Commonwealth v. Evelyn – Issues in Raising Race through Expert Testimony

Juvenile Defenders Dismantling Racism and CPCS Training Department present

Commonwealth v. Evelyn – Issues in Raising Race through Expert Testimony

A discussion with Trial counsel – Janice Bassil, Bassil & Budreau and Appellate Counsel – Hayne Barnwell, Attorney at Law

February 25th 2-4 p.m. Zoom registration required (see link below)

Commonwealth v. Evelyn (485 Mass 691, September 2020) raised numerous issues to think about when litigating cases on behalf of Black youth. This discussion will primarily focus on the use of expert testimony throughout your case.
 How to work with clients to identify issues in the case.  Thinking about reasonable suspicion and race.  Where would an expert be helpful for the client’s case?  How do we counteract police “experts”?  How would Commonwealth v. Long and the use of statistics and experts to establish an inference of racial motivation, apply here?  What kind of experts do we want? o Stereotype Threat, Implicit Racial Bias, Racial Trauma, Statistician?  How to create the record for appeal

You are invited to a Zoom meeting. When: Feb 25, 2021 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrfuuopz8pG9TdroPlj4nd36VMjMznjLJa

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

You will receive 2 hours of credit for the following panels: YAD, YAD Appellate, Adult Criminal Trial Panel, Adult Criminal Appeals, CAFL.

For questions about the event, or to become involved in Juvenile Defenders Dismantling Racism, please contact [email protected].