Product Description

Sexual assault cases are extremely challenging, emotionally charged, and potentially devastating to all involved. In order to prepare and try a case properly, prosecutors must be able to get their evidence before the jury and be aware of and able to anticipate defense strategies. Defense counsel must know what pretrial motions need to be filed and how to argue them, and what evidentiary issues may arise, and how to cross examine the government's expert. 

At this seminar, expert faculty demonstrate the way through difficult issues inherent in handling a sex offense charge from case preparation to trial. By the end of these two half-days, you will be prepared to handle your next sexual assault case, whether it is in Juvenile Court, District Court, or Superior Court. Don't miss the opportunity to hone your skills by watching the best!

Agenda & Materials

• Day 1: Tuesday, June 29th
• 2:00 pm - 2:02 pm

  Welcome and Introduction

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  Julie A. Buszuwski, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel Services , Framingham
  Kate B. MacDougall, Esq., Essex District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Salem
  
• 2:02 pm - 3:00 pm

  Preservation, Investigation and Admissibility of Social Media and Other Digital Communication in Sexual Assault Cases

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  Susanna B. Murphy, Esq., Campus Investigations LLC , Hingham
  Craig A. Tavares, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel Services , Brockton
  Carrie A. Spiros, Esq., Middlesex Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Woburn
  
• 3:00 pm - 4:03 pm

  Consent: What is and is not Consent in 2021

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  Shannon Byrnes, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel Services , Brockton
  Ian Polumbaum, Esq., Suffolk District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  
• 4:03 pm - 4:13 pm

  Break
• 4:13 pm - 4:50 pm

  Back to Basics: First Complaint, Penetration and Child Sex Abuse Experts (Overview)

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  Courtney L. Sans, Esq., Worcester District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Worcester
  Kelli L. Porges, Esq., Iglehart & Porges , Boston
  
• Day 2: Wednesday, June 30th
• 2:00 pm - 2:43 pm

  Crime Lab Update: Latest Processing Sexual Assault Evidence

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  Ira L. Gant, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel Services , Brockton
  Michelle Levasseur, Massachusetts Department of State Police, Forensic Services Group , Maynard
  
• 2:43 pm - 3:40 pm

  Beyond Dwyer: Other Rule 17 Records in Sexual Assault Cases

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  Sandra Gant, Esq., Federal Public Defender Office , Boston
  Kate B. MacDougall, Esq., Essex District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Salem
  
• 3:40 pm - 4:00 pm

  Break
• 4:00 pm - 4:50 pm

  View from the Bench

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  Hon. Michele M. Armour, Attleboro District Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Attleboro
  Hon. Beverly J. Cannone, Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  

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