This program is a four-day training for approximately 40 prosecutors on essential homicide prosecution skills to include Ethics, Discovery, Exculpatory Evidence. The training will cover all aspects of preparing and trying a successful homicide case from voir dire to closing argument. Emphasis will be on investigations and working with witnesses, evidence gathering and presentation, preparation of expert witnesses, and forensics as well as meeting common defenses including alibi, NGRI, misidentifications, causation of death and self-defense.

Lodging will be provided for attendees whose office is more than twenty-five miles from the venue in Williamsburg. All meals will be provided or reimbursed but mileage to and from the program will not be covered.

For more information, contact Jill Harris at jcharris@wm.edu.

Registration opens Spring 2025.