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Capital Case Management for Superior Court Judges - May 9-10 2012

More information on the course, including future events, can be found on the course homepage. If you have any questions please contact Jeff Welty or Gail Wilkins.

Course Materials

Agenda: Capital Case Management for Superior Court Judges - May 9-10 2012
May, 2012
Agenda_8.pdf (pdf, 134.89 KB)
The Death Penalty in North Carolina: Overview and History
Jeffrey B. Welty
May, 2012
Pretrial Management
W. Osmond Smith III
May, 2012
Pretrial Management in Capital Cases (Pretrial Management in Capital Cases, 39.03 KB)
Appointment of Counsel
Robert Hurley
May, 2012
Counsel Issues
Jessica Smith
May, 2012
Mental Retardation
Paul G. Gessner
May, 2012
Mental Retardation in Capital Cases (Mental Retardation in Capital Cases, 669.50 KB)
Jury Selection
Thomas H. Lock
May, 2012
Jury Selection in Capital Cases (Jury Selection in Capital Cases, 1.09 MB)
High Profile Trials; Handling the Media
Michael Crowell
May, 2012
Some Legal Issues in the Management of High Profile Trials (Some Legal Issues in the Management of High Profile Trials, 185.21 KB)
Mental Health Defense
John Rubin
May, 2012
Expert Witnesses in Capital Cases
W. Erwin Spainhour
May, 2012
The New Law of Self-Defense?: The Impact of Statutory Changes in 2011
John Rubin
May, 2012
Jury Instructions: Avoiding the Landmines
Jesse B. Caldwell III
May, 2012
Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances
Jeffrey B. Welty
May, 2012
Closing Arguments
Jeffrey B. Welty
May, 2012
Closing Arguments in Capital Cases (Closing Arguments in Capital Cases, 275.18 KB)
The Racial Justice Act
Jeffrey B. Welty
May, 2012
The Racial Justice Act: Pretrial Claims (The Racial Justice Act: Pretrial Claims, 221.06 KB)
Public Officials - Courts and Judicial Administration Roles
Topics - Courts and Judicial Administration