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      	MEETING OF DIRECTORS OF ASSIGNED COUNSEL PROGRAMS . This meeting will bring together individuals who are directors of, or are involved in managing, private attorney Assigned Counsel Programs to work on the day-to-day issues of running private attorney programs, share ideas, and start an ongoing dialogue regarding the tools, programs and practices for the successful operation of assigned counsel programs. [ more info ]
      	The Consequences of Criminal Proceedings in New York State: A Guide for Criminal Defense Attorneys and Other Advocates for Persons with Criminal Records This Guide was developed in conjunction with an intensive training offered by the Civil Action Project at The Bronx Defenders. It is a comprehensive survey of the invisible punishments resulting from criminal proceedings in New York State, and it offers practical advice and strategies for mitigating these "collateral" consequences. It focuses in particular on the role of defenders. [ 10/31/04  |  more info ]
      	Defenders in Drug Courts A special issue of Indigent Defense containing detailed discussions of planning, practical and ethical issues for defenders in drug courts. [ more info ]
      	Why Capital Cases Require Mitigation Specialists Why Capital Cases Require Mitigation Specialists [ more info ]
      	Mental Retardation: A Primer to Cope with Expert Testimony With increasing frequency, attorneys in civil and criminal cases litigate issues involving intellectual functioning. As with all forensic assessments in the civil context, no IQ or diagnosis automatically renders an individual incompetent to execute a will, to consent to treatment, to manage one’s affairs, or to be caretaker for a minor. Often, a comprehensive assessment of a client’s intellectual functioning is needed to litigate a variety of these issues. [ 10/01/03  |  more info ]
      	Serotonin Deficit and Impulsive Violence: Does Your Case Fit? In order to appreciate the critical differences in brain chemistry that can lead to seemingly inexplicable acts of cruelty, it is necessary to have a basic understanding of the brain itself, the organ of behavior. This article discusses the criteria which indicate that an analysis of serotonin function is warranted in order to assess the defendant’s biological capacity to control his impulses [ 10/01/03  |  more info ]
      	Interviewing Tips for Sentencing Advocates A compilation of interviewing techniques and advice from practitioners in the field of sentencing advocacy. [ 03/03/05  |  more info ]
      	STATE OF TENNESSEE v. ARTHUR T. COPELAND (Eyewitness ID) STATE OF TENNESSEE v. ARTHUR T. COPELAND is a May 2007 decision from the Tennessee Supreme Court, overturning its long-standing precedent excluding eyewitness testimony as common sense, citing (among other things) PDS (D.C.) poll data showing that jurors tend to overestimate the reliability of cross-racial IDs. The defendant in the case had been sentenced to death, but the Supreme Court overturned the conviction for the trial court's failure to admit the expert testimony of Jack Brigham on the cross-race effect. [ 05/23/07  |  more info ]