AGENDA REGIONAL CONFERENCE, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 5-6, 2013

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1 Thursday, September 5, :00 am 7:30 am Continental Breakfast St. John s Foyer, 3 rd Floor Page 1 REGIONAL CONFERENCE, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 5-6, :30 am 7:45 am Welcome & Opening Remarks Clearwater Meeting Room, 3 rd Floor Teri Moore, NDIA President Donna Elm, Federal Public Defender, Middle District of Florida, Tampa, FL 7:45 am 9:00 am Public Defenders and the Community Matt Shirk, Public Defender, Fourth Judicial Circuit, Jacksonville, FL 9:15 am 10:30 am Clearwater Meeting Room, 3 rd floor "What is Psychosis (hallucination vs. illusions): A Discussion Regarding Capacity vs. Competency" An Interactive Discussion Using Your Cases" Josepha Cheong, MD, Psychiatrist, Professor, Psychiatry, University of Florida College of Medicine, and Associate Chief of Staff, Education, MR VA Medical Center, Gainesville, FL Course Description: Audience participation, hands-on discussion using sample of your own cases. Rules of Evidence Darren Johnson, Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Florida Randy Murrell, Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Florida Course Description: Rules of evidence govern whether, when, how, and for what purpose, proof of a legal case may be placed before a trier of fact for consideration. This presentation will help investigators understand some of the reasoning and limits on court presentations and how a particular defense may be impacted by the Rules of Evidence. 10:45 am 12:00 pm Eyewitness Identification: Continuing Problems Facing the Criminal Justice System and Eyewitness Identification Paul Carroll, Paul Carroll Consulting and Training, Homosassa Springs, FL Course Description: Mistaken identification by eyewitnesses has played a major role in countless wrongful convictions and has led criminal justice experts to look more closely at the effectiveness of identifying suspect s photos or lineup. Eyewitness identification protocols and other important details such as understanding human memory, cognitive interview techniques and double blind procedures, are covered within this presentation.

2 Collateral Consequences: Not as Collateral as You Think Rob Mason, Director of the Juvenile Division, Office of the Public Defender, Matt Shirk, Fourth Judicial Circuit, Florida Course Description: Juvenile Court outcomes go beyond children being sentenced to boot camps. Delinquent children face far-reaching consequences impacting the child s ability to obtain employment, enroll in school, secure financial aid, and access public benefits. Juvenile convictions may also invoke involuntary civil commitment, sexual offender registration, or may even trigger conduct-based grounds of inadmissibility and deportation for noncitizen juveniles. 12:00pm 1:00 pm Lunch on Own 1:00 pm 2:15 pm Capital Mitigation Investigation Donna Murray, Office of the Public Defender, 20 th Judicial Circuit, Cape Coral, FL Cynthia O Shea, Office of the Public Defender, 20 th Judicial Circuit, Cape Coral, FL Course Description: As mitigation has become recognized as a critical part of a capital trial, defense attorneys have turned to mitigation specialists to investigate defendants' backgrounds. Learn why the role of the mitigation specialist is so central to a client's defense. Analyzing Financial Records Pamela Bishop, Investigator, Richmond, VA Course Description: Approaches to analyzing financial documents; location, identification and organization of records. 2:30 pm 3:45 pm Investigative Videography and Behavior Documentation Johnston Blakley, Investigative Training, LLC, North Palm Beach, FL Course Description: Investigative Videography/Behavior Documentation is the art of covertly video capturing a Subject in order to document his or her alleged nefarious activities. The tactics we will discuss will not alert the target and therefore won t cause him or her to alter behavior. Since a Subject is not automatically placed in front of the camera lens, Mr. Blakley will be discussing methods of locating and verifying the identity of people through social site searches, courthouse records, assets checks, database companies and more. Learn the skills and tools that you will need to succeed in this profitable specialty within the world of Private Investigations. Safety and Defensive Tactics While Working in the Field Ron Blount, Senior Instructor, Physical Techniques Division, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Glynn County, GA Page 2

3 4:00 5:15 pm Sexual Offenses and Domestic Violence Janet E. Johnson, PA, Janet E. Johnson Law, Jacksonville, FL Orlando Room, 3rd floor Advanced Interviewing/Screening for Mental Health or Substance Abuse Heather Holmes, PhD. 5:30 pm Hospitality, 4 th floor Terrace & Suite 4104 Friday, September 6, :30 8:00 am St. John s Foyer, 3 rd Floor Continental Breakfast 8:00 9:15 am Digital Data Recovery and Computer Forensics Anthony Pullano, Criminal Defense Investigator, Forensic Instructor, Certified Computer Forensic Examiner, Fairfield Investigation, CDITC, Stuart, FL Course Description: The Digital Forensic Process: Acquire, Analyze, Report - Identifying, preserving, analyzing information and evidence found in computers and digital devices. 9:30 am 10:45 am Stand Your Ground Defense Mitchell Stone, Attorney, Stone Lockett, Jacksonville, Florida Course Description: "There are countless cases where deadly force has not been prosecuted as a result of stand your ground or the castle doctrine, and as a result a lot of controversy." Mitchell Stone. An Introduction to the Private Investigator Business, Part I Sean Mulholland, CFE, Mulholland Investigation and Computer Forensics, Jacksonville, FL Frank Murphy, Investigator, Frank A. Murphy Investigations, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Course Description: Essential knowledge and procedures you need to know when starting your own private investigator firm, from licensing, training, state requirements, equipment, and software, to sales, networking, advertising and finding your specialty. Learn how to run the business side of your investigative company. 11:00 am 12:15 pm Page 3

4 Blood Spatter Bradley Perron, CCDI, Academic Director, CDITC, Investigator, Investigative Support Specialist, Inc., Stuart, FL Course Description: Blood spatter at the scene of a crime can be an important piece of the crime reconstruction. Bloodstain pattern analysis is a powerful tool used in crime scene investigations which can help piece together the sequence of events leading up to the crime. A blood spatter pattern can tell an investigator about what possible crime may have been committed and rule out other types of crime. Combined with other evidence from the scene, blood spatter can be extremely useful in piecing together what took place, identifying the victim, and determining who was responsible. Cyber Crimes Investigation (Child Pornography) Anthony Pullano, Criminal Defense Investigator, Forensic Instructor, Certified Computer Forensic Examiner, Fairfield Investigation, CDITC, Stuart, FL Course Description: Sexual exploitation of children and child pornography on the internet. New and innovative methods of investigation. 12:15 pm 1:15 pm LUNCH ON OWN 1:15 pm 2:30 pm How the Police REALLY Get Those Statements from Your Clients Paul Carroll Course Description: Interrogation is one of the most important aspects of an investigators job. Learn how essential the confession is to any criminal case. Catch Phrases, Recording Statements and Getting the Confession. Defending Drug Cases Heather Holmes, PhD. 2:45 pm 4:00 pm Transitioning from Federal/State Investigator to Private, Part 2 Frank Murphy, Investigator, Frank A. Murphy Investigations, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Sean Mulholland, CFE, Mulholland Investigation and Computer Forensics, Jacksonville, FL Course Description: How to achieve a smooth transition from your position as an investigator with the federal or state public defenders to private investigation. Innocence Project of Florida Seth Miller, Executive Director, Florida Innocence Project Page 4

5 Course Description: Through the use of DNA testing, IPF helps innocent prisoners in Florida obtain their freedom and rebuild their lives. The Innocence Project of Florida works with people from across the criminal justice system, including prosecutors, victims, law enforcement agencies and defense advocates, to enact meaningful reform. Improving fairness and accuracy in the criminal justice system benefits all segments of society. Victims and their families can see justice; prosecutors and police can have the tools to do their jobs well; the public can have more confidence in the system; and innocent people and their families can avoid the tragedy of wrongful convictions. 4:15 pm 5:30 pm Search, Seizure, Cell Phone Nicole Valdez Hardin, Assistant Public Defender, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Marion County, FL Thomas Coughill, Investigator, Mitigation Specialist, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Marion County, FL Page 5