Litigating 404(b) Evidence & Witnesses (2022)
CLE Credit: Up to 3 hours of self-study CLE credit, where authorized. Please confirm with your state's CLE commission to ensure this program is available for self-study CLE certification.
Program Summary: Across the country, courts have grown increasingly permissive in allowing the admission of so-called other acts evidence under Rule 404(b), and it has morphed into a rule of inclusion resulting in the liberal admission of evidence of defendants' wrongdoing that is extrinsic to the crime charged. Understanding how to contest the admission of 404(b) evidence and how to effectively cross-examine the 404(b) witness at trial is a necessary endeavor for any criminal defense attorney intent on providing effective assistance to the accused. This program will explore in detail what 404(b) evidence is and isn't, the Huddleston test for admitting 404(b) evidence, FRE 404(b) and the Notice Requirement, practice pointers for litigating the admission of 404(b) evidence, preparing the jury for 404(b) evidence if admitted, limiting the effect of 404(b) evidence at trial and confronting and cross-examining the 404(b) witness. You'll also learn how to attack the credibility of the witness in suppression motions using reverse 404(b) on behalf of your client.
Presentations Included:
1. Identifying & Challenging Bad Character Evidence Before Trial | Andres Guevara
2. Cross of the 404(b) Witness | Lisa Wayne
3. Attacking the Credibility of the Witness in Suppression Motions | James Smith
Prices
- List Price $159.00
- Member Price $139.00