Offered by NACDL, no registration cost.
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Resources
From the Hospital to Handcuffs: Flawed Drug Testing and Pregnancy Criminalization
Free webinar offered by NACDL. Open to non-NACDL members.
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Understanding the Polygraph Examination and its Role in Criminal Defense
The Mecklenburg County Public Defender’s Office is hosting a free to attend presentation on Understanding the Polygraph Examination and its Role in Criminal Defense. This CLE is approved for 1 other hour. If you need CLE credit, you must either sign in when you arrive or complete the post-CLE survey after you leave the webinar. If you could not …
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NACDL 4AC’s Omnibus Tech Discovery Checklist
This discovery list serves as an all-in-one, cover-your-bases initial discovery checklist for many of the most commonly used categories of technology that you will see in your cases.
Investigating and Certifying Drug Caused and Related Deaths: 2026 Updates and Challenges
Free 10-part webinar series on toxicology and drug-related deaths offered by CFSRE
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Probabilistic Genotyping: Interpreting Complex DNA Mixtures with STRmix CLE
Presented by Dr. Max NoureddineNo cost to attend, 2 hours of CLE credit anticipated, in person only This program will take place in 3 locations in Western, Central, and Eastern North Carolina. The same information will be presented at each location, so you only need to attend one. About:This presentation will provide an overview on …
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Forensic Expert Evidence Caselaw Database
In this database, the Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law has assembled reported decisions, chiefly by appellate courts, that discuss the admissibility of expert testimony regarding firearms, fingerprint, and shoeprint evidence. This database digests reported judicial rulings regarding that type of proffered expert testimony.
Whiskey in the Courtroom: Evolving Trends in Forensic Science – REGISTRATION OPEN
Indigent Defense Services and the Duke Law Center for Criminal Justice and Professional Responsibility are pleased to announce the twelfth annual CLE, “Whiskey in the Courtroom: Evolving Trends in Forensic Science.” Whiskey 12 will take place on March 6, 2026 at Duke Law School. Forensic science experts and attorneys who have litigated cases involving complex scientific …
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Expert Witnesses In NC Criminal Cases
IDS has prepared this handbook to provide information for any professional considering serving as an expert witness in indigent criminal defense cases, as well as best practices for NC criminal defense attorneys working with expert witnesses.
State v. Porter Memorandum and Order (MN 2025)
Minnesota trial court order from 2025 excluding testimony regarding interpretation of a complex DNA mixture for a claimed 5-person indistinguishable mixture on the ground that the lab’s interpretation of the profile exceeded the bounds of their validations. Another sample that was a 2-person mixture containing 180 pg of DNA was also excluded on the ground …
The Diminished Capacity Defense in Capital Litigation: A Summary Explanation (2025)
Paper by retired Assistant Capital Defender Vince Rabil. Available upon request. Email sarah.r.olson@nccourts.org
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Mental Health Defenses—Diminished Capacity and Voluntary Intoxication: What Can the Expert Say?
State v. Darryl Nieves (NJ Supreme Court 2025)
In this appeal, the Court considers whether expert testimony regarding Shaken Baby Syndrome/Abusive Head Trauma (SBS/AHT) is sufficiently reliable to go before a jury in two separate cases — State v. Nieves and State v. Cifelli. The defense in both cases moved to exclude the testimony, challenging the scientific basis and reliability of the theory …
Capacity to Proceed in Criminal Cases in North Carolina
This 2025 Administration of Justice Bulletin by John Rubin covers the three main phases of the capacity-to-proceed process: a mental health examination; a hearing to determine capacity; and proceedings after a determination of incapacity—that is, involuntary commitment and disposition of the criminal case.
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Long-term Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury: Forensic Implications
Free webinar offered by Godoy Medical Forensics
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