Experienced practitioner, and former Maryland Public Defender, Nancy Forster will lead this popular annual review and analysis of new, impact cases from the Appellate Court of Maryland, the Supreme Court of Maryland, and the U.S. Supreme Court. A must attend for Maryland criminal law attorneys. Also teaching will be Katharine Pembroke and Dr. David Soule, from the Maryland State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy. They will cover this years’ hot topic: Maryland Sentencing Guidelines 101, which will be a brief review of the purpose and goals of the sentencing guidelines and Sentencing Commission, and more!
AGENDA
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Review of Impact Cases from the Supreme Court of Maryland and Appellate Court of Maryland | Nancy Forster, Esq., Forster Law
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. BREAK
10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Review of Impact Cases from the U.S. Supreme Court | Nancy Forster, Esq., Forster Law
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Hot Topic: Maryland Sentencing Guidelines 101
A brief review of the purpose and goals of the sentencing guidelines and Sentencing Commission, plus:
Basic instructions for calculating the offender/offense scores and other components of the sentencing guidelines worksheet, including special applications to consider in certain scenarios;
A review of guidelines-compliant sentences;
Recent updates, including revised instructions for scoring victim injury;
Frequently asked guidelines-related questions most relevant to state’s attorneys and defense attorneys; and
A brief, live demonstration in the Guidelines Calculator Tool (GLCT), including how to initiate a sample sentencing guidelines worksheet.
Katharine Pembroke, Maryland State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy
Dr. David Soule, Maryland State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy
12:00 p.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Q&A and Program Adjourns
Three (3) hours credit will be offered for the surrounding MCLE states.
MEMBER PRICE: $150 | NON MEMBER PRICE: $175
Unable to attend the live program? The program will be recorded and available on-demand within ten days of the live program.
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