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A comprehensive & interesting edition this month for experts and legal practitioners alike. We are always looking for relevant articles so feel free to contribute, whether you are an attorney or an expert, and we will give full credit with links to email / website if required. Just email us for further details.
Law
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United States v Zacharias Moussaoui Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit (Jan 4th 2010): Rejecting a bid by convicted al Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui to overturn his guilty plea, a federal appeals court affirmed the French citizen's terror conviction in a 76-page ruling.
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Esposito v Home Depot et al. (Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit, Dec 30th 2009) Interesting case on expert witness exclusion.
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Mohammed al-Adahi v Barack Obama. et al. U.S.District Court, D.C. (Dec 10 2009): A federal judge has heavily criticised the DoD by holding it in civil contempt over the Pentagon's failure to comply with a court order requiring it to videotape testimony of a Guantanamo Bay detainee.
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Events/Training
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4/14/10 (NC): |
Effective Investigation & Testimony IAAI event aimed at fire investigators. The program will identify and discuss cutting edge issues faced by today's fire investigation professionals, beginning with the fire scene investigation, to the presentation of testimony in the courtroom.
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11/17-20/10 (CA): |
American Society of Criminology Annual meeting due to take place in San Francisco. Basic information can be found on the link, and registration forms are available from April.
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