Bootcamp: An Introduction to Prosecution
A course for newly hired prosecutors
This course has been specifically designed for newly hired prosecutors. It focuses on the varied duties of the prosecutor in the office and the courtroom and provides special emphasis on the ethical and professional obligations of serving as a public prosecutor. The course combines presentations with discussion workshops in small groups coordinated by veteran prosecutor faculty members.
Topical include:
- The role of the public prosecutor
- Pretrial responsibilities and ethical obligations
- Trial responsibilities and ethical obligations
- Introduction to courtroom technology
- Case analysis, charging and disposition
- The plea negotiation process
- Developing a case theory
- Effective trial notebooks and workbooks
- Developing sufficient and persuasive case theories
- Evidentiary predicates and foundations
- Presenting the factual theory
- Resolving evidentiary problems
- Pretrial motion practice
- Thinking through defense theories
- Organization for cross-examination
Who Should Attend:
- This course has been specifically designed for newly hired prosecutors. It is geared toward attorneys who have six months or less of prosecutor experience.
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