Criminal Justice

Annual Program:

Establishing Innocence or Guilt

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Plano, Texas, USA

Past Event

TX MCLE Credit will be available. TCOLE credit will be available pending approval.

Due to COVID concerns, attendance at our in-person programs may be capped. Register early!

*NEW LOCATION*
Cambria Hotel Plano Frisco
7500 Parkwood Blvd.
Plano, TX 75024

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Staff Assistant: +1.972.244.3415
Registrar: +1.972.244.3404
Fax: +1.972.244.3401
E-Mail: cail@cailaw.org

Overview

PRE-REGISTRATION is required. No walk-in or same day registration is available at this time. CAIL will require program participants to follow certain procedures that comply with the latest CDC guidance as it relates to COVID. See current procedures: CAIL’s Criminal Justice Programs COVID Protocols. Check back on our website before the program for any updates.

Thanks to a grant received from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, we are able to offer this training at low cost for in-person attendance. This annual program will be a forum to consider wrongful convictions and answer the questions: Why do wrongful convictions occur? What can be done to reduce the likelihood of wrongful convictions?

Tuition

Tuition is required for all registrants this year. Registration provides for materials and lunch each day.

$25.00 Tuition* is available for the following constituents. If you qualify for the $25.00 Tuition rate, but are unable to pay, you can Request a Tuition Waiver.

  • Texas State judges & their staff
  • Texas State prosecutors & their staff
  • Texas State Public Defenders
  • Paralegals, investigators and/or mitigation experts of a Texas State Public Defender
  • Texas criminal defense lawyers who regularly represent indigent defendants in criminal matters in Texas State Courts
  • Paralegals, investigators and/or mitigation experts of Texas criminal defense lawyers who regularly represent indigent defendants in criminal matters in Texas State Courts
  • Sworn Texas Law Enforcement Officers
  • Texas Law Students

$100.00 Tuition* is required for all other registrants (if you don’t fall into one of the categories above).

*Tuition will be used to cover current and/or future ex­penses of CAIL’s Innocence grant programs or to provide for items the grant cannot sufficiently cover.

Who Should Attend?

Judges, Prosecutors and their staff, Criminal Defense Attorneys and their staff, Law Enforcement Officers, and law students interested in Actual Innocence. Thanks to our grant, most registrants can attend this program at a reduced rate.

Interested, but cannot attend in-person? Click here to let us know.

Schedule and Faculty

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CLE Credit

The State Bar of Texas has approved this program for a total of 12 hours, of which no credit hours will apply to ethics/professional responsibility credit.

In addition to Texas, after the program (if requested) CAIL will directly apply for course accreditation in the following states, as long as course materials and evaluations are not required: California, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. Attorneys may be eligible to receive CLE credit through attorney self-submission in other states, as long as course materials and evaluations are not required to be submitted.

Other Information

Cancellation Policy

Written cancellation must be received 5 business days prior to a program to receive a refund (Email: lgaspar@cailaw.org). After this date, no refunds, but substitution of attendees for this program will be permitted with prior approval. Registrants not entitled to a refund will receive the course materials. Note: Registrants must attend the program to receive the course materials, unless tuition was paid.

Photo/Audio/Video Release

Registration for or attendance at this event acknowledges consent to be recorded or photographed. We reserve the right to use any photograph/video taken at our events, without the expressed written permission of those included within the photograph/video. We may use the photograph/video in publications or other media material produced, used or contracted including but not limited to: brochures, invitations, books, newspapers, magazines, television, websites, annual reports, newsletters, etc. To ensure the privacy of individuals, images will not be identified using full names or personal identifying information without written approval from the photographed subject.

Privacy Policy

We do not sell or rent information to any outside parties. By providing your information, you will receive postal and electronic communications from The Center for American and International Law (CAIL) in accordance with CAIL's Privacy Policy. If we co-sponsor a program with another organization, information may be shared between the parties. All such co-sponsors will be identified on the event details and registration page. At any point, you can opt-out or unsubscribe by selecting either link at the bottom of each email or call us at 972.244.3400.