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2023 Superior Court Training


Content
  • What You Need to Get Started
  • Zoom Link for Remote Session
  • .001 Agenda - Persuasive Practice in Superior Court - 2023
  • .002 Homework Assignments - Persuasive Practice in Superior Court - 2023
  • .003 Participant Contact and Small Group Assignments
  • .004 Faculty Contact Sheet - Persuasive Practice in Superior Court 2023
  • .005 Local Area Information - Persuasive Practice in Superior Court - 2023
  • .006 ALBERT HILL CASE FILE (Read Thoroughly)
  • Anonymous Evaluation Forms
  • OPTIONAL: A REFRESHER ON THEORY, STORY, CLOSING (Video Time: 4 HR)
  • Part 1: Why Narrative Works (34:52)
  • Part 2: Finding Narrative (32:46)
  • Part 3: Structuring the Story (18:37)
  • Part 4: How the Teller Does It (14:03)
  • Who is The Witness - Connecting Theory to Cross (22:53)
  • Theory of the Case Presentation (1:05:00)
  • Closing Argument Presentation (47:28) - 5.4.2022
  • PRE-WORK: RECORDED LECTURES (VIDEO TIME: 5 HR 10 MIN)
  • Overview: What is Different in Superior Court Practice (12:19)
  • Waiting for Indictment (26:52)
  • Challenging the Indictment (25:35)
  • Challenging a Predicate Offense (37:47)
  • Discovery Practice in Superior Court (15:02)
  • Lampron/Dwyer Protocol (31:39)
  • Protective Orders (12:14)
  • Litigating In Court Identifications (18:32)
  • Surveillance Videos: Admissibility and Lay Witness Identification (17:50)
  • Evidentiary Issues in SC: First Complaint (14:46)
  • Evidentiary Issues in SC: The Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (18:08)
  • Evidentiary Issues in SC: Adjutant Evidence (16:53)
  • Evidentiary issues in SC: Gang Cases (27:17)
  • Daubert Challenges (35:10)
  • WEEK ONE: LIVE LECTURES (Recordings To Be Posted)
  • Theory Front and Center - Karen Smolar - RECORDING OF PRESENTATION 5.8.2023
  • PowerPoint - Intro and Theory Front and Center
  • ID Cases: Legal, Scientific and Practical Considerations - Radha Natarajan
  • PowerPoint Identification Cases - Radha Natarajan Slides (5-8-23)
  • Link to Model Jury Instructions on Eyewitness Identification
  • PowerPoint Crossing With Empathy.pdf
  • Crossing with Empathy_Melissa Fournier_RECORDING OF PRESENTATION 5.9.2023
  • WEEK TWO: RECORDED LECTURES (VIDEO TIME: 3 HR 50 MIN)
  • Mass State Prison Sentences: Basic Concepts (21:26)
  • Mandatory Minimums (18:37)
  • Sentence Aggregation (12:35)
  • Truth in Sentencing (12:10)
  • Credit & Good Time (20:57)
  • Breakdown Letters (10:55)
  • Lobby Conferences (22:35)
  • Sentencing Guidelines (33:55)
  • Social Services and Mitigation (27:18)
  • Sex Offense Collaterals Part I: SORB (10:22)
  • Sex Offense Collaterals Part II: 123A (12:28)
  • Jury Selection: Understanding Batson/Soares/Sanchez/Carter (28:04)
  • WEEK TWO: LIVE LECTURES (Recordings to be Posted)
  • Superior Court Sentencing RECORDING OF PRESENTATION 5.16.2023 (1 hr 23 min)
  • PowerPoint Sct Sentencing Quiz 5 15 23
  • Jury Issues Recording
  • PowerPoint_Jury Issues
  • EXTRAS
  • 5th Amendment Tutorial (7:25)
  • Representing Witnesses Before the Grand Jury (14:57)
  • Chasing the Probable Cause Chimera
  • 1.01 Questions & Answers about Sentencing
  • 1.02 Good Time Summary From New Legislation
  • 1.03 Sentencing Glossary
  • 1.04 Mass_law_enforcement-guidelines-final-2017
  • 1.05 Sample ID Expert Transcript
  • 1.06 Medical_Records_Understanding_medical_records_Rape__2_
  • 1.07 Lampron Dwyer PowerPoint
  • 1.08 How Elizabeth Loftus Changed the Meaning of Memory _ The New Yorker
  • 1.09 Harvard Racial Disparity Report
  • 1.10 Implicit Racial Bias in Public Defender Triage - Song Richardson
  • 1.11 Report Summarizing Affinity Bar Town Hall Meetings
  • 1.12 Massachusetts Sentencing Guidelines 2017.pdf
  • 1.13 Master Crime List 2018.pdf
  • 1.14 Superior Court Best Practices 2019.pdf
  • 1.15 Trial Emergencies (October 2021)
  • 1.16 Rule 14 Pretrial Discovery
  • 1.17 Rule 17 Summonses for Witnesses
  • Goetzendanner The Most Important Case You Never Heard Of (Webinar)
  • PPSuperCt Webb 5th participant notes
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
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