Program
Please note that all speakers, titles and times are subject to change. Register online today. The conference will be held in the Bayer Learning Center. For directions please look at the campus map.
| Thursday, April 20 | ||
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| 6:00 PM | Registration Opens | |
| 7:00 | Welcome | Donald J. Guter Cyril H. Wecht John F. Terzano |
| 7:15 | Introductory Remarks | John T. Rago |
| 7:30 PM | Keynote Address The Past, Present and Future of DNA Testing in the Advancement of Criminal Justice |
Honorable William S. Sessions |
| 8:30 | Panel Discussion Framing the Debate: The Role of Investigative Journalism in Criminal Justice Reform |
Moderator: Wendell Rawls |
| 10:00 PM | Adjourn | |
| Friday, April 21 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 AM | Registration | |
| 8:30 | Welcome and Introductory Remarks | John T. Rago |
| 8:40 | Why Criminal Justice Reform Matters: The Reality of Wrongful Convictions | John F. Terzano Kirk N. Bloodsworth |
| 9:45 | When Innocence Isn't Enough: Procedural Bars to Post-Conviction Forensic Testing | Karen Daniel George H. Kendall |
| 10:45 | Break | |
| 11:00 AM | Liberty, Privacy and DNA Testing | George J. Annas |
| 11:35 | Panel Discussion Higher Standards of Scientific Proof: Lessons Learned from the Massachusetts Council on Capital Punishment |
Moderator: Edwin Colfax |
| 12:35 | Lunch | |
| 1:35 PM | The Role of the Forensic Scientist in the Investigation of Police-Related Deaths | Cyril H. Wecht |
| 2:10 | Detecting Blood Stain Evidence Tampering | Michael F. Rieders |
| 2:45 | Distinguished Guest Address The Justice For All Act |
Honorable Arlen Specter |
| 3:15 | Break | |
| 3:30 PM | Lessons Learned from West Virginia Crime Laboratory Scandals | George Castelle |
| 4:05 | Panel Discussion Ensuring the Integrity of Forensic Laboratory Results |
Moderator: Edwin Colfax Frederick W. Fochtman |
| 5:35 | Adjourn | |
| 7:30 PM | Evening Program The Trials of Darryl Hunt Sneak Preview Film Screening and Discussion |
Mark Rabil |
| 10:30 PM | Adjourn | |
| Saturday, April 22 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 AM | Registration | |
| 8:30 | Welcome and Introductory Remarks | John T. Rago |
| 8:40 | Legal and Scientific Responsibilities of Forensic Scientists | Henry C. Lee |
| 9:15 | Police Lineup Procedures and Improving the Reliability of Eyewitness Identification | Roy S. Malpass Nancy Steblay |
| 10:20 | The Benefits of Police Recording Custodial Interrogations | Thomas P. Sullivan |
| 10:50 | Break | |
| 11:05 AM | Snitch Testimony: The Power of Uncorroborated Evidence | Rob Warden |
| 11:40 | The Significance of the Absence of Evidence | James E. Starrs |
| 12:10 | Lunch | |
| 1:10 PM | Peer Review | Michael Welner |
| 1:45 | Panel Discussion Forensic Science in the Courts |
Moderator: Jack W. Snyder George Castelle |
| 3:15 | Break | |
| 3:30 PM | Justice Compromised: Two Case Studies in Prosecutorial Misconduct | Robert K. Tanenbaum |
| 4:05 | The CSI Effect and the Psychology of Juries | Katherine Ramsland |
| 4:40 | A Federal Judge's Perspective on Innocence | Honorable Jed S. Rakoff |
| 5:15 | Panel Discussion Innocence Commissions and The Future of Criminal Justice Reform |
Moderator: John T. Rago Kirk N. Bloodsworth |
| 6:15 PM | Adjourn | |
The presentations of the conference faculty do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Duquesne University, the Duquesne University School of Law , The Cyril H. Wecht Institute of Forensic Science and Law, or The Justice Project.
