COURTROOM MODERNIZATION PRESENTATION THIS FRIDAY Within the next several weeks, Judge Doran’s Courtroom will be equipped with significant audio-visual upgrades. These upgrades will then be installed throughout the Criminal Courthouse. Members of the Division of Court Modernization will explain these upgrades and present an informational video at the next OCBA Criminal Law Section meeting on […]
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Mitigation Investigation and Development | Representing Our Clients in the Context of Their Lives
By Patricia Wrath, Director of NYS Office of Indigent Legal Services Click here for full article
Nuts and Bolts
All new criminal panel applicants must participate in a Nuts and Bolts training. The 2025 Winter Nuts and Bolts Session will be held March 13th and March 14th, 2025 for CLE credit. In addition, if you are joining the Panel, we will hold an In-House training, March 18th, 2025. Please email LFiorenza@ocbaacp.org for more information. For an […]
Panel Attorney Meeting
Quarterly Panel Attorney Meeting is scheduled for: WHEN: Wednesday, November 2, 2022 TIME: 12:15pm WHERE: Virtual via Zoom, if you have not received the link, contact Joelle Dougherty. Please make every effort to attend.
2021 Fall Nuts and Bolts Training Session
All new criminal panel applicants must participate in a Nuts and Bolts training. The Nuts and Bolts training session will be held virtually Monday September 20, 2021 – Thursday September 30, 2021. Please email LFiorenza@ocbaacp.org for more information. For an application, please click HERE
Spring Fling Lunch & Learn CLE’s
OCBA ACP and NYSDA have partnered up to present 5 FREE CLEs. These CLE’s, presented by OCBA ACP’s Mentors, are for Onondaga County ACP Attorneys as well as other members of the defense team including investigators, social workers, and mitigation specialists. Register today! For more information, please follow this link.
Virtual Access To The Courts
The 5th Judicial District Virtual Court Access Program is a partnership between the 5th Judicial District of the New York State Courts, Community based Organizations and Houses of Worship with the goal of providing locations where community members can connect with the Courts via computer when they need to. The locations are spread throughout the […]
NYSACDL Atticus | The Complexity of Sentencing Under the DVSJA: A Challenge for Judges and Defense Counsel
ACP Office Closed to Public
Effective immediately, the OCBA Assigned Counsel Program office will be closed to the public until further notice due to COVID-19. You can reach our staff by email or please call 315-476-2921. Sorry for any inconvenience, please stay safe! Attorneys: Staff can be reached by email or you can leave a voicemail at their […]
The Daily Debunk: Rapid Response to Lies, Mistruths, & Fearmongering About New York’s New Bail Laws
Tabloid news stories misstate the facts and the law. Nevertheless, editorial boards, opinion writers, and bloggers republish the misinformation, which is cited as the basis for repealing or radically rewriting the new law. Bail reform is working as lawmakers intended. Thousands of individuals have been released pending adjudication of allegations – as the Constitution requires […]