Tribal Court Training For Lay Advocates & Public Defenders

Course Description

Tribal Courts today must value and respect the civil rights of their criminal Defendant(s) by providing adequate and effective defense representation to all tribal and non-tribal members who are charged with a tribal crime.
Under the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968, tribes are not required to provide professional legal representation to defendant(s) charged with a tribal crime at the expense of the tribe. However, many tribes today that have adequate law & order codes relating to criminal laws and procedures must employ trained and educated tribal advocates and public defenders that will provide representation to criminal Defendants.

This course is designed to instruct tribal advocates and public defenders in criminal procedures, jury selection, discovery, rules of evidence, jury trial procedures and much more. Please plan to attend this important training seminar presented by Montana & Associates.

Scheduled Seminars

There are no scheduled events for this seminar.

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Course Content

Introduction
1. Indian Civil Rights Act.
Responsibilities of Lay Advocates
1. Attorney Client privilege – Confidentiality;
2. Rules of Professional Conduct;
3. Zealous representation;
Rules of Criminal Procedure
1. Arraignment;
2. Pre-trial conferences;
3. Discovery;
  1. Documents;
  2. Recordings;
  3. Videos;
  4. Witnesses;
  5. Physical evidence;
  6. Chain of custody;
  7. Depositions;
4. Motions to Dismiss;
  1. Suppression of Evidence
  2. Limine.Jurisdiction.
Rules of Evidence
1. Hearsay;
  1. Exceptions;
2. Confessions;
3. Miranda Warn.;
4. Search & Seizure;
5. Best Evidence;
6. Objections;
7. Witness Examination;
Trials
1. Court Trials;
  1. Questions of Law;
  2. Questions of Fact;
2. Jury Trials;
  1. Vore Dire;
  2. Jury Examination;
  3. Jury Instructions;
  4. Jury Selections;
3. Witness- Examination
  1. Direct/Cross Exam.
4. Judgement not/Verdict

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