The State Appellate Defender Office’s Criminal Defense Resource Center will kick off its first 2024 virtual lunchtime training with “State Habeas Corpus” on Tuesday, February 20, from noon to 1:30 p.m. via Zoom.

Leading the training will be John Sims from the Calhoun County Public Defender Office on Habeas Corpus.

To register for the webinar, visit www.sado.org/go/FOIAandmore. Anyone with questions may contact CDRC Manager Kathy Swedlow at kswedlow@sado.org.

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