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NCDD Seminars and Webinars

2023 Mastering Scientific Evidence-New Orleans, LA

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March 30, 2023 - March 31, 2023

NCDD and TCDLA is proud to announce that the nation’s premier DUI forensic science seminar will once again be held, March 30-31, 2023, at the Royal Sonesta on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, LA. MSE is the original and preeminent national DUI/DWI Scientific Evidence seminar of its kind, featuring not just science but also successful and proven trial strategies in challenging police pseudo-scientific evidence. Learn about DWI science and its limitations and proven and winning DWI trial strategies from some of the country’s preeminent and highly acclaimed experts and DWI trial lawyers and enjoy live chats during the seminar for camaraderie with the experts, lawyers, and attendees.

Thursday:
Time	Event Description	Presenter
8:15 – 8:30 am	Opening Remarks
8:30 – 9:30 am	Why Validation, Procedures & Compliance Matter to Reliability of Gas Chromatography Results	Dr. Kevin Schug
9:30 – 10:15 am	Preanalytical and Laboratory Quality Control Issues in Blood Testing	Janine Arvizu
10:15 – 10:30 am	Break
10:30 – 11:15 am	Chromatography Gone Wild: What to Look for & How to Combat	James Nesci
11:15 am – 12:00 pm	The Presumption of Innocence and Trial Court Judges: Our Greatest Failing	Retired Judge Joe Johnson
12:00 – 1:15 pm	Lunch on your own
1:15 – 1:45 pm	NCDD Dean’s Address	Andrew Mishlove
1:45 – 2:30 pm	Storytelling & Science in DUI Bench & Jury Trials	Kim Benjamin
2:30 – 3:15 pm	Drug Recognition Evidence: What Law Enforcement is Taught	Dr. Lance Platt
3:15 – 3:30 pm	Break
3:30 – 4:15 pm	De-Validating SFSTs with “Validation” Studies	Michelle Behan
4:15 – 5:15 pm	Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System	M. Chris Fabricant

Friday (Lecture Track):
Time	Event Description	Presenter
8:30 – 9:15 am	Significance of Peer Review Process and Interpreting Scientific Jargon	Dr. Kevin Schug
9:15 – 10:00 am	Accreditation & Analytical Laboratory Issues in Blood Alcohol Testing	Janine Arvizu
10:00 – 10:45 am	Successful Pretrial Motion Tactics in DWI Cases	Gary Trichter
10:45 – 11:00 am	Break
11:00 – 11:45 am	Using Scientific Studies to Defeat DRE	Doug Murphy
11:45 am – 1:15 pm	Lunch on your own
1:15 – 2:00 pm	Intro to Another Dimension: GC Mass Spectrometry & Blood Drug Analysis	Andrew Mishlove
2:00 – 2:45 pm	Seated SFSTs in Marine Environment: How to be a Pirate in the Courtroom	Jim Nesci
2:45 – 3:30 pm	Sealing the Deal in Closing Arguments	Michelle Behan
3:30 – 3:45 pm	Break
3:45 – 4:30 pm	D.R.E. & A.R.I.D.E.: What is the Difference?	Dr. Lance Platt
4:30 – 5:00 pm	Mitigation: Using Rehabilitation to Your Client’s Advantage	Jacqueline Hall-Addiction Recovery

Friday (Trial Track):
Time	Event Description
8:30 – 9:45 am	Jury Selection
9:45 – 10:15 am	Opening Statements
10:15 am – 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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