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You are here: Home / Resources / Defending Drug Overdose Homicides Training

Defending Drug Overdose Homicides Training

Training Date: February 18, 2021
NOTE: This training is now over.
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Location: a Live NACDL Virtual Event
Dates: Runs weekly on Thursdays from January 28 – February 18, 2021
Cost: Free

Program Description: With opioid-related deaths devastating communities across the country, many legislatures, prosecutors, and law-enforcement officers are choosing to treat these accidental overdose deaths as homicides. Despite the fact that there is no empirical evidence to suggest that such prosecutions stem the sale of drugs or the deaths that result from overdoses, in many parts of the country these prosecutions are on the rise. To protect those who stand accused in these often emotionally charged prosecutions, it is critical that defenders understand the legal, scientific, and practical aspects of defending these cases.

This 4-week training program will aid those working to defend persons accused of homicide in drug-related overdose deaths. Each week, the program will focus on a different aspect of these cases. Although defenders are encouraged to participate in all of the program sessions, registrants may attend individual sessions as their interests and schedule permits.

  • Week 1: Overview of the flawed theories that underlie the criminalization of substance use, as well as an examination of relevant state and federal statutes and legal defenses to these charges.
  • Week 2: Constitutional and evidentiary issues related to the digital data frequently utilized in the prosecution and defense of drug overdose cases.
  • Week 3: Forensic toxicology, chemistry, and pathology.
  • Week 4: Trial and sentencing strategies in overdose homicide cases.

The program will be offered as a live webinar. The recorded videos from each live session will be available for viewing shortly thereafter. All video content will remain available until March 21, 2021.

This program is made possible through a generous grant from Vital Strategies. Vital Strategies is a global public health organization working to strengthen public health systems and address the world’s leading causes of illness, injury and death. The Vital Strategies Overdose Prevention Program works in four U.S. states to implement and advance evidence-based solutions, harm reduction strategies, and a range of health, legal, and social interventions to reduce harm and save lives.

The full agenda and registration is available on the program website. For additional information about this program please contact NACDL at PDTraining@nacdl.org

Last Updated: January 8, 2021

Resource Category: Trainings

Resource Category: TrainingsResource Source: NACDLForensic Discipline: Death Investigation, Drug Analysis, Toxicology

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