NCDD Sessions and Seminars
2019 Mastering Scientific Evidence

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April 04, 2019 - April 05, 2019
NCDD and TCDLA is proud to announce that the nation’s premier DUI forensic science seminar will once again be held, April 4-5, 2019, at the Royal Sonesta on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, LA.
Thursday: | ||
Time | Event Description | Presenter |
8:30 – 8:45 | Opening Remarks | |
8:45 – 9:45 am | Excluding Scientific Evidence using Daubert / Frye Challenges | Troy McKinney (Houston, Texas) |
9:45 – 10:45 am | Bad Blood: From the Vein to the Lab 2.0, Part 1 | James Nesci, (Tucson, Arizona) |
11:00 – 12:00 pm | Bad Blood: From the Vein to the Lab 2.0, Part 2 | James Nesci (Tucson, Arizona) |
1:00 – 2:00 pm | Blood Discovery:,An Analyst's Perspective of What You Need & Other Thoughts | Dr. Matthew Cheney (Houston, Texas) |
2:00 – 2:30 pm | Dean's Address:"The Time has Come to Fight for Each Other" | Bill Kirk (Seattle, Washington) (Ethics) |
2:30 – 3:15 pm | The ABCs of DUI:,EtG, UAs, IIDs and SCRAM | Bill Kirk (Seattle, Washington) |
3:15 – 3:30 pm | Break | |
3:30 – 4:30 pm | Laboratory Challenges that Connect with Juries | Janine Arvizu (Albuquerque, NM) & Joe St. Louis (Tucson, Arizona) |
4:30 – 5:30 pm | The Importance of Method Validation and Adherence to Standard Operating Guidelines | Dr. Jimmie l. Valentine (Ocean Springs, Miss) |
Friday (Lecture Track): | ||
Time | Event Description | Presenter |
8:30 – 9:30 am | Storytelling Techniques for Educating Jurors on Science | J. Gary Trichter (Bandera, Texas) |
9:30 – 10:30 am | SFSTs: Adding Balance and Coordination to Clumsy Government Work | Phillip B. Price (Huntsville, Alabama) |
10:45 – 11:45 am | Defeating DRE with Scientific Studies & Common Sense | Doug Murphy,(Houston, Texas) |
1:15 – 2:15 pm | The Cure for Bad Breath 4.0 – A Breath of Fresh Air | James Nesci (Tucson, Arizona) |
2:15 – 3:15 pm | Lab Accreditation:,When "Science" is Fake News | Joe St. Louis (Tucson, Arizona) |
3:15 – 3:30 pm | Break | |
3:30 – 4:30 pm | Examining the Laboratory & Discovery without an Expert | Janine Arvizu (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
4:30 – 5:30 pm | Breaking Bad: Blood Analysis for Drugs | Andrew Mishlove (Glendale, Wisconsin) |
Friday (Trial Track): | |
Time | Event Description |
8:30 – 9:45 am | Jury Selection |
9:45 – 10:15 am | Opening Statements |
10:15 – 12:00 pm | Direct and Cross Examination of the Arresting Officer & Direct of State's Expert |
Noon – 1:15 pm | Lunch Break – on your own |
1:15 – 2:15 pm | Cross Examination of State's Expert |
2:15 – 3:30 pm | Defense Expert – direct and cross |
3:30 – 3:45 pm | Break |
3:45 – 4:15 pm | Jury Arguments |
4:15 – 5:30 pm | Jury Deliberations & Debriefing |
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