. If applying for Financial Assistance, please register as directed above and then fill out the Financial Assistance Application below. Please be sure you attach a letter which describes your financial situation and need for financial assistance (Applications without letters will not be considered). Requests for financial assistance must be received by Monday September 15th. Applicants will be notified by September 26th.
Financial Assistance
Application, Click Here (PDF format) |
