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November 17-18, 2022
Death Penalty Seminar
Nationwide Conference Center
The death penalty committee has put together a fantastic agenda again this year! We will be at Nationwide Conference Center, 100 Green Meadows Drive South, Lewis Center, OH 43035. We have reserved a block of rooms at the rate of $137.00/night (not including tax). The link to reserve a room: Click Here to Book Rooms for the 2022 OACDL Death Penalty Conference
OACDL will be applying for scholarships made available through the Office of the Ohio Public Defender for attorneys who have represented a criminal case in Ohio on a pro bono basis, or for full-time staff employees of a public defender agency. Scholarships must be applied for using the scholarship registration form. Once we know the status of the scholarships, we will post the form. Please do not register online for a scholarship. Scholarship applications MUST be on approved registration form.
Online registration for the seminar is now open! Register Now
To download the brochure: 2022 DP Brochure
To print out and mail/fax registration form with payment, click here: DP 2022 Registration Form
To download the agenda, click here: 2022 DP Agenda
AGENDA
Thursday, November 17th |
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8:00 - 8:30a |
Registration |
8:30 - 9:00a |
Introduction - Recent Death Penalty and Method of Execution Litigation Developments
Speaker: David Stebbins
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9:00 - 10:15a |
Caselaw Update - Ohio and US Supreme Courts
Speaker: Russ Bensing, Cleveland
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10:15 -10:15a |
Break |
10:30a - 12:00p |
Uncovering & Explaining Long-Term Consequences of Childhood Trauma
Speakers:
- Bob Stinson, Psy.D, Columbus
- Howard Fradkin, Ph.D., Columbus
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12 - 1p |
Lunch |
1:00 - 2:30p |
Using Social Media for Mitigation Investigation & Presentation
Speakers: Mitigation Specialists
- Dorian Hall, OPD, Columbus
- Lea Pagels, OPD, Columbus
- Jim Crates, Columbus
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2:30 - 2:454p |
Break |
APPELLATE BREAKOUT |
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2:45 - 3:45p |
Effective Brief Writing & Oral Argument in the Supreme Court of Ohio in Capital Cases
Speakers:
- Jeff Gamso, Cleveland
- Kim Rigby, OPD, Columbus
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3:45 - 4:45p |
State v Bethel and other Developments in Litigating Post-Conviction Claims in State Court
Speakers:
- Rachel Troutman, OPD, Columbus
- Justin Thompson, Capital Habeas Unit, Columbus
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TRIAL BREAKOUT |
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2:45p - 3:45p |
Aggressive and Meaningful Motion Practice at Trial
Speakers:
- Richard Cline, OPD, Columbus
- Don Malarcik, Akron
- Noah Munyer, Akron
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3:45 - 4:45p |
What's Race Got to do With Capital Trials?
Speakers:
- Fred Benton, Columbus
- George Chaney, Federal Public Defender Office, Columbus
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Friday, November 19th |
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8:30 - 10:00a |
Ohio’s Serious Mental Illness Exemption: Overview; Litigation Strategies after the Petition is Filed; Additional Evaluations, Discovery, Preparing for and Conducting an Evidentiary Hearing
Speakers:
- Lisa Lagos, CHU, Columbus
- Elise Grifka Wander, OPD Columbus
- Tim Sweeney, Cleveland
- Randall Porter, OPD, Columbus
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10:00 - 10:15a |
Break |
10:15 - 11:15a |
What Influences Death Penalty Jurors’ Moral Decision-Making?
Speaker:
- Professor Meredith Rountree, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
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11:15 - 12:15p |
A View from the Trial Bench
Speaker:
- Judge Amy Corrigall-Jones, Retired, Summit County Court of Common Pleas
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12:15 - 1:15p |
Lunch |
1:15- 2:30p |
Ethics and Best Practices for Capital Litigators: the ABA Guidelines and Supplemental Guidelines
Speakers:
- Natalie Olmstead, CHU, Columbus
- Adam Rusnak, CHU, Columbus
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2:30 - 2:45p |
Break |
2:45-4:00p |
Media Relations in Capital Cases: Early Decisions in Storytelling and Narrative Development.
Moderator: David Stebbins, Columbus
Speakers:
- Dale Baich – Phoenix, Arizona
- Marty Schladen – Ohio Capital Journal – Columbus
- Ngozi Ndulue – Deputy Director -Death Penalty Information Center – Washington, D.C.
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Death Penalty Seminar
The death penalty committee has put together a fantastic agenda again this year! We will be at Nationwide Conference Center, 100 Green Meadows Drive South, Lewis Center, OH 43035. We have reserved a block of rooms at the rate of $137.00/night (not including tax). The link to reserve a room: Click Here to Book Rooms for the 2022 OACDL Death Penalty Conference
OACDL will be applying for scholarships made available through the Office of the Ohio Public Defender for attorneys who have represented a criminal case in Ohio on a pro bono basis, or for full-time staff employees of a public defender agency. Scholarships must be applied for using the scholarship registration form. Once we know the status of the scholarships, we will post the form. Please do not register online for a scholarship. Scholarship applications MUST be on approved registration form.
Online registration for the seminar is now open! Register Now
To download the brochure: 2022 DP Brochure
To print out and mail/fax registration form with payment, click here: DP 2022 Registration Form
To download the agenda, click here: 2022 DP Agenda
AGENDA
Thursday, November 17th
8:00 - 8:30a
Registration
8:30 - 9:00a
Introduction - Recent Death Penalty and Method of Execution Litigation Developments
Speaker: David Stebbins
9:00 - 10:15a
Caselaw Update - Ohio and US Supreme Courts
Speaker: Russ Bensing, Cleveland
10:15 -10:15a
Break
10:30a - 12:00p
Uncovering & Explaining Long-Term Consequences of Childhood Trauma
Speakers:
Bob Stinson, Psy.D, Columbus
Howard Fradkin, Ph.D., Columbus
12 - 1p
Lunch
1:00 - 2:30p
Using Social Media for Mitigation Investigation & Presentation
Speakers: Mitigation Specialists
Dorian Hall, OPD, Columbus
Lea Pagels, OPD, Columbus
Jim Crates, Columbus
2:30 - 2:454p
Break
APPELLATE BREAKOUT
2:45 - 3:45p
Effective Brief Writing & Oral Argument in the Supreme Court of Ohio in Capital Cases
Speakers:
Jeff Gamso, Cleveland
Kim Rigby, OPD, Columbus
3:45 - 4:45p
State v Bethel and other Developments in Litigating Post-Conviction Claims in State Court
Speakers:
Rachel Troutman, OPD, Columbus
Justin Thompson, Capital Habeas Unit, Columbus
TRIAL BREAKOUT
2:45p - 3:45p
Aggressive and Meaningful Motion Practice at Trial
Speakers:
Richard Cline, OPD, Columbus
Don Malarcik, Akron
Noah Munyer, Akron
3:45 - 4:45p
What's Race Got to do With Capital Trials?
Speakers:
Fred Benton, Columbus
George Chaney, Federal Public Defender Office, Columbus
Friday, November 19th
8:30 - 10:00a
Ohio’s Serious Mental Illness Exemption: Overview; Litigation Strategies after the Petition is Filed; Additional Evaluations, Discovery, Preparing for and Conducting an Evidentiary Hearing
Speakers:
Lisa Lagos, CHU, Columbus
Elise Grifka Wander, OPD Columbus
Tim Sweeney, Cleveland
Randall Porter, OPD, Columbus
10:00 - 10:15a
Break
10:15 - 11:15a
What Influences Death Penalty Jurors’ Moral Decision-Making?
Speaker:
Professor Meredith Rountree, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
11:15 - 12:15p
A View from the Trial Bench
Speaker:
Judge Amy Corrigall-Jones, Retired, Summit County Court of Common Pleas
12:15 - 1:15p
Lunch
1:15- 2:30p
Ethics and Best Practices for Capital Litigators: the ABA Guidelines and Supplemental Guidelines
Speakers:
Natalie Olmstead, CHU, Columbus
Adam Rusnak, CHU, Columbus
2:30 - 2:45p
Break
2:45-4:00p
Media Relations in Capital Cases: Early Decisions in Storytelling and Narrative Development.
Moderator: David Stebbins, Columbus
Speakers:
Dale Baich – Phoenix, Arizona
Marty Schladen – Ohio Capital Journal – Columbus
Ngozi Ndulue – Deputy Director -Death Penalty Information Center – Washington, D.C.
Nationwide Conference Center