7th Annual Criminal Law Section Bench Bar Conference
Date and Time
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Reception to follow
Location
Boston Bar Association
16 Beacon Street
Boston, MA
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I. Introduction, Opening Remarks and Section Annual Meeting
II. Panel One: The State Bench, Judges from the Massachusetts Appeals Court and Superior Court
Honorable Mark V. Green, Massachusetts Appeals Court
Honorable Ariane D. Vuono, Massachusetts Appeals Court
Honorable Frank Gaziano, Massachusetts Superior Court
- New Judges’ view of the bar
- Criminal motion practice
- Criminal trial and sentencing advocacy
- Impact of Crawford in criminal trial practice
- Effective appellate advocacy
- Practical considerations in handling cases before the Appeals Court
Moderated by: Michael D. Ricciuti, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP
III. Panel Two: the Federal Bench Judges from the United States , District Court for the
District of Massachusetts
Honorable Douglas P. Woodlock
Honorable F. Dennis Saylor, IV
Honorable Leo Sorokin
- Federal sentencing in Massachusetts post-Booker
- Evidentiary Hearings
- The role of Probation in sentencing
- Sealing of Pre-Sentence Reports
- Trial Advocacy
- Impact of Crawford in trial practice
- Sentencing Advocacy in Sensitive Cases;
- Voir Dire Issues
- Advances & Uses of Technology In The Courtroom
- Detention and Pretrial Issues
Moderated by: Paul G. Levenson, Assistant U.S. Attorney
IV. Reception |
