Criminal Law

This training will cover the basics of federal habeas corpus and 28 U.S.C. § 2254, including: the statute of limitations, tolling, exhaustion, procedural default, retroactivity, and merits review. Read more

1 Hour MCLE In this presentation, Julian André and Eddie Jauregui, both former federal prosecutors, review the law, rules, and procedures governing federal grand juries. Our speakers will provide insight into how federal grand juries are organized and how they work, and review the extent of their powers. They will also review the role of defense attorneys in representing targets, subjects, and witnesses in the grand jury process, and how to respond to grand jury subpoenas. Register Here Non-Member Price:… Read more

This webinar will focus on the challenges associated with the prosecution of intoxication-related sexual assaults. The webinar will address approaches to charging, pretrial motions, trial strategies, and working with the victims in these cases. Read more

Are you a new lawyer? Has it been a while since you’ve been in trial? If so, this webinar is for you! This Trial Evidence Fundamentals webinar will help bring you up to speed on introducing evidence, hearsay rules, laying a foundation, refreshing recollection, impeaching with prior inconsistent statements, making and rebutting common objections, expert testimony, and more. Read more

Join us April 6 in Oakland for the Criminal Law Section's Annual Trial Skills Update Seminar. Read more

We have included links to SCOTUSblog in case you want to learn more about these cases. Read more

The Committee on Revision of the Penal Code is a state entity established in 2020 to make recommendations to the Governor and Legislature about all aspects of California criminal law. This presentation will give an overview of the Penal Code Committee’s work, including its most recent recommendations and the latest data on crime rates, incarceration levels, and more. Read more

We regret to inform you that the Annual Trail Skills Update conference, originally set for Saturday, November 4, 2023 has been canceled. Read more

Ciminelli v. United States, No. 21-1170 Issue: Whether the Second Circuit’s “right to control” theory of fraud—which treats the deprivation of complete and accurate information bearing on a person’s economic decision as a species of property fraud—states a valid basis for liability under the federal wire fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1343. Read more

The United States Sentencing Commission has recently introduced a significant adjustment for zero-point offenders through a newly created Section 4C1.1 of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines that would go into effect on November 1, 2023. This adjustment acknowledges that defendants with no criminal history points (zero-point offenders) should be treated differently during sentencing. Read more