Session 1: The Mechanics of Preservation
Format: Online only- and will be recorded.
Day 1 focuses on the critical mechanics of preserving and raising issues for appeal during criminal trials.
Faculty
- Hon. Robert Toone, Massachusetts Appeals Court
- Hon. Jeremy Bucci, Massachusetts Superior Court
- Hon. Ira Gant, Massachusetts Superior Court
- Lindsay Holmes, Esq., Staff Attorney, Massachusetts Appeals Court
- Joseph Schneiderman, Esq., Appellate Practitioner
- Patrick Sparks, Esq., Senior Trial Counsel, CPCS Youth Advocacy Division
- ADA Cynthia Von Flatern, Northwestern District Attorney’s Office
What You Will Learn:
- The Importance of Objections: Why timely, specific objections are the lifeline of an appeal.
- Evidentiary Rulings: How to effectively preserve evidentiary objections on the record.
- Motions to Suppress: Strategic best practices for bringing and preserving suppression issues.
- Jury Instructions: How to request specific instructions and preserve objections to the final charge.
- Bench Trials: Identifying unique preservation opportunities
CPCS approved 2.0 credits for each day for the YAD Trial and Appeals, Mental Health Appeals and Criminal Trial and Appeals panels. CPCS also approved 1.0 credits for the Mental Health Trials panel for day one only.*
Online registration is encouraged. For assistance with group registrations, disability accommodations, or out-of-state CLE credits, please contact CLE Coordinator Michael Saporito at [email protected].
Note on Recordings: Most Social Law Library CLE events are recorded. All registrants will receive a digital download link, typically within one week of the program. To ensure you receive the video link, please register in advance.
Please note: CLE credit (and/or certificates) are only granted to those who attend at least 80% of the live webinar. A separate certificate will be emailed for each day.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the positions of the Social Law Library.