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Asians Don't Drink, They Love Jesus, And They're Creeped Out By Everything

Sanchovilla
January 13, 2009 09:19

It's happened yet again. Words from a Public Defender (in this case a PD Intern) posted in a blog on Myspace.Com started a shit storm. Since I don't have permission to reprint the entire story on Law.Com and I don't have $1500.00 floating around freely in my bank accounts to reprint the story,...

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National Defender Investigator Association

Sanchovilla
February 04, 2012 23:41

NDIA 2012 National Conference - Atlanta, Georgia April 19 - 20, 2012 Seeing Is Believing - Or Is It? Challenging Assumptions to Better Defend Our Clients.THURSDAY8:30 am - 9:00 am -NDIA Welcome and Opening Remarks Local Defender and NDIA Conference Committee9:00...

We Are Not Alone

Sanchovilla
October 23, 2011 02:29

I love using Google Street View when I'm preparing to go out in the field. It even helped me find a small triangle of land in the middle of a highway which was designated as a city park. GSV isn't 100%; as we all know, the images connected with the map locations sometimes are outdated. And I know...

American Federal Contract Investigators Association.

Sanchovilla
October 21, 2011 22:53

The AMERICAN FEDERAL CONTRACT INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATION Presents theAFCIA NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2011November 1, 2, and 3, 2011at theMarine Corps Recruit Depot ~ San Diego, CaliforniaThe AFCIA cordially invites all Federal Contract Investigators, Federal Investigative Service Agents, Department Of...

NATIONAL DEFENDER INVESTIGATOR ASSOCIATION

Sanchovilla
August 18, 2011 16:40

This year the 2011 NDIA Regional Conference will be held September 15-16, 2011 at: The Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel1550 Court PlaceDenver, Colorado 80202 Room Rate: $139 single/double occupancy per diem Room Reservations Telephone: 303-893-3333 or 1-888-627-8405(Refer to NDIA Group Meeting when...

NDIA 2011 Regional Conference

Sanchovilla
August 18, 2011 16:38

2011 REGIONAL CONFERENCE AGENDA SEPTEMBER 15th & 16TH, 2011 THURSDAY - SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 7:30 am to 8:30 am Registration & Continental Breakfast 8:30 am to 9:00 am WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS NDIA President Teri Moore and Mark Neer Ray Moore - Federal Public Defender Denver,...

How To Get In The Door

Sanchovilla
August 01, 2011 01:21

How To Get In The Door:Getting the Difficult InterviewLarry Carlson and Eric Mason2006 NDIA ConferenceSan Francisco, CAI. Before leaving the office: There is no substitute for preparation• Integrate thoroughly into the case and the defense team• Know the discovery cold• Understand where the case...

Contemporaneous Notes

Sanchovilla
June 10, 2011 23:58

An interesting development in New Jersey has settled the issue of production of notes taken by law enforcement officers during the course of an investigation. That state's attorney general has directed that contemporaneous notes written by police now must be transmitted to the prosecutor. This is a...

NDIA Conferences

Sanchovilla
June 06, 2011 01:02

Believe it or not, that crime scene tape is totally edible!A company called "Criminal Chcocolates" was a vendor at the NDIA 2011 national conference in Huntington Beach, CA l.ast April. The proprietor is a crime scene investigator with one of the police departments local to Southern California and...

FINDING PHOTOS THAT "DON'T EXIST"

Sanchovilla
May 04, 2011 01:59

One picure is worth a thousand words; especially when litigation is involved.It's no secret that police and coroners routinely take photos at crime scenes or during serious accident investigations. This evidence is easily obtainable during the discovery process.However, this is not the only...