Practical Guidance in Criminal Appeals Practice (2023): Statutory Interpretation, Discretionary Review, Preservation of Error, and More

Session 01: What’s the Meaning of This? Making Sense of Statutory Interpretation - Discover how courts find meaning through applications of well-known and obscure canons of construction, explore the convergence and divergence of judicial philosophies to interpretation, and probe recent developments in the law of interpretation.

​Session 02: Plot Ye Course: Petitions for Discretionary Review and Motions for Rehearing - Plot ye course for (1) filing a Petition for Discretionary in the Court of Criminal Appeals after you’ve been marooned on loser island by an intermediate court of appeals and (2) seeking rehearing after the Court of Criminal Appeals tells you to walk the plank.

Session 03: Standards of Review: What Chance Does My Argument Have of Prevailing on Appeal? - An overview of the most common standards for reviewing trial court rulings on appeal as well as suggestions for effectively synthesizing the applicable standard of review with the pertinent facts and controlling authority for issues presented in any case.

Session 04: Preservation of Error for the Appellate Practitioner - Highlighting the best practices and common mistakes related to preservation in the trial court and how to make the best of error on appeal to ensure a better appellate outcome.

Session 05: Practical Suppression Issues on Appeal - A discussion on preserving at the trial level, for appellate purposes, 4th Amendment search and seizure issues and presenting these issues on appeal.

Session 06: Drafting Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law - Practical tips for post-conviction litigators: drafting proposed Findings of Fact; increasing the likelihood they will be adopted; and framing the issues for favorable review.

Includes: Video Audio Paper Slides