Criminal Motions in the Massachusetts District Court

Event Start:
11/05/2015 3:30 PM
Event End:
11/05/2015 6:30 PM

When: Thursday, November 5,  2015 from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Program Fee: $60 SLL members and CPCS staff, bar advocates and prosecutors; $90 all others

Hon. James D. Barretto
First Justice, Peabody District Court

Hon. Lynn C. Rooney
First Justice, Lawrence District Court

CPCS approved for 3 hours of credit from the Post-conviction, the Juvenile Delinquency/Youthful Offender, and Adult Criminal Trial panels.

Judge Rooney and Judge Barretto will reprise a program that they presented to District Court judges earlier this year. Using a series of hypotheticals that illustrate both common and complex situations they encounter in court (with answers included in the materials), as time permits they will cover such topics as:

  • Motions for a New Trial based on ineffective assistance of counsel for a wide range of issues, including immigration consequences, newly-discovered evidence, failure to produce promised evidence, conflicts of interest and failure to file pre-trial motions.
  •  Motions to Dismiss for violations of a defendant’s speedy trial rights, and discuss proper sanctions for discovery violations up to and including dismissal of the case. They will also discuss motions to dismiss when the Commonwealth answers “not ready’’ for probable cause.
  •  Mechanics of Motions to Suppress, including what is required in an affidavit, motions to sign affidavits late, oral motions to join by co-defendants, and ability to allow or deny a motion without a hearing, as well as the options that are available to the Court when no motion is filed or witnesses fail to appear.
Online registration is encouraged. For assistance, questions on group discounts, special billing, program content, out-of-state CLE credits, and general CLE information
call Andrew Hyland at 617-226-1361. Space is limited. Registrations accepted in order of receipt. Same day registrations are $5.00 extra. Registration fees are non-refundable. Registrants for this program acknowledge that during the program their photographic or videographic images may be incidentally taken; registrants agree that the submission of their registrations for this program constitutes their written consent to the Social Law Library’s use of any such image in print and online materials solely for promotion of the Library’s noncommercial CLE seminars and other educational events and activities.
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