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FORENSIC AND
CRIMINAL LAW CONFERENCE

May 22-23, 2007
Houston, Texas

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Accredited by the State Bar of Texas MCLE Department for 17.0 MCLE hours, including 2.0 Ethics Hours.


Tuesday, May 22, 2007

7:15 REGISTRATION and Continental Breakfast

8:20 Welcome and Opening Remarks
  • James J. Alfini, Dean and President, South Texas College of Law - Houston
  • Professor Lisa L. Dahm, J.D., LL.M., Director of CLE, South Texas College of Law - Houston

Morning Session

8:30 The Harris County Medical Examiner's Office:
More Than Just Dead Bodies!
  • Luis A. Sanchez, M.D., Chief Medical Examiner, Harris County Medical Examiner's Office - Houston

9:00 The Cause and Manner of Death
  • Dwayne A. Wolf, M.D., Ph.D., Deputy Chief Medical Examiner, Harris County Medical Examiner's Office - Houston

9:45 Interpreting An Autopsy Report: A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words
  • Luis A. Sanchez, M.D., Chief Medical Examiner, Harris County Medical Examiner's Office - Houston

10:45 Morning Break

11:00 Blood Stains and Blood Spatter
  • Lawrence L. Renner - Santa Fe, NM

12:30 Lunch Break
(pick up lunch and return to the auditorium)

12:45 Lunch Presentation
Crime Scene Reconstruction
  • Lawrence L. Renner - Santa Fe, NM

2:00 After Lunch Break

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Afternoon Session

2:15 Toxicology Tests: How and Why They Need to be Run
  • Terry J. Danielson, Ph.D., Toxicologist I, Harris County Medical Examiner's Office - Houston
  • Ashraf Mozayani, Pharm D., Ph.D., D-ABFT, Laboratory Director/Chief Toxicologist, Harris County Medical Examiner's Office - Houston

3:15 Gas Chromatography (GC) Blood Testing
  • James Nesci, Nesci, St. Louis & West P.L.L.C. - Tucson, AZ

4:45 Afternoon Break

5:00 Enzymatic Tests and Their Importance to the Case
  • Joseph Citron, M.D., J.D. - Atlanta, GA

5:45 Why Do Toxicology Results Differ and Why Are The Differences Important?
  • Joseph Citron, M.D., J.D. - Atlanta, GA
  • Terry J. Danielson, Ph.D., Toxicologist I, Harris County Medical Examiner's Office - Houston
  • Ashraf Mozayani, Pharm D., Ph.D., D-ABFT, Laboratory Director/Chief Toxicologist, Harris County Medical Examiner's Office - Houston
  • James Nesci, Nesci, St. Louis & West P.L.L.C. - Tucson, AZ

6:15 Adjourn

Total MCLE hours for Tuesday = 8.75 hours,
(no legal ethics)

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Wednesday, May 23, 2007

8:00 Continental BreakfastContinental Breakfast Continental Breakfast

8:25 Welcome Remarks
  • Professor Lisa L. Dahm, J.D., LL.M., Director of CLE, South Texas College of Law - Houston

Morning Session

8:30 What Can and Does Go Wrong With Forensics
(Includes .75 hour of legal ethics)
  • Frederic W. Whitehurst, Law Office of Frederic Whitehurst - Bethel, NC


10:00 Morning Break

10:15 The Importance of Forensics: Re-Trying Good Cases
(Includes 1.0 hour of legal ethics)
  • Tommy P. Beaudreau, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP - Washington, DC

12:15 Lunch Break
(pick up lunch and return to the auditorium)

12:30 Lunch Presentation
Forensic and Crime Lab Lessons
(Includes .25 hour of legal ethics)
  • Tommy P. Beaudreau, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP - Washington, DC
  • David Raziq, Executive Producer of Investigative, KHOU TV - Houston
  • Prof. Michael Risinger, Seton Hall University School of Law - Newark, NJ
  • Frederic W. Whitehurst, Law Office of Frederic Whitehurst - Bethel, NC

1:30 After Lunch Break

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Afternoon Session

1:45 Sexual Assault Cases: Forensic Findings
  • Jamie Ferrell, BSN, RN, DABFN, CA/CP-SANE, SANE-A, CMI-III, CFN, National Forensic Nursing Institute and Memorial Hermann Healthcare System - Houston
  • Stacey Mitchell, DNP, RN, SANE-A, D-ABMDI, Senior Forensic Nurse Investigator, Harris County Medical Examiner's Office - Houston

3:45 Afternoon Break

4:00 Forensic Psychiatry: Aberrant Behaviors
  • Seth W. Silverman, Ph.D., Silverman Group - Houston

4:30 Forensic Psychiatry: False Allegations
  • Jerome B. Brown, Brown Nelson Frank Giles and Associates - Bellaire

5:00 Sexual Assault and Its Fallout
  • Jamie Ferrell, BSN, RN, DABFN, CA/CP-SANE, SANE-A, CMI-III, CFN, National Forensic Nursing Institute and Memorial Hermann Healthcare System - Houston
  • Stacey Mitchell, DNP, RN, SANE-A, D-ABMDI, Senior Forensic Nurse Investigator, Harris County Medical Examiner's Office - Houston

5:45 Adjourn

Total MCLE hours for Wednesday = 8.25 hours, including 2.0 hours of legal ethics

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For Questions regarding Continuing Legal Education, Email: ksmith@stcl.edu