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C a l i f o r n i a a t t o r n e y s f o r C r i m i n a l J u s t i C e
seminar coordinators
Vincent J. Tucci, Richard Hutton and Robert J. Wilson
seminar committee co-
chairsSusan Ten Kwan and Jeffrey E. Thoma
Seminar Approved for 7.0 MCLE CreditsRULES OF THE
ROAD XI
a Day in the Desert
with the Dui experts
R U L E S O F T H E R O A D XI – S E m I n A R S c H E D U L E
CACJ’s Annual DUI Seminar, Rules of the Road XI, leading trial lawyers concentrating on critical current trial issues, sharing from a wealth of experience in trying DUI cases. There will also be an update on new DUI Case law and legislation.
Friday, september 27, 2008
5:00 – 7:00 pm Reception/Westin Mission Hills Resort Hotel
Sponsored by Richard Hutton and Robert Wilson
7:00 – 9:00 pm Board of Governors Meeting
Westin Mission Hills Resort Hotel
saturday, september 27, 2008
7:30 am Registration
Coffee, tea and assorted juices
8:30 – 9:00 am California DUI Legislative Update
Bob Wilson and Ignacio Hernandez
9:00 – 10:00 am DUI Case Law Update 2008
Albert Menaster
10:00 – 10:15 am Break
10:15 – 11:15 am Breath Testing Issues in DUI Cases ECIR vs Draeger
Mary McMurray
11:15 – 12:15 pm ECIR vs Draeger: The Basics of the Machines Mary McMurray
12:15 – 1:15 pm Lunch — Sponsors — Raffle etc
1:15 – 2:15 pm “Standardized Field Sobriety Tests” Studies & Discovery Tactics (PAS Devises, Blood Tech’s & Checkpoints)
Felix D’Amico
2:15 – 3:15 pm “DRE” Drug Recognition Expert Defense Strategies
Felix D’Amico
3:15 – 3:30 pm Break
3:30 – 5:00 pm Advanced Strategies & Tactics for Handling California DMV APS Cases
Rick Mueller
mCLe aNd speCiaLiZatiON Credits
CACJ certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 7.0 hours.
albert menaster
DUI Case Law Update 2008
Albert menaster has served as a Deputy Public Defender in Los Angeles county since 1973. Al writes books, articles and lectures frequently on a wide range of defense topics, including computer technology for defense attorneys, juvenile court practice, Three Strikes, Proposition 36, courtroom Evidence and motion Practice. He also writes the technology column, book reviews and other substantive legal articles for cAcJ’s Forum magazine; and he regularly provides updates on current legal topics for cAcJ’s Flash. In may of last year he was named the Los Angeles county Bar Associations’ “Defender of the Year.”
rick mueller
Advanced Strategies and Tactics for Handling California DMV APS Cases
Rick mueller is the attorney for the San Diego county DUI Law center, a Professional corpora-tion, which focuses on california DUI and DmV law. He has been in practice since 1983 and re-ceived his Juris Doctor degree from chicago Kent college of Law. Rick has been a featured Speaker at seven DUI / DmV seminars in San Diego county in the last several years and is known by many attorneys as a “DmV Guru.”
Rick is an Editorial consultant to California Drunk Driving
Law, the most comprehensive reference book for the law of drunk
driving in california. Known as california’s Bible of DUI defense, also authored by Ed Kuwatch, Paul Burglin, and Barry Simons, the book features much of Rick’s work.
Rick is a Specialist member of the california DUI Attorneys Association and the national college for DUI Defense and the na-tional Association of criminal Defense Lawyers.
Rick speaks at “Strategies in Handling DUI cases” seminars, the DUI & Drug Defense seminar, the north San Diego county Bar Association’s Drunk Driving - DmV seminars, and the Public Defender’s Office DmV - DUI Training seminars. His DmV — DUI work has been featured in the Association of california Deuce De-fenders’ materials. He has argued in appellate court, and he actively defends these cases and files DmV writs.
bob wilson
California DUI Legislative Update
Robert Wilson, a partner in the law firm of Hutton and Wilson, has tried over 250 DUI cases and has represented hundreds of individuals before vari-ous administrative bodies throughout california. Robert is a frequent lecturer in the field of driving under the influence and alternative sentencing options in the courts of Los Angeles county. He is a past president of the criminal courts Bar Association and member of cAcJ’s Board of Governors.
R U L E S O F T H E R O A D XI – S E M I N A R F A C U L T Y
felix d’amico“Standardized Field Sobriety Tests” and Discovery Tactics (PAS Devises, Blood tech’s and Checkpoints)
Felix D’Amico is a former 33 year veteran and retired Sergeant of the San Bernardino county Sher-iff’s Department, and for the past 5 years has been a consultant on alcohol/drug DUI cases. As a DRE instructor since 1989, he has assisted law enforcement and now defense attorneys on DUI cases involving drugs and alcohol. He has taught drugs and Standardized Field Sobriety tests in 27 national Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) schools and participated and supervised 47 alcohol correlation studies. He coordinated the training of over 250 DREs from his department including their certifications. He coordinated and supervised over a multi-agency task force with over 260 partici-pants for drunk river operations including the Boating Enforcement Operations at the colorado River, during all major holidays for 10 years which resulted in over 5,000 arrests. He assists attorneys on PAS devises, blood technicians and checkpoint operations on discovery issues, and is well versed on alcohol absorption rates and the metabo-lism rates of female vs. males drinkers. His knowledge on both the prosecution and defense side of issues should prove to be a valuable asset for this conference.
ignacio hernandez
California DUI Legislative Update
Ignacio Hernandez operates one of the only legislative advocacy firms in Sacramento which also provides individual legal representation. He previously served as chief of Staff in both the As-sembly and State Senate, and as a consultant for the Assembly Public Safety committee. Before moving to Sacramento, Ignacio taught political science at San Jose State University. He is the current President of the La Raza Lawyers Association of Sacramento and is a member of the california Judicial council’s criminal Law Advisory committee. Ignacio is a graduate of Santa clara University Law School.
mary mcmurray
Breath Testing Issues in DUI Cases – ECIR vs Draeger
ECIR vs Draeger: The Basics of the Machines
mary catherine mcmurray has been working in the field of evidential breath alcohol testing since 1986. She has testified in civil and criminal cases in State and Fed-eral courts, and has experience with all the manufacturer’s of breath alcohol testing devices and is current on the instrumentation of each of them. ms. mcmurray also consults and testifies on breath alcohol and breath testing related issues.
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Saturday, September 27th — 7:30 pm
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MEMBERSHIP FEES: Join now and pay the member rate for seminar tuition.
Life Member *† ...$5000
Patron *† ...$600
Sustaining Member ...$300
Attorney in practice over 5 years ...$175
Public Defender in practice over 5 years and Law Professor ..$120
Attorney over 5 years and in Patron’s or Life Member’s firm ...$120
Out-of-State Attorney ...$100
Attorney in practice 1–5 years and Associate Member ...$70
Attorney in practice less than 1 year ...$50
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Law Student ...$40
Gift Membership ...$50
* Life Members and Patrons may attend two one-day seminars each year at no charge. † Call CACJ for payment options By adding a $50 donation to the above dues, you will support the California Attorneys for Criminal Justice Political Action Committee, which supports our position on issues and candidates for state elective offices who are committed to the protection of individual rights and the improvement of the criminal justice system. Dues and PAC contributions are not deductible as charitable contributions for Federal Income Tax purposes. PAYMENT: Registration Fee ...$ _______ Late Fee (add $20 if after September 19, 2008) ...$ _______ Membership Fee (if signing up today) ...$ _______ Poker Tournament Buy-In ...$ _______ TOTAL ... $ _______ ❍ Check enclosed (payable to CACJ) ❍ Charge my (circle one): Visa MC creditcardnumber » exp. date » signature » REGISTRATION FEES: Registration includes lunch and syllabus. To preregister for these seminars, CACJ must receive your preregistration form and payment by Friday, September 19, 2008, at 5:00 p.m. Postmarks after that date will not be accepted. Late registration includes a $20 fee. Prepaid Late Registration CACJ Attorney Member ...$199 ... $219
Attorney Non-Member ...$249 ... $269
CACJ Investigator/Other ...$179 ... $199
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CACJ Law Student ...$65 ... $85
Student Non-Member ...$90 ... $110
Extra Lunch(es) ...$50 ... $55
Group Discounts: Groups of five or more from the same organization
who preregister AS A GROUP by September 19, 2008, at 5:00 p.m. are eligible for a 15% discount. The discounted tuition is $169.15 for members and $211.65 for non-members. Preregistration forms must be received together. This offer does not apply to student registrants.
Cancellations: Refunds, less a $30 processing fee, will be sent only for
those cancellations received by 5:00 p.m. Friday, September 19, 2008. NO REFUNDS WILL BE SENT FOR CANCELLATIONS RECEIVED AFTER September 19, 2008. It is possible, however, to substitute one person on another’s registration, excluding Patron and Life Member registrations. Substitutions are permitted for group registrations.
Preregistration Deadline: Friday, September 19, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. Preregistration not accepted after September 19, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. Payment must be included with form
Late registration is subject to a $20 late fee
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1540 River Park Drive, Suite 224A Sacramento, California 95815
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MCLE AND SPECIALIZATION CREDITS
CACJ certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 7.0 hours of which no hours apply to Legal Ethics or Law Office Management. This activity has also been approved for Certification and/or Recertification as a Criminal Law Specialist by the California Board of Legal Specialization in the amount of 7.0 hours of which 1.5 hours applies to Evidence and 1.5 hours applies to Substantive Criminal Law and Procedure
ACCOMMODATIONS
The DUI Seminar is being held at the Westin Mission Hills Resort Hotel. To reserve a room at the CACJ conference rate of $199.00 (plus tax) single or double occupancy, please call 800/335-3545 or 760/328-5955; or to make your reservations on-line, go to www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/cacjdui.
Be sure to make your reservations early!!! The hotel cannot guarantee guest room availability after August 27th, 2008 — and the hotel is known to sell out!!
TRAVEL
CACJ is pleased to offer discounted airfare through our seminar travel agent, Travel Store Platinum. Please contact Terry Welles at (310) 689-5417. The Travel Store Platinum has been in business for over 50 years, and Terry has over 25 years experience. You will be in good hands for your travel needs.
PLAY GOLF!
The Westin Mission Hills Resort Hotel has two golf courses to choose from.Pete Dye Course: This course has pot bunkers, railroad ties and several water hazards. The fairways
are narrow, and the greens are quick. There are four sets of tees to satisfy every skill level.
Gary Player Course: This course is longer, more forgiving and has faster greens than the Pete Dye
course. This course also has several spectacular scenic views of the countryside. Contained on its twenty acres are lakes, waterfalls, rocks, and 2,500 trees, Oleanders and native plants. The resort has a golf pro for each of the two courses.
