The State Appellate Defender Office and the Criminal Defense Resource Center will present the webinar “Criminal Procedure (Adjudication): Caselaw Updates Part II” on Tuesday, August 18, from noon to 1:30 p.m. via Zoom.  

This training will review recent Michigan appellate opinions addressing criminal defendants' procedural rights under Michigan and federal law, including the right to the assistance of counsel and self-representation, to confrontation, and to present a defense.

Speaking at the webinar will be Steven Helton, a research and training attorney in SADO’s Criminal Defense Resource Center. He served an assistant defender at SADO from 2018-2025.

To register for the webinar, visit www.sado.org/go/CrimPro2. Anyone with questions may email cdrc@sado.org.

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