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November 20 (12:10PM) - 22 (12:10PM), 2019
Death Penalty Seminar
Columbus Airport Marriott
The Death Penalty Seminar will be at the Columbus Airport Marriott on November 20-22, 2019.
Seminar online registration now open. Register Now
to download the brochure: 19 Death Penalty Brochure
OACDL member cost $375.00; Non-members $425.00
Scholarships will be provided by the Office of the Ohio Public Defender
** As of 10/9/2019 all scholarships spots have been awarded
Marriott Hotel information - Here is the reservation link to make online reservations: The room block is full as of 10/14/19; they are opening more rooms 10/15/19.
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You will find the information for your online reservation link below. If you have questions or need help with the link, please do not hesitate to ask. We appreciate your business and look forward to a successful event.
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There are a number of hotels close to the Marriott. The Marriott is at the corner of Airport Drive and Cassady Avenue. Hotels on Airport Drive:
Embassy Suites, Country Inn, Staybridge Suites, Courtyard by Marriott
There is also a Comfort Inn on Cassady Avenue (next to the Marriott). There is a Best Western Hotel on Airpointe Drive (off of Cassady Avenue)
Agenda:
OACDL Death Penalty Seminar – Nov. 20, 21, & 22, 2019
Wednesday, Nov. 20
7:00-8:00 pm Capital Defense 101 – Jeff Gamso & Eric Allen
Thursday, Nov. 21
8:00-8:30 Registration
8:30-8:45 Introduction & Death Penalty News
Jeff Gamso (APP)
8:45-10:00 Understanding the Science: Eyewitness Memory & Identification
Prof. Nancy Franklin
10:00-10:15 BREAK
10:15-11:45 Dissociation
Patti van Eys
11:45-12:15 Lethal Injection & Related News
Allen Bohnert (APP)
12:15-1:30 LUNCH
1:30-2:30 Keeping Out the State’s Junk Science
Paul Kuzmins & Eric Allen
2:30-3:30 ABA Guidelines, Best Practices for Capital Defense, Rules Update
John Martin & Rich Cline
3:30-3:45 BREAK
3:45-4:45 Taking the Long View: Angelo Fears, Genesis Hill, Kelly Foust, and
Debra Brown
Justin Thompson, Jordan Berman, Jacob Cairns, Julie Roberts and
Sheila Downs (APP)
Friday, Nov. 22
8:30-10:00 Presenting an Effective Mitigation Case
Diane Menashe, Kort Gatterdam
10:00-10:15 BREAK
10:15-11:15 Ethical Issues: Dealing with the Fallout of McCoy v. Louisiana
Prof. Brad Wendell
11:15-12:15 Implicit Bias: Recognizing It and Dealing with It
Lisa Lagos & Kelly Capatosto (APP)
12:15-12:30 Presentation of the Schumacher-Ketcham Lifesaver Award
12:30-1:15 LUNCH
1:15-2:45 Case Law Update with Russ Bensing (APP)
2:45-3:00 BREAK
3:00-4:00 Expanding Roper: Why It’s Unconstitutional to Execute Those Under 25
Tim Sweeney, John Parker, Lori Riga (APP)
APPELLATE BREAKOUT
Thursday Afternoon – Nov. 21
1:30-2:30 Briefing and Arguing Capital Cases in the Ohio Supreme Court
Melissa Jackson & Justice Donnelly
2:30-3:30 Discovering Facts & Developing the Post-Conviction Record
Randall Porter & Brian Howe
3:30-3:45 BREAK – AND RETURN TO MAIN ROOM