Courtroom Testimony

This course will focus on training drug officers to articulate facts in a courtroom or deposition setting in a professional and accurate manner as a means to successful prosecution. Topics of the course will encompass documentation; pre-trial meetings, depositions, and preliminary hearings; types of court cases; types of examination; courtroom demeanor and attire; testifying; defense tactics in the courtroom; witness credibility; experience documentation, and a mock trial practical exercise using counterdrug scenarios.

Course Objectives

• Understand the importance of accurate case documentation
• Recognize the special concerns of motions, suppression hearings, and deposition testimony
• Understand the types of examination in court: direct, cross and re-direct examination
• Testify and appear in court, in a professional manner
• Utilize courtroom tactics used by defense attorneys
• Prepare documentation regarding experience and training

Overview of topics

• Documentation and Preparation
• Pre-trial Meetings, Depositions, and Preliminary Hearings
• Types of Court Cases
• Types of Examination
• Courtroom Demeanor and Attire
• Testifying
• Tactics in the Courtroom
• Witness Credibility
• Experience Documentation
• Mock Trial Counterdrug Practical Exercise

To register for a class, call the contact listed with that class below:

	Course Schedule and Contacts
Date Class ID Location Contact Name Contact Phone 9/27/2010 13941 BOISE, ID TIM HAWKINS (208)334-1717 10/18/2010 14025 SAN ANTONIO, TX SHANE BONNETT (210)692-1532 12/6/2010 14028 LAS VEGAS, NV TANYA BALES (775)687-1610 x222 12/6/2010 14030 LAS VEGAS, NV TANYA BALES (775)687-1610ex 222 3/28/2011 14029 CARSON CITY, NV TANYA BALES (775)687-1610 ex222 6/13/2011 14010 RALEIGH, NC SKIP LATSON (404)815-4496 6/13/2011 14031 RALEIGH, NC SKIP LATSON (404)815-4496

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