NCDD Sessions and Seminars
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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