Post Conviction Workshop Agenda – Day 1

Welcoming Remarks

Presenter:

John S. Morgan, Deputy Director for Science and Technology, National Institute of Justice, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC

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Triumphs and Tragedies of DNA Exonerations

Presenters:

1. Ronald Cotton, Macmillan Speakers, New York, NY
2. Jennifer Thompson-Cannino, Macmillan Speakers,
   New York, NY

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Post Conviction Statutes: A National Perspective

Moderator:

Ronald S. Reinstein, Judge (Retired), Superior Court of Arizona, Judicial Consultant, Arizona Supreme Court, Phoenix, AZ

Presenters:

1. Gabriel S. Oberfield, Policy Reform Analyst, The Innocence Project, New York, NY

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2. Matthew F. Redle, Prosecuting Attorney, Sheridan County,
   Sheridan, WY

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Case Identification and Evaluation

Moderator:

Ted R. Hunt, Chief Trial Attorney, Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office, Kansas City, MO

Presenters:

1. Huy D. Dao, Case Director, The Innocence Project, New York, NY
   David Rudovsky, Attorney, Kairys, Rudovsky, Messing & Feinberg, LLP, Philadelphia, PA
2. Michael Ware, Special Fields Bureau Chief, Dallas County District Attorney’s Office, Dallas, TX
   

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Luncheon Address

Presenter:

Barry C. Scheck, Co-Director, The Innocence Project, New York, NY

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Breaking Down the Double Helix: Crime Labs and the Courts

Moderator:

George W. Clarke, Judge of Superior Court, San Diego Superior Court,
San Diego, CA

Presenters:

1. Betty Layne DesPortes, Attorney, Benjamin & DesPortes, Richmond, VA

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2. Dean M. Gialamas, Director, Forensic Science Services Division, Orange County Sheriff's
   Department, Santa Ana, CA

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3. Mitchell R. Morrissey, Denver District Attorney, Denver District Attorney's Office,
   Denver, CO

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Evidence Location, Retention, and Preservation:
Policy and Practice

Moderator:

Rebecca Brown, Policy Analyst, The Innocence Project, New York, NY

Discussants:

1. Christopher J. Plourd, Attorney, Law Office of Christopher J. Plourd, San Diego, CA
2. William T. Vosburgh, Laboratory Director, Metropolitan Police Department, Washington, DC

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3. Kevin M. Wittman, Major (Ret.), Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Charlotte, NC
   

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Case Study in Post Conviction DNA:
The Bernard Webster Case

Presenters:

1. John P. Cox, Assistant State’s Attorney, Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office, Towson, MD
2. Michele M. Nethercott, Lawyer, Office of the Public Defender, Baltimore, MD
   

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