Attorney General Schmidt to host three-day criminal justice seminar

TOPEKA (October 24, 2011) Kansas Attorney General Derek
Schmidt will host prosecutors from across Kansas in Topeka November
1-3 for a series of work groups designed to increase expertise and
strengthen state prosecutions in specific criminal justice areas.
The sessions will provide training in capital litigation, child
predator prosecution, and the prosecution of drug manufacturing and
distribution. Prosecutors from Schmidts criminal litigation
division as well as senior prosecutors from county and district
attorney offices around the state will share their observations,
insights and lessons learned to better prepare prosecutors to
handle these cases. Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor is
co-hosting the event. The schedule for the event is as follows:
Tuesday, November 1 Capital murder prosecution Wednesday, November
2 Child predator prosecution Thursday, November 3 Drugs and drug
manufacturing prosecutions Its important for prosecutors from
across Kansas to be in communication to share expertise and
experiences as we all work together to make Kansas safer, Schmidt
said. I hope to make this three-day workshop an annual event. I
commend Attorney General Schmidt for bringing together prosecutors
from across the state to address how we can improve public safety
in Kansas, District Attorney Chad Taylor said. Kansas prosecutors
possess a wealth of experience that when shared will help keep
Kansans safe. The three day event will be held in Topeka at the
Kansas National Guard Museum, 6700 SW Topeka Blvd.