Brady Disclosures: Obligations and Ethics in Criminal Law
Date: Sep 18, 2024 9:00 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.
Location: Online
Member Price: $177.00
Non-Member Price: $209.00
Section Price: $0.00
Areas of Law: Criminal Law
Earn up to 4 credits, including 0.6 in Ethics! (More Information)
Keynote
Moderator
- Danica Rue, Esq.
- Director of Investigations and Police Accountability
Office of the Public Defender, Trenton
Presenters
- Hon. Siobhan A. Teare, J.S.C. (Ret.)
- Robert A. Bianchi, Esq.
- Former Morris County Prosecutor and Certified Trial Attorney
The Bianchi Law Group, LLC, Parsippany - James J. Gerrow, Jr., Esq.
- Persiano Law Office, Merchantville
The surprising dismissal in the Alec Baldwin manslaughter trial has revived the longstanding debate over the proper scope of mandatory disclosures in criminal trials. The case against the actor was dismissed when it was revealed that the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office took possession of live rounds of ammunition in March as evidence in the case, but failed to list them in the investigation file or disclose their existence to defense lawyers. This was in violation of the Brady rule, named after Brady v. Maryland, which requires prosecutors to disclose materials and exculpatory information in the government's possession to the defense.
Hear from prosecutors and defense attorneys as they provide an overview of practice, procedure and the ethical duty to disclose under
Brady
. Join us for a timely discussion on:
- The scope and parameters of Brady disclosure
- The role of the Office of the Public Defender’s newly appointed Director of Police Investigations and Accountability
- Prosecutorial ethics
- An analysis of State v. Higgs, regarding the process of disclosure of internal affairs records for police
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