Cases involving weapons charges, drug activity, and the money that accompany them aren’t for the faint of heart - they’re fact-intensive, law driven cases and demand a deep knowledge of “the way things work.” Are you hip to the latest pharmacopeia that snake its way through Massachusetts’ urban and suburban neighborhoods? Learn how to litigate the issue of possession using our newest case law. Get updated on the latest decisions and strategy including the use of social media evidence. Can you avoid all of this by statutory diversion?
Join us at this program and learn practical tips for prosecuting and defending gun and drug cases. Let this diverse panel of experts from both sides of the aisle bring you up to speed. Come away from this training with the “street smarts” you need to try cases surrounding the triumvirate of crime - Guns, Drugs & Money - and don’t miss your chance to see the latest street drugs at play in your cases.
Join us at this program and learn practical tips for prosecuting and defending gun and drug cases. Let this diverse panel of experts from both sides of the aisle bring you up to speed. Come away from this training with the “street smarts” you need to try cases surrounding the triumvirate of crime - Guns, Drugs & Money - and don’t miss your chance to see the latest street drugs at play in your cases.
Course Content
Welcome and Introduction9:30 am - 10:00 am
- Diverting Disaster: Resolving Drug Cases with Diversion and Treatment
- Lynda L. Dantas, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel Services, Lowell
- Forfeiture: Making the Case for the Money
- E Russell Eonas, Esq., Plymouth County District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Brockton
- Constructive Possession: Guns, Drugs and Automobiles
- Alexandra Meghan Brunelle, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel - Public Defender Division, Lowell
- Break
- The Newest Trends in Drug Use and Distribution: Show and Tell
- Brian Coen, City of Quincy Police Department, Quincy
- Lunch
- Firearms and Self-Defense: Massachusetts, Not Wisconsin
- Joseph F. Janezic, III, Esq., Plymouth County District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Brockton
- Beyond the Four Corners: Franks, Amral and You
- Ryan P. Sullivan, Esq., Law Office of Ryan P. Sullivan, Lowell
- Handling Social Media Evidence in a Modern World: The MyFace Snapchat Tik Tok Conundrum
- Jason T. Green, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel Services, Brockton
- Break
- Invisible Evidence: Using Latent Prints and DNA to Prosecute and Defend Gun and Drug Cases
- Steven Laken, Ph.D, President and C.E.O., Cephos LLC, Tyngsboro
- Erik Savicke, Boston Police Headquarters, Latent Print Unit, Boston
- Ask the Experts Q&A Session
- Panel
- Special Program Materials:
- Trying Drug Cases in Massachusetts
- Please Note
- MCLE webcasts are delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal.
- There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only.
Speakers
Cochairs- Lynda L. Dantas, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel Services, Lowell
- Jason T. Green, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel Services, Brockton
- Alexandra Meghan Brunelle, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel - Public Defender Division, Lowell
- Brian Coen, City of Quincy Police Department, Quincy
- E Russell Eonas, Esq., Plymouth County District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Brockton
- Joseph F. Janezic, III, Esq., Plymouth County District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Brockton
- Steven Laken, Ph.D, President and C.E.O., Cephos LLC, Tyngsboro ,
- Erik Savicke, Boston Police Headquarters, Latent Print Unit, Boston
- Ryan P. Sullivan, Esq., Law Office of Ryan P. Sullivan, Lowell
