Dockets in Juvenile Cases Available Online
Beginning July 13 (not June 29 as originally reported), the dockets of juvenile cases will be available to the public online, so long as the notice of appeal or notice of intent to file a writ petition was filed in 2008.

Understanding Penalty Assessments
Because the law keeps changing, it is important for counsel to stay up to date on the law concerning penatly assessments. The incorrect amount can be a potential issue or a potential adverse consequence.

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Irma Castillo Wins Award for Excellence Irma “Carla” Castillo received the second annual Gerald Z. Marer Award for Panel Excellence at the May 3 SDAP Spring Seminar. She recently showed that a man's conviction was based on flawed scientific evidence from the Santa Clara County crime lab.

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

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. A brief that raises no issues should be labeled on the cover as a Wende, Sade C., or Ben C. brief. If a brief is filed by overnight mail near 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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