This video course covers the essentials of trying an intoxication manslaughter case, including charging decisions, common defenses, crash reconstruction, toxicology evidence, jury selection, trial preparation, and working with victims and their families. The panel discussion of experienced prosecutors is moderated by TDCAA’s DWI Resource Prosecutor, W. Clay Abbott, and includes Jessica Frazier of the Comal County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, Andrew James of the Dallas County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, and Alison Baimbridge of the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office. This online-only video course provides 3.0 hours of MCLE credit, and you must complete the entire course to receive credit. This course’s filming was funded courtesy of the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT).
The first 35 viewers to complete this course will also be mailed a free copy of TDCAA’s Intoxication Manslaughter (2020) by W. Clay Abbott and Diane Beckham courtesy of TXDOT.*
*Please make sure that your current mailing address is included in your account information on Litmos.*
This course has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 3.00 credit hours, of which 0 credit hours will apply to legal ethics/professional responsibility credit.