A "must" seminar for all defense attorneys and prosecutors featuring an outstanding panel of judges, prosecutors, legal defenders and prominent defense attorneys.

This seminar provides a truly balanced presentation of the most important cases and issues of the past year impacting defense counsel and prosecutors. Get the latest information on criminal procedure, substantive law, and constitutional issues.

The speakers discuss the 2009 cases in the following areas, including some of the following specific cases:

Constitutional Law (Federal and Arizona):
Search and Seizure
Arizona v. Johnson, 129 S.Ct. 781
State v. Johnson, 207 P.3d 804
State v. Guillen, 2010 WL 132543
Confessions
Jury trials and number of jurors
Separation of powers
Victims` rights

Criminal Substantive Law:
Justification, self-defense, and burden of proof
State v. King, 218 P.3d 1093
State v. Montes, 2009 WL 5159762
State v. Haney, 219 P.3d 274
Sentencing, aggravating factors, and restitution
Sexual offenses and lesser-included offenses
Computer fraud, credit card forgery, and fraudulent schemes
DUI, Implied Consent Law, and source codes
Marijuana and the free exercise of religion

Criminal Procedure:
Right to counsel
State v. Moore, 213 P.3d 150
State v. Dann, 207 P.3d 604
State v. Aragon, 210 P.3d 1259
Charging document and jurisdiction
State v. Maldonado, 2010 WL 27033
Jury nullification instruction
Closing arguments

Evidence:
In addition to a discussion of the 2009 cases covering relevance, privilege, expert witnesses, and hearsay, there is a Panel Discussion of other act evidence, including the extent of pre-trial hearings and the use of such evidence to prove character, as discussed in: State v. LeBrun, 213 P.3d 332, State v. Fish, 213 P.3d 258

In addition, the Arizona Supreme Court made several changes and additions to the Arizona Rules of Evidence and the Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure. The speakers discuss these changes, and how they may affect your practice.