8:00 am - 12:00 pm: Non-Capital Criminal Defense of Indigent Persons (Public Defender's Office)

a. IRC Introduction, Process of Appointment to Lists

b. Requirements for Appointment to Misdemeanor, Felony F-I, Felony A-E, Special Proceedings, Motion for Appropriate Relief Lists

c. Performance Standards

d. N.C. IDS

e. Initial Defendant Interview

f. Pre-trial

g. Plea Negotiations

h. Trial

i. Sentencing

j. Case Law

k. Advice/Common Mistakes Seen in New Defense Attorneys

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Lunch Onsite

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Payment - Fee Application - AOC-CR-22

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: Courtroom Ethics (Judges)

a. Criminal Case Management Plan (CCMP) and Administrative Order Adopting Criminal Rules, 26^th Prosecutorial/Judicial District, Mecklenburg County,Statement of Intent & Summary of Basic Process

b. Courtroom Procedures

c. Standards of Judgment

d. Courtroom Decorum, No-Shows

e. Disposition/Fee Application Advice

f. Advice/Common Mistakes

3:30 pm - 4:15 pm: Prosecution Perspective (District Attorney's Office)

4:15 pm - 5:00 pm: Conclusion (Public Defender's Office)

Registration:

Download Registration form here and return via:
Fax: 704/333-6209

Mail: 438 Queens Road, Charlotte, NC 28207

Phone: 704/375-8624

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