Regional Federal Death Penalty Defense Training Conference | Federal Public Defender District of Puerto Rico

Welcome Federal Death Penalty Defense Training Participants,

The Training will begin at 2:45 PM on September 21, 2016 and will be held at the Federal Defenders Office in Hato Rey.

Below please find links to the Agenda and materials which will be used as a basis for the September 21-23, 2016 training. Hard copies will not be provided so each attendee is responsible for printing out their own materials.

The Death Penalty Training is being brought to you by the Federal Public Defender of the District of Puerto Rico; Federal Death Penalty Resource Counsel and the Capital Resource Counsel Projects; the Defender Services Office Training Division; and the Puerto Rico Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Marisol.Pedrosa@fd.org or Eric.Vos@fd.org.

Please click here to look over the agenda of the Death Penalty Conference.

Title of Material in PDF format	Title of Course	Presenter(s)
Wayland-Obrien aspd	Investigating Mental Health Concerns, Understanding Signs and Symptoms of Mental Health Problems, and Presenting the Information Effectively Understanding and Litigating 12.2	Dr. Hope Hill David Ruhnke
The MH Evaluation in Capital Cases Liebert & Foster 1004	Investigating Mental Health Concerns, Understanding Signs and Symptoms of Mental Health Problems, and Presenting the Information Effectively Understanding and Litigating 12.2	Dr. Hope Hill David Ruhnke
Supplemental Mitigation Guidelines 2008	Using the ABA Guidelines as a Weapon in the Arsenal – Minimum Capital Defense Practice Standards	Monica Foster
Sarma – Why We Would Spare Walter White	Developing Healthy and Constructive Client/Team Relationships Investigating Trauma and “Next-Level” Mitigation Intersecting Roles	Denny LeBoeuf Susy Johnson Dr. Hope Hill Teri Duncan
Outline of Federal Death Penalty Law	Highlights of Federal Capital Case Process Fundamentals Strategies at DOJ What is Learned Counsel Understanding and Litigating 12.2 Intersecting and Critical Roles of Lawyers, Mitigation Specialists, Investigators, and Experts; Team Organization and Communications Creative and Effective Motions Practice – Developing and Implementing a Holistic Motions Strategy with Specific Goals	Jean Barrett Steve Potolsky Denny LeBoeuf David Ruhnke Teri Duncan
Obrien-Wayland Implicit Bias Psych	Investigating Mental Health Concerns	Dr. Hope Hill
Neurobehavioral Assessment in Forensic Practice	Investigating Mental Health Concerns Understanding and Litigating 12.2	Dr. Hope Hill David Ruhnke
MR Guide	Investigating and Understanding Intellectual Disability and Other Cognitive and Development Limitations	Dr. James Patton
MI Guide	Investigating Mental Health Concerns	Dr. Hope Hill
Haney Death by Design Chapter 9	Developing Healthy and Constructive Client/Team Relationships	Denny LeBoeuf
Freedman 2009	Investigating Mental Health Concerns	Monica Foster Dr. Hope Hill
Dudley – Childhood Trauma	Investigating Trauma and “Next-Level” Mitigation	Susy Johnson Dr. Hope Hill
Doyle Heart of the Deal Developing Healthy and Constructive Client	Team Relationships Strategies at DOJ	Denny LeBoeuf Steve Potolsky
Amsterdam Stories Told and Untold	Narrative and Storytelling	Monica Foster
Defending Federal Criminal Cases, Chapter 31, “Federal Death Penalty”	Highlights of Federal Capital Case Process Fundamentals Strategies at DOJ What is Learned Counsel Understanding and Litigating 12.2 Intersecting and Critical Roles of Lawyers, Mitigation Specialists, Investigators, and Experts; Team Organization and Communications	Jean Barrett Steve Potolsky Denny LeBoeuf David Ruhnke Teri Duncan
ABA Guidelines for Defense Counsel in DP Cases 2003	Using the ABA Guidelines as a Weapon in the Arsenal – Minimum Capital Defense Practice Standards	Monica Foster

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