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2025 Kansas Defender Academy: New Attorney Training


Content
  • Schedule and Other Logistics
  • Schedule
  • Link to Downloadable Materials
  • Materials for Final Performance
  • Kendrick Witness Chart
  • State v. Kaffee: Complaint, affidavit, discovery
  • Additional Discovery: Photos of car interior
  • Axon Video Transcript
  • Preliminary Hearing Transcript
  • Motion to Suppress
  • Motion in Limine to Exclude Evidence of Other Crimes or Civil Wrongs
  • Pre-Trial Order
  • State v. Beaver
  • Possession of Controlled Substance Jury Instruction
  • Summary of Evidence Presented during the State's Case in Chief
  • Communication: The Other 93%
  • Communication: The Other 93% Power Point
  • Reading Minds Through Body Language
  • The Power of Nonverbal Communication
  • Nonverbal Communication: Written Materials and Resources
  • Attitude & Ethics of a Defender
  • Attitude & Ethics of a Defender
  • Life of a Case: How to Work a Case
  • Working a Case: Life of a Case
  • Story Telling
  • THE ART OF STORYTELLING
  • The Danger of a Single Story
  • Calendaring/Organizing/Documenting
  • Calendaring, Organizing, and Documenting for KDA
  • Building Client Relationships
  • Building Relationships with Clients
  • Active Listening and Empathy
  • Active Listening
  • Preliminary Hearings
  • PRELIMINARY HEARINGS
  • Crim Pro and Motions Overview
  • Criminal Procedure and Motions Writing
  • Making an Argument: ABC Always be Closing
  • Always Be Closing
  • Plea Negotiations
  • Plea Negotiations
  • Cross Examination
  • Cross Examination
  • Impeachment
  • Impeachment
  • Sentencing Guidelines Primer
  • Sentencing Guidelines Primer
  • Special Rules Chart
  • Probation Violations
  • Probation Violations
  • Evidentiary Foundations
  • Evidentiary Foundations
  • Preserving the Record
  • Appeal Basics
  • Wellness: Dealing with Vicarious Trauma & Moral Injury
  • Useful Videos, Resources, and Cheat Sheets
  • What is BIDS (8:12)
  • Ethics: The Ethics of Accepting Meals & Gifts (21:33)
  • Magical Science of Storytelling (16:44)
  • Recitation of Facts v. Telling a Story (13:55)
  • Opening Statement (Part 1) - First Impressions (3:48)
  • Opening Statement (Part 2) - What is an Opening (2:01)
  • Opening Statement (Part 3) - Telling a Story (2:09)
  • Opening Statement (Part 4) - Introduction (4:19)
  • Opening Statement (Part 5) - Developing your Story (6:09)
  • Opening Statement (Part 6) - Putting it All Together (3:56)
  • Opening Statement (Part 7) - Delivery Tips (4:57)
  • Opening Statement (Part 8) - Dos and Don'ts (9:26)
  • Tactical Empathy (Negotiations) (1:28:22)
  • Negotiation - Deal Making Stairway (55:02)
  • Refreshing the Witness' Memory (13:57)
  • Impeachment - Generally (5:43)
  • Impeachment by Contradiction (18:37)
  • Impeachment by Omission (7:28)
  • Cross Examination: What not to do! (2:56)
  • What You Can (& Can't) Say in Closing Argument (38:13)
  • Experts (Part 1) - Types of Experts (2:59)
  • Experts (Part 2) - Finding an Expert (2:28)
  • Experts (Part 3) - Retaining an Expert (1:39)
  • Experts (Part 4) - Using an Expert (5:22)
  • Objections and Evidence (Part 1) - Making and Meeting Objections (14:49)
  • Objections and Evidence (Part 2) - Be Prepared (6:39)
  • Objections and Evidence (Part 3) - General Evidentiary Considerations (5:37)
  • Objections and Evidence (Part 4) - Relevance and Character (9:32)
  • Objections and Evidence (Part 5) - Rules relating to witness credibility (12:34)
  • Objections and Evidence (Part 6) - Opinion Testimony (5:11)
  • Objections and Evidence (Part 7) - Hearsay & Best Evidence (11:41)
  • Case Analysis Resources
  • Evidentiary Foundations
  • Impeachment and Refreshing Scripts
  • Objection Resources
  • Additional Training Videos
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed