2009 Criminal Law Highlights

CLE, DC Bar

Start: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 2:00 pm
End: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 5:15 pm

Description: This course will help you to stay current with the important 2009 Supreme Court and District of Columbia Court of Appeals decisions on issues ranging from the Second Amendment, to eye witness identification and cross-examination bias. Among the cases that will be explored are Melendez-Diaz v Massachusetts, Montejo v. Louisiana, Arizona v Grant, Benn v. United States, Hinton v. United States, Brown v. United States and Obiazor v United States. The impact of these decisions is important for all criminal law practitioners.  Both defense attorneys and prosecutors won't want to miss this opportunity to get practical, relevant advice on the latest legal developments. Location

D.C. Bar Conference Center
1101 K Street NW
(Metro Center)
Washington DC 20005

U.S. D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, November 20, 2009
Carr v. Dist. of Columbia, No. 08-7083
In an action alleging that the police unlawfully arrested plaintiffs during a protest, summary judgment for plaintiffs is affirmed in part where the city did not have probable cause to believe that the protesters knew the protest at issue lacked a permit. However, the order is reversed in part where: 1) the city only needed to show that the officers had reasonable grounds to believe that everyone arrested was part of the rioting group; and 2) the city could lawfully complete the mass arrest without first ordering the crowd to disperse and giving plaintiffs an opportunity to comply.