Breath Testing From Input to Verdict

December 00, 0000

Phoenix, AZ

This program will review the underlying science involved in breath testing and the common misconceptions among the courts and police. The course will cover the common errors in breath testing from inaccurate scientific assumptions to installation and maintenance of the device and introduction of the sample.

Students will have hands on experience with several devices on how they are set up for service, checked for calibration and used in the testing. The course will provide the opportunity for drinking subjects to provide samples and allow students to administer the test.

Once an understanding of the process is completed, students will be broken up into small groups to incorporate the information learned in the earlier session into trial skills. These include discovering a reason the jury will vote for not guilty, incorporating those issues into voir dire, carrying the problem through the opening, closing, crossing, and directing the expert to establish the foundation for a Not Guilty verdict.

Hotel Accommodations:

Hilton Garden Inn North Phoenix Scottsdale Hotel
Discounted Room Rate $179

CLE Credit Hours:

60min States-21 Hours

50min States-25.2 Hours

SEMINAR DAY ONE-Wednesday November 12, 2025
Time	Event Description	Guest Speaker
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.	Registration
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	How Does Breath Testing Work?	Aaron Olson
3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.	Machine Set Up: How Does it All Go Together?	Aaron Olson & Joseph C. Anderson, Ph.D.
3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Break
4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.	Common Machine Issues	Aaron Olson
4:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.	Machine Testing with Drinking Subjects	Aaron Olson & Joseph C. Anderson, Ph.D.
6:00 p.m.	Welcome Dinner
SEMINAR DAY TWO-Thursday November 13, 2025
Time	Event Description	Guest Speaker
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.	Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.	Physiology of Breath Testing	Joseph C. Anderson, Ph.D.
9:30 a.m.– 10:30 a.m.	Common Machine Issues	Aaron Olson & Joseph C. Anderson, Ph.D.
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.	Break
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.	Calibration and What It Means	Joseph C. Anderson, Ph.D.
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.	Lunch
12:45 p.m.– 1:45 p.m.	Refusals-Why the Machine is Wrong	Joseph C. Anderson, Ph.D.
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.	Q & A Split Track
Option A	Biological Issues	Joseph C. Anderson, Ph.D.
Option B	Machine Issues	Aaron Olson
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Break
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.	Direct of the Expert-Example	David S. Katz
3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.	Discovery: What You Need to See and Why	Bell Island
3:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.	Issue Spotting: Your Tool Kis for the Breath Test
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	How to Find the Hook: What’s Your Story	Frank M. Mungo
5:00 p.m.	Adjourn
SEMINAR DAY THREE-Friday November 14, 2025
Time	Event Description	Guest Speaker
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.	Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.	Opening Statements	Frank M. Mungo
9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.	Closing Statements	Sean Brown
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	Break
10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.	Opening/Closing Workshops
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.	Lunch
1:15 p.m.– 2:15 p.m.	Voir Dire: Finding the Jurors Who Will Listen	Frank M. Mungo
2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	Break
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.	Voir Dire Workshops
4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.	Cross of the Expert: Using the Research to Make Your Case	David S. Katz
5:15 p.m.	Adjourn
SEMINAR DAY FOUR-Saturday November 15, 2025
Time	Event Description	Guest Speaker
7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.	Breakfast
8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.	Cross Examination of the Expert	David S. Katz
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.	Cross Examination Demonstration	David S. Katz
9:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.	Cross Examination Workshops
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.	Break
11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.	Graduation

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations must be received in writing to Rhea@NCDD.com before 5:00 p.m. CT on October 15, 2025 to receive a refund, less a $100 processing fee. No cancellations after October 15th.