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All of the credits offered by this course count toward the CLE requirements of Criminal Procedure Rule 801, for appointment as defense counsel in a capital case.
IMPORTANT NOTE:the CLE Board indicates that you can earn all 18 of your capital case credits by distance education. However, for the general Pennsylvania CLE requirement of 12 credits per compliance year, only 4 can be earned by distance education each year. This means that while this course offers more than four capital case credits, at most only 4 credits will count toward your general CLE requirement. (It could be fewer than 4 if you take other distance education courses in the same compliance year.)
Any attorney seeking to handle a capital case in Pennsylvania must have a high level of understanding of how to handle these complicated cases. Judge Renee Hughes has brought together seven of her colleagues to explain to you the problems they see when capital cases are tried. This is an opportunity to find out how best to handle capital cases from the people who hear them. Examine: Motions o What motions to consider and when they should be utilized Jury selection o Voir dire death and life qualifying a jury Preservation of issues for appellate review Charges for final instructions and post-trial motions Change of venue Security issues The appropriate role of stand-by counsel in a pro se proceeding Post-conviction matters Victim impact Much, much more Review the special rules for cases in which a death sentence is authorized. Receive a listing of important capital cases that every practitioner who handles capital cases needs to have in their library, as well as helpful forms. Cover issues that arise in pre-trial motions, motions in general, voir dire and other jury issues, penalty phase issues, and post trial. Witness a mock voir dire. Program Schedule: 5 minutes Introductory Remarks 90 minutes Pre-Trial Motions & Motions in General 45 minutes Mock Voir Dire 45 minutes Voir Dire and Other Jury Issues 70 minutes Comments from Administrative Judge James Fitzgerald 90 minutes Penalty Phase Issues 30 minutes Post Trial
Credit Information
6 Total CLE credits, 1 of which may be applied toward Ethics
Faculty
Hon. Renee Cardwell Hughes, Court of Common Pleas, First Judicial District Member, Pennsylvania Commission on Judicial Independence, Philadelphia
Hon. James J. Fitzgerald, III, Administrative Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia
Case links that were provided on CD as mentioned by speakers (15 Pages, 137 KB)
Written Materials (201 Pages, 1 MB)
Help
Major Ethics Rules Changes (Rev. August 2009) (ETHICS COURSES ONLY) (2 Pages, 26 KB)
User Feedback
"I appreciated the attempt to make program relevant to non-Philadelphia counsel. I would like to see a program like this in the central part of the Commonwealth." (Williamsport, PA)
"Really helpful seminar for someone trying to get 801 certification!" (Reynoldsville, PA)
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