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Massachusetts Police Prosecutors Seminar in Providence

2025-05-01
The Capital Grille 10 Memorial Blvd. Providence, RI 02903

Instructor: Chief John Moore, Ret. Esq.

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From 9:15am to 1:00pm
Registration: 9:00am

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Location: The Capital Grille 10 Memorial Blvd. Providence, RI 02903

Registration will be at 9:00 a.m. and the seminar will run from 9:15 a.m. -1:00 p.m. followed by an ‘OUTSTANDING’ luncheon.

The cost for this training will be $235.00 per person. 

This seminar will incorporate a thorough presentation of many of the significant problems that exist with one of the most important positions within a police agency- The police prosecutor.

Some of the issues that will be thoroughly addressed include:

Ø  Discussion on the implications of “An Act to Prevent Abuse and Exploitation” (Coercive Control) (Chapter 118 of the Acts of 2024)

Ø  Ramifications on Show Cause Hearings from Trustees of Boston University v. Clerk Magistrate of Cambridge District Court (2024)

Ø  2024 Amendments to District Court Jury Instructions

Ø  Summary of 2024 Case Law Decisions

Ø  Rule 14 Pretrial Discovery from the Prosecution effective March 1, 2025

Ø  Management’s Right to Assign Prosecutorial Duties

Ø  The powers of the police prosecutor and court liaison personnel

Ø  What can be done to assist the ADA, criminal and motor vehicle appeals to the Magistrate (and then further to the judge),

Ø  Limitations on the power of the Clerk-Magistrate

Ø  Clerk-Magistrate Hearings – Public or Private?

Ø  Criminal Complaint “Redetermination” Hearings

Ø  Felony charges sought by law enforcement officers – no right to a hearing

Ø  What police records can be withheld from public inspection versus information contained in the court files.

Ø  The different standards of probable cause

Ø  What dispositions are permissible?

Ø  Double Secret “Clerk-Magistrate” Probation

Ø  Untruthfulness & the “Brady List”

NO CANCELLATIONS: There will be absolutely NO refunds for any reason.

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» Offline registration: pheagney@policelegacy.com or call 508-989-9848
» Cost: $235 USD per official.