NATIONAL FEDERAL HABEAS CORPUS SEMINAR
August 9 - 12, 2001
The Renaissance Hotel
Nashville, Tennessee
AGENDA
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Thursday August 9
6:00 p.m. - 6:10 p.m. Welcome & Announcements
Merle Freedman, Denise Young
6:10 p.m. - 6:40 p.m. Welcome to Nashville
Henry Martin
The Honorable Gilbert S. Merritt,
Senior United States Circuit Judge
6:40 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. Introduction of Will Campbell
George Barrett
6:45 - 7:30 p.m Keynote Address
The Rev. Will D. Campbell
7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Telling Our Client=s Stories in the Context
of Capital Post-Conviction Litigation
Judy Clarke, Denise de La Rue
Friday August 10
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. The Supreme Court: Developments, Trends, Pending Cases
Tim Ford, George Kendall, Mark Olive
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
1) Conceptualizing Post-Conviction Litigation*
John Blume
2) Positioning for McCarver I - Developing and Litigating Persuasive Claims of Mental Retardation
Jim Ellis, Pam Leonard, Michael Pescetta
3) Challenging Clients: AVolunteers@
Kelley Henry, Mandy Welch, Denise Young
4) Crafting a Persuasive Cert Petition and Other Supreme Court Practice Tips
David Bruck, Tim Ford
12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. LUNCH
[Grayhairs and upstarts: During Lunch, HAT counsel will be available in the East Ballroom to discuss pending cases or other topics of relevance with attorneys new to capital post-conviction litigation]
1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Ethical Dilemmas for Capital Post-Conviction Counsel
Professor Kathleen Clark, Larry Fox
2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
1) The Development and Presentation of State Misconduct Claims*
Tom Dunn, Michael Laurence, Mandy Welch
2) Assessing and Attacking the Qualifications of Forensic Evidence Labs and Examiners
Russ Stetler, Nick Trenticosta
3) Junk Science
Clive Stafford Smith
4) AEDPA for the Uninitiated
Keir Weyble, Denise Young
3:45 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. BREAK
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 2254(d) & (e): Developing a Unified Conceptual Model
John Blume
5:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. The Innocence Protection Act, the ANew@ Public Opinion
and Other Significant Developments
Ray Bonner, George Kendall, Peter Loge
9:00 p.m. until Benefit for the Equal Justice Initiative: 3rd and Lindsley
Saturday August 11
9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. The Development and Presentation of Race Issues
in Capital Post-Conviction Litigation
Sheri Johnson, George Kendall, Bryan Stevenson
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Break
10: 30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
1) An Introduction to Mental Health Issues
in Post-Conviction Litigation*
Dick Burr, Scharlette Holdman, Linda McGrew
2) Working for State Legislative Death Penalty Reform
Jim Ellis, Peter Loge, Ken Rose
3) Working with the Press
Ray Bonner, David Bruck
4) Procedural Default, Exhaustion and other AEDPA Issues
Rob Dunham, Michael Pescetta, Joe Schlesinger
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
1) The Development and Presentation
of Juror Misconduct Claims*
Ruth Friedman, Diana Holt
2) Opt-in Developments, Litigation and Issues
Tim Ford, Michael Laurence
3) Stopping the Clock: Statute of Limitations Issues in the Post-Duncan World
George Kendall, Keir Weyble
4) Litigating a Capital '2255 Case
Dick Burr, Judy Clarke
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. LUNCH
[Grayhairs and upstarts: During Lunch, HAT counsel and other experienced capital habeas litigators will be available in the East Ballroom to discuss pending cases or other topics of relevance with attorneys new to capital post-conviction litigation]
1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Emerging Mental Health Trends in Capital Post-Conviction Litigation
Scharlette Holdman, Kathy Wayland
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
1) The Development and Presentation
of Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claims*
Monica Foster, Robert McGlasson, Bill Redick
2) Competency Claims - Litigating Competency to Stand Trial, Competency to Proceed, Competency to Be Executed
Teresa Norris, Denise Young
3) Understanding Trauma
Kathy Wayland
4) Memory Manipulation and Enhancement
Sheri Johnson
3:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. BREAK
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Litigating International Law Claims
Sandra Babcock, Tim Ford
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
1) Persuasion I B Crafting a Persuasive Affidavit or Declaration*
Scharlette Holdman, Michael Laurence, Mark Olive
2) Winning Issues in the State and Federal Courts
Paul Bottei, Robert McGlasson
3) Negotiations in Capital Post-Conviction Litigation
Monica Foster, Russ Stetler
4) Challenging Prior Convictions and Other Aggravating Evidence
Kelley Henry, Denise Young
Sunday August 12
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Things Are Happening Outside the Boxes
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
1) Persuasion II - Protecting Facts and Law
in Capital Post-Conviction Proceedings*
Mark Olive
2) Snitches and Informants
Tom Dunn, Russ Stetler
3) Empirical Studies Relevant to Capital Post-Conviction Litigation
John Blume
4) The Challenges of Working in a Capital Habeas Unit
in a Federal Defender Office
Rob Dunham, Michael Pescetta, Joe Schlesinger
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. The End Game: Developing Strategies for Successors and Clemency
Chris Minton, Mark Olive
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. Closing Remarks
Henry Martin
PLEASE NOTE: An asterisk (*) indicates that the session is designed for participants without substantial capital post-conviction experience, participants litigating their first case, or those preparing for their first evidentiary hearing.