2013 WEBCASTS

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NHTSA - Distracted Driving Offenses in Court

Faculty: Hon. Neil Axel, NHTSA JOL
May 15, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific / 11:00 a.m. Mountain / 12:00 p.m. Central / 1:00 p.m. Eastern
Tuition: FREE

 

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As the nation focuses more on distracted driving, judges will see an increase in the number of these cases before them in both civil and criminal dockets. Judge Axel explores the current status of distracted driving laws and offers appropriate sentencing suggestions.

 

 

CDL - Masking
June 19, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific / 11:00 a.m. Mountain / 12:00 p.m. Central / 1:00 p.m. Eastern
Tuition: FREE

 

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Traffic offenses involving CDL holders differ from your average traffic case in that federal law restricts sentencing options for these defendants. The most common standard for judges to misunderstand is the prohibition against “masking”. In this webcast you will learn what masking is, when it comes into play in your courtroom, how to avoid it, and the consequences of judicial masking.

 

 

NHTSA - Impaired Driving Update

Faculty: Hon. Mary Jane Knisely, MT, NHTSA JOL
July 24, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific / 11:00 a.m. Mountain / 12:00 p.m. Central / 1:00 p.m. Eastern
Tuition: FREE

 

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As any judge who hears impaired driving cases knows, “it ain’t just alcohol” anymore. The CA Office of Traffic Safety found that 14% of nighttime drivers tested positive for impairing drugs (both illegal and prescription) while 7.3% of the drivers had alcohol in their system. The impaired driving case requires the judge to reach into a bag of various judicial skills to effectively and efficiently adjudicate these cases. In this webcast Judge Knisely discusses common issues and important judicial skills necessary when adjudicating these difficult cases.

 

 

The Guilty Plea in Impaired Driving Cases
Faculty: Hon. Earl Penrod (IN)
August 13, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific / 11:00 a.m. Mountain / 12:00 p.m. Central / 1:00 p.m. Eastern
Tuition: FREE

 

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The Honorable Earl Penrod (IN), a federally appointed National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Judicial Outreach Liaison and long-time NJC faculty, explores the various aspects and legal implications of the guilty plea in impaired driving cases. He discusses wavier of rights, the ethical considerations of pre-sentencing conditions, the possible ramifications if the defendant is a commercial driver’s license holder, and how a guilty pleas can impact a U.S. citizen.


 

CDL - The CDL Holder in a DUI/DWI Case
August 14, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific / 11:00 a.m. Mountain / 12:00 p.m. Central / 1:00 p.m. Eastern
Tuition: FREE

 

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Do you know the alcohol BAC level is .04 (not .08) for a CDL holder driving a commercial motor vehicle (CMV)? Do you know that a CDL holder getting a DUI in a private vehicle (at .08 BAC) can disqualify the driver from driving a CMV for one year? All impaired driving cases present challenges to the judge but more so when the defendant is a CDL holder. In this webcast you will look at the special ramifications with a DUI for the CDL holder.

 

 

Recognizing Co-occurring Issues from the Bench
October 1, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific / 11:00 a.m. Mountain / 12:00 p.m. Central / 1:00 p.m. Eastern
Tuition: FREE

 

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For decades, your faculty, the Honorable Peggy Hora (CA, ret), has seen the revolving door of criminal defendants with the co-occurring issues of substance abuse and mental health concerns. To stop this revolving door, a judge must fashion the defendant’s sentence to address both of these issues, but how does a judge determine if the underlying behavior is “just” substance abuse, or an opening to the broader, more complex issue of mental health? Judge Hora takes the participants through some practical steps the judge can take to determine appropriate identification of these defendants.

 

 

 

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