Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys’ Association
 Presents

“Seminar for MoCo Practitioners and Others: Litigating Discovery Issues Regarding Police Misconduct” 

March 31, 2021
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Via ZOOM

David Fleishman and John Ferguson, Assistant Public Defenders for Montgomery County, will discuss strategies implemented by the Public Defender’s Office for obtaining Internal Affairs Division (IAD) files in Montgomery County.  These efforts are in conjunction with a state-wide OPD initiative led by Deborah Levi.

The presenters will lay out different methods for requesting IAD files in Circuit Court and discuss specific procedures recently enacted by Judge Koch for requesting IAD files in District Court.  They will also discuss what they know about the State’s internal process for flagging and providing IAD disclosures.