Overview
UT Law's biennial Robert O. Dawson Conference on Criminal Appeals features members of the Court of Criminal Appeals and judges from the intermediate courts around Texas joining prosecutors and defense attorneys for discussions on current issues facing the criminal system.
2015 program highlights include:
- Significant decisions and updates from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and U.S. Supreme Court in the last year
- An overview of the law and procedures regarding Texas state writs from the perspective of the practitioner and the court
- Techniques on writing effective briefs due to the change in reading habits, workload and legal sophistication of the appellate judicial audience in the 21st century
- An appellate specialist with experience from both sides of the bench provides effective tips for oral argument
- Court of Appeals Judicial Panel
- Experts provide appellate tips from both sides of the criminal bar with tips on how to make briefs interesting and easier to understand without offending the opposing side
- Earn up to 2.50 hours of ethics including lessons learned from the Michael Morton case, scientific evidence and the popular Reel Legal Ethics, featuring ethical legal dilemmas depicted in various movie scenes
