ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT ATTORNEYS IN CAPITAL LITIGATION’S
41st ANNUAL CONFERENCE AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2021
- 11:00 - 2:00 REGISTRATION
- 2:00 - 2:15 WELCOME
Jennifer Miller, Criminal Appeals Division Chief, Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
TBD
- 2:15 - 3:15 THE BEST OF THE BEST
Ward A. Campbell, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, California Department of Justice, Sacramento, California
- 3:15 - 3:30 BREAK
- 3:30 - 5:00 SUPREME COURT UPDATE
Bill Bilderback, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, California Department of Justice, Los Angeles, California
- 6:00 – 8:00 RECEPTION
THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021
- 8:30 – 9:30 INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
Roe Wilson, (retired) Assistant Criminal District Attorney, Harris County, Houston, Texas
- 9:30 – 10:30 EXTENDING MILLER v. ALABAMA
Ron Eisenberg, Senior Appellate Counsel, Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 10:30– 10:45 BREAK
- 10:45 – 12:00 CONFRONTING EXOTIC MITIGATION DEFENSES
Donna Pendergrast, First Assistant Attorney General Criminal Division, Michigan Department of Attorney General, Detroit, Michigan
- 12:00 – 1:30 LUNCH (On Your Own)
- 1:30 – 2:30 ETHICS AND CRIME VICTIMS
Meg Garvin, Executive Director, National Crime Victim Law Institute, Portland, Oregon
- 2:30 – 3:30 CROSS-EXAMINING EXPERTS
Lance Long, City Attorney, Jersey Village, Texas
- 3:30 – 3:45 BREAK
- 3:45 – 5:00 TOP 10 MISTAKES IN CAPITAL CASES
Angela C. Backers, (retired) Senior Deputy District Attorney, Alameda County, Moraga, California
FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2021
Appellate Breakout
- 8:30 - 9:30 SUPREME COURT CLERK
Mara Silver, Death Penalty Clerk, United States Supreme Court, Washington, District of Columbia
- 9:30 - 10:30 TEAGUE AND RETROACTIVITY
Kent Scheidegger, Legal Director and General Counsel, Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, Sacramento, California
- 10:30 – 10:45 BREAK
- 10:45 – 12:00 ROUNDTABLE
Steve Creason, Chief Counsel, Appeals Division, Office of the Attorney General State of Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana
- 12:00 – 1:30 LUNCH (On Your Own)
Trial Breakout
- 8:30 - 9:30 TBD
Brian Baker, Assistant District Attorney, Brazon County, Bryan, Texas - 9:30 – 10:30 PREVENTING HUNG JURIES
Bill Turner, Assistant Attorney General, Texas Attorney General’s Office, Austin, Texas
- 10:30 – 10:45 BREAK
- 10:45 – 12:00 ROUNDTABLE
Angela C. Backers, (retired) Senior Deputy District Attorney, Alameda District Attorney’s Office, San Leandro, California
Ashley Rich, Mobile County District Attorney, Mobile, Alabama
Lisa Tanner, Criminal Prosecutions Division Chief, Texas Attorney General’s Office, Austin, Texas
- 12:00 – 1:30 LUNCH (On Your Own)
General Session
- 1:30 – 3:00 NOVEL ATTACKS ON DNA EVIDENCE
Rachel Singer, Chief, Forensic Science and Cold Case Unit, Kings County District Attorney’ s Office, Brooklyn, New York
- 3:00 – 3:15 BREAK
- 3:30 – 5:00 ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM
Kevin Petroff, First Assistant Criminal District Attorney, Galveston County, Galveston, Texas
SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 2021
- 9:00 – 11:00 CASE STUDY: TIMOTHY JONES
Rick Hubbard, Solicitor, Eleventh Circuit Solicitor’s Office, Lexington, South Carolina