Lessons From the 'Serial' Case: Ten Evidentiary Missteps to Avoid
Sponsored by LexisNexis
Evidence is the lifeblood of a case. And your client’s livelihood or
bottom line, liberty or life, may depend on how you handle it.
There is no better illustration of this than a 1999 Maryland case
involving the murder of an 18-year-old high school senior, Hae Min Lee,
and the controversial conviction of her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, then
17. The case inspired the record-breaking
Serial podcast, which has been downloaded more than 80 million times. The case continues to inspire millions of downloads of
Undisclosed,
a podcast which features three attorneys who enthusiastically run down
the many rabbit holes of the case’s hotly disputed evidentiary issues.
It was evidentiary concerns that prompted an appellate ruling calling
for a new look at the case.
Undisclosed was initiated by the same attorney who inspired the
production of
Serial, Rabia Chaudry, a close family friend of the
defendant and an ardent advocate for his release. Joining Chaudry on
Undisclosed are two attorneys with a penchant for evidentiary matters.
Susan Simpson, an associate with the Volkov Law Group, handles both
civil and criminal actions, and writes the blog The View From LL2 The
other is Colin Miller, a professor and associate dean at the University
of South Carolina School of Law and author of the popular Evidence Prof
Blog.
What You Will Learn
Simpson and Miller will share what they believe the so-called
Serial case
can teach civil and criminal attorneys, courts, the prosecution and
defense about evidence – and what not to do with it. They will use
Maryland v. Syed to illustrate 10 evidentiary pitfalls, their consequences and how to avoid them.
FREE!
Total Credits: 1.25 units
Online
August 18, 2015, 11:00 am - 12:15 pm PDT
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