For Panel Attorneys who Want a New Case
Panel attorneys who would like to request more cases can now send an e-mail to SDAP's office manager, Yolanda Edwards: yoli@sdap.org

Santa Clara County Lab Criminalist Investigated
According to a published report, a Santa Clara County crime lab criminalist has failed to be recertified. It was also reported that he made findings in one case which were not verified by a state criminalist.

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Motion For an Oversized Brief: Avoid it if You Can
Over the last several years, panel members have brought a number of motions in the Sixth District Court of Appeal to file oversized opening briefs. Many of them have been denied. There are methods for making a brief shorter so that you do not go over the 25,500 word limit set by the rules of court. And there are some things which can be done to increase the chance of a motion to file an oversized brief being granted.

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Yerly and Pochop Speak at SDAP Spring Seminar
Michael Yerly, the Clerk/Administrator of the Sixth District Court of Appeal, and Corrine Pochop, the Chief Deputy Clerk/Administrator, spoke at the 2008 SDAP Seminar. They provided hints for making practice easier. For example, when filing an extension of time request, envelopes do not need to be provided for the Attorney General, SDAP, or the Santa Clara County Counsel's Office. If a brief is being filed by overnight mail near the day of the deadline, counsel should notify the court by calling the clerk's office or e-mailing at: sixth.district@jud.ca.gov.

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