Evidence Series - Disqualifying a Police Expert
2025-02-12 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
See flyer for this series here: Evidence Series Flyer
PRESENTER: Skailer Qvistgaard, CPCS Training Department Staff Attorney
The Commonwealth intends to ask a police officer to testify all about how street drug transactions happen and you would rather the jury not hear about it. Learn some strategies to block this “expert” testimony.
1 CLE credit for each webinar for attorneys on each of the following panels: Criminal Defense Trials (Adult), Post-Conviction (Adult); YAD, YAD Appeals, Mental Health (Trials), Mental Health Appeals, Parole
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Evidence Series - First Complaint
2025-03-12 14:00 - 15:00
See flyer for this series here: Evidence Series Flyer
PRESENTER: Emily Cardy, CPCS Training Department Staff Attorney
Whether it’s your first sexual assault case or your hundredth, the law about first complaint evidence can get overwhelming. Attend this training to learn about how to use first complaint law to limit some of the most compelling hearsay evidence against our clients.
1 CLE credit for each webinar for attorneys on each of the following panels: Criminal Defense Trials (Adult), Post-Conviction (Adult); YAD, YAD Appeals, Mental Health (Trials), Mental Health Appeals, Parole
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Exhibitionism - Diagnosis, Treatment Modalities and Issues
2025-03-12 15:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
Presenter: Dr. Kate Colistra
Note: This program qualifies for 1 CLE on the CPCS Panels Listed Below:
SDP; SORB; Post Conviction (Adult); YAD Appeals; (more pending)
Description Pending
Registration Link: pending

Evidence Series - Authenticating Texts
2025-04-09 14:00 - 15:00
See flyer for this series here: Evidence Series Flyer
PRESENTER: John Sadek, CPCS Training Department Staff Attorney
“The text messages prove he’s lying!” Sometimes you have some text messages you need to get into evidence. But how do you actually do it? This webinar will give you the tools you need to argue text messages should come in, or that they should stay out.
1 CLE credit for each webinar for attorneys on each of the following panels: Criminal Defense Trials (Adult), Post-Conviction (Adult); YAD, YAD Appeals, Mental Health (Trials), Mental Health Appeals, Parole
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Evidence Series: 911 Calls
2025-05-14 14:00 - 15:00
PRESENTER: Jessica Kirane, CPCS Training Department Staff Attorney
911 calls can be full of emotion and hearsay, yet the Commonwealth sometimes wants to put them into evidence, especially when they don’t have the caller to put on the stand for some reason. Lean how to get this evidence excluded.
1 CLE credit for each webinar for attorneys on each of the following panels: Criminal Defense Trials (Adult), Post-Conviction (Adult); YAD, YAD Appeals, Mental Health (Trials), Mental Health Appeals, Parole
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Evidence Series - Qualifying Expert
2025-06-18 14:00 - 15:00
PRESENTER: Olivia Mercadante, CPCS Criminal Defense Training Staff Attorney
You’ve worked so hard to keep out their experts but never put your own expert on the stand? Learn how to qualify your first expert or get a refresher on how to qualify your next one.
1 CLE credit for this webinar for attorneys on each of the following panels: Criminal Defense Trials (Adult), Post-Conviction (Adult); YAD, YAD Appeals, Mental Health (Trials), Mental Health Appeals, Parole, CAFL, SORB/SDP
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