Death Penalty

The Habeas Assistance and Training Counsel (capdefnet.org) and the Training Branch of the
Administrative Office of the United States Courts (fd.org) are pleased to announce the Sixth National Seminar on Forensic Evidence and The Criminal Law being held in San Diego at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront. This seminar is designed for, and attendance is limited to: federal
defenders, CJA panel attorneys, attorneys interested in representing an inmate in federal collateral
review, and state court practitioners who are currently appointed or seeking appointment in a federal
habeas corpus proceeding. There will be no tuition, and materials will be provided to participants free of charge. Continuing Legal Education (CLE) accreditation for this program will be sought in al applicable jurisdictions.
Program Description
Shortly after last year's seminar, the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences issued its remarkable report on forensic science deficiencies - identified in large part by many of our faculty from past seminars. This program will highlight the findings of the landmark NAS report and bring together some of the nation=s foremost scientific and legal experts to focus on
the latest developments in fields such as arson, DNA, fingerprints, eyewitness identification, false
confessions, firearms identification, forensic pathology, and new challenges in computer forensics,
cell phone evidence and digital technology. An agenda will be emailed to participants
approximately one-week prior to the seminar.

Seminar Registration
To register, please go to http://etrak.fd.org/Login.aspx. You will need to Login in order to
register. If you've attended a program in the past 2 years and haven't created or updated your
profile, your Login ID will be your email address you've provided to us and your password will be
your last name with the first letter being capitalized. Example: Login ID:
chastain_smith@ao.uscourts.gov, Password: Smith. If you have not attended a program in the past,
you will need to create a Login ID. If assistance is needed, please email Shemiah Schuler at
Shemiah_Schuler@ao.uscourts.gov. You will receive a confirmation email of your enrollment in
the program and you will be provided information on how to make your hotel reservation within 3-5
business days after registering.

A TRADITION OF SERVICE TO THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY

Please note: A block of sleeping rooms has been set aside at Hilton San Diego Bayfront at
the special rate of $147 per day single occupancy. You must call the Hilton at 800-445-8667
and state that you are with the "2010 Forensic Seminar." The hotel cut-off date is Monday, December 7, 2009.
On site registration materials pick-up will begin at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 7th , and
the program will begin at 5:00 p.m. The seminar is scheduled to conclude around 12:00 noon on
Sunday, January 10th, 2010.
Thank you for your interest in this very important program. If you have any questions or
require additional information, please contact Shemiah Schuler by calling 202-502-1281 or via
e-mail: Shemiah_Schuler@ao.uscourts.gov.
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Bob Burke, Chief Training
Branch Office of Defender
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