Criminal Law Fall Update 2014: The Law of Forensic Science
October 2014
Criminal Law Fall Update 2014: The Law of Forensic Science
Co-sponsored by the Criminal Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association
Program Highlights:
Featuring-
State-of-the-Art Law Enforcement Laboratory Procedures and How They Have Changed
With Aaron Koning, CBI Forensic Science Laboratory, and Sheri Murphy, CBI Forensic Services
The "CSI Effect"-Myth or Reality?
With Professor Simon A. Cole, Professor of Criminology, Law & Society
UC Irvine School of Social Ecology
and …
Forensic Science vs. Junk Science: A Civilized Debate
Presented by-
Mitchell R. Morrissey, Esq., Denver District Attorney
and
Professor J. Christopher McKee
University of Colorado Law School
… and much more!
Program Description:
Forensic science has come a long way in recent years. What began as fingerprint, ballistics and blood spatter evidence has evolved into DNA profiling, digital forensics and forensic chemistry. In the investigation of a crime, forensic techniques have developed in countless areas, including art, insects and even our mobile devices. It is a complicated discipline.
As criminal lawyers, we are often called upon to understand and litigate complex areas of forensics. This program not only illustrates how things have changed, but also includes thought-provoking discussion about the ethical and societal implications of these changes.
Agenda:
8:30am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00am
Introduction and Welcome
Program Moderator: Lindy Frolich, Esq., Director, Colorado Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel, Denver, CO
9:10am
Overview of Forensic Science-From Frye to Shreck: What is the Law?
Presented by the Honorable Morris Hoffman, Denver District Court, Second Judicial District, Denver, CO
10:00am
Networking Break
10:10am
State-of-the-Art Law Enforcement Laboratory Procedures and How They Have Changed
Presented by:
Aaron Koning, Laboratory Manager - Criminalistics
CBI Forensic Science Laboratory, Denver, CO
and
Sheri Murphy, Agent in Charge
CBI Forensic Services, Lakewood, CO
11:10am
The "CSI Effect"- Myth or Reality?
Presented by Professor Simon A. Cole, Professor of Criminology, Law & Society
UC Irvine School of Social Ecology, Irvine, CA
12:10pm
Lunch on Your Own
1:30pm
Ethics and Discovery in Cases Involving Forensics Science-A Panel Presentation
Julie Selsberg, Esq.
Senior Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General and the Colorado Department of Law
Denver, CO
James Castle, Esq.
Castle & Castle, P.C.
Denver, CO
3:00pm
Networking Break
3:10pm
Forensic Science vs. Junk Science: A Civilized Debate
Presented by:
Mitchell R. Morrissey, Esq., Denver District Attorney
Second Judicial District, Denver, CO
and
Professor J. Christopher McKee
University of Colorado Law School, Boulder, CO
4:10pm
Adjourn
Location Information
CLECI Large Classroom
1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
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1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $339.00 |
| CBA Member | $289.00 |
| CBA Criminal Law Section Member | $259.00 |
| CBA Solo Small Firm Section Member | $259.00 |
| New Lawyer - NOT a Section Member; in practice < 3 years | $229.00 |
| Paralegal/Legal Support Staff | $229.00 |
| New Lawyer - CBA Criminal Law or SSF Section Member; in practice < 3 years | $199.00 |
| CLEACCESSPASS--ELITE Pass Holder | $0.00 |
- General Credits: 6.00
- Ethics Credits: 1.80
- EDI Credits:
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Sponsor Information
- State-of-the-Art Law Enforcement Laboratory Procedures and How They Have Changed
- The "CSI Effect"- Myth or Reality?
- Forensic Science vs. Junk Science: A Civilized Debate