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2014 DPA Annual Conference has ended
Monday, June 16 • 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Right to Present a Defense

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CLE: 1.00

The right to present a defense is a federal Constitutional right which cannot be limited by rules of evidence or procedure.  In this session the presenters will demonstrate how to litigate right to defense issues at trial, including how to raise and preserve the issues for appellate review and Constitutionalizing objections in the process.


Speakers
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Kathleen Schmidt

Branch Manager, Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy
Kathleen Kallaher Schmidt has served DPA as the Appeals Branch Manager since June 2007. A graduate of Vanderbilt University, and the University of Kentucky School of Law, Ms. Schmidt began her career at DPA as an intern in 1981 and became a staff attorney in 1983. She practiced in... Read More →
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Teresa Whitaker

Manager, Capital Trial Branch, Department of Public Advocacy
Teresa Whitaker received her B.A. (Government) from Western Kentucky University in May 1987. She received her J.D. from the University of Kentucky School of Law in May 1990. Upon graduation from law school, she became a law clerk for the Somerset Department of Public Advocacy (DPA... Read More →



Monday June 16, 2014 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Banquet A

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