The Criminal Defense Association of Michigan will present the webinar “Sentencing Guidelines Part Two: Beyond the Basics” on Wednesday, October 7, from 2 to 3 p.m. via Zoom.
This one-hour session is for those who have been practicing for a few years but could use a refresher on guidelines, tips on common errors, and information beyond the basics. This session will cover more complex scoring issues. Prior understanding of the guidelines or attendance at Part One is recommended. Attendees will learn:
• How to categorize offenses when there are multiple charges
• Information about the ten-year gap, unconstitutional convictions, and other reasons that prior records variables would not be scored
• McGraw variables and how to determine if conduct outside the scoring offense is scorable
• Sentencing options for different guideline ranges
Presenting at the webinar will be Kristin LaVoy who rejoined SADO in February 2026 as the training director. Before then, she spent nearly five years training trial defenders in Wayne County as the training director at Neighborhood Defender Service of Detroit and then at the Wayne County Indigent Defense Services Department.
Cost for the webinar is $40 for CDAM members and $50 for non-members. To register, visit https://cdam.wildapricot.org.
This one-hour session is for those who have been practicing for a few years but could use a refresher on guidelines, tips on common errors, and information beyond the basics. This session will cover more complex scoring issues. Prior understanding of the guidelines or attendance at Part One is recommended. Attendees will learn:
• How to categorize offenses when there are multiple charges
• Information about the ten-year gap, unconstitutional convictions, and other reasons that prior records variables would not be scored
• McGraw variables and how to determine if conduct outside the scoring offense is scorable
• Sentencing options for different guideline ranges
Presenting at the webinar will be Kristin LaVoy who rejoined SADO in February 2026 as the training director. Before then, she spent nearly five years training trial defenders in Wayne County as the training director at Neighborhood Defender Service of Detroit and then at the Wayne County Indigent Defense Services Department.
Cost for the webinar is $40 for CDAM members and $50 for non-members. To register, visit https://cdam.wildapricot.org.
