NCDD Seminars and Webinars

Breath Testing From Input to Verdict-CALL THE NCDD OFFICE TO GET ON THE WAITING LIST 334-264-1950

NCDD Seminars and Sessions

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November 13, 2024 - November 16, 2024

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Phoenix, AZ

This program will review the underlying science involved in breath testing and the common misconceptions among the courts and police. The course will cover the common errors in breath testing from inaccurate scientific assumptions to installation and maintenance of the device and introduction of the sample.

Students will have hands on experience with several devices on how they are set up for service, checked for calibration and used in the testing. The course will provide the opportunity for drinking subjects to provide samples and allow students to administer the test.

Once an understanding of the process is completed, students will be broken up into small groups to incorporate the information learned in the earlier session into trial skills. These include discovering a reason the jury will vote for not guilty, incorporating those issues into voir dire, carrying the problem through the opening, closing, crossing, and directing the expert to establish the foundation for a Not Guilty verdict.

Hotel Accommodations:

Radisson Phoenix Airport Hotel
Discounted Room Rate $159

Room Block Closes October 10, 2024.

CLE Credit Hours:

60min States-19.5 Hours

50min States-23.4 Hours

SEMINAR DAY ONE-Wednesday November 13, 2024

TimeEvent DescriptionGuest Speaker
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.RegistrationSunset Ballroom
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.How Does Breath Testing Work?Aaron Olson
3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.Machine Set Up: How Does it All Go Together?Aaron Olson and Joe Anderson
3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.Break
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Machine Testing with Drinking SubjectsAaron Olson and Joe Anderson
6:00 p.m.Dinner

SEMINAR DAY TWO-Thursday November 14, 2024

TimeEvent DescriptionGuest Speaker
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.Physiology of Breath TestingJoe Anderson
9:30 a.m.– 10:30 a.m.Common Machine IssuesAaron Olson
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.Break
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.Common Biological Problems of Breath TestingAaron Olson and Joe Anderson
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.Lunch
12:45 p.m.– 1:45 p.m.Calibration and What it MeansJoe Anderson
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.Refusals: Why the Machine is WrongJoe Anderson
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.Break
3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.Discovery: What You Need to See and WhyBell Island
3:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.Issue Spotting for TrialLynn Gorelick
4:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.How to Find the Hook: What's Your StoryFrank Mungo
4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Direct of the Expert: DemonstrationDavid Katz
5:00 p.m.Adjourn

SEMINAR DAY THREE-Friday November 15, 2024

TimeEvent DescriptionGuest Speaker
8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.Opening LectureFrank Mungo
9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.Closing LectureSean Brown
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.Break
10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.Opening/Closing Breakouts
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.Lunch
1:15 p.m.– 2:15 p.m.Voir Dire: Finding the Jurors Who Will ListenFrank Mungo
2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.Break
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.Voir Dire Breakouts
4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.Cross of the ExpertFrank Mungo
5:15 p.m.Adjourn

SEMINAR DAY FOUR-Saturday November 16, 2024

TimeEvent DescriptionGuest Speaker
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.Cross Examination DemonstrationDavid Katz
8:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.Cross Examination Breakouts
10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.Break
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.Graduation
11:30 a.m.Seminar Adjourns
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