Attorney Training Overview Guidelines
Life Parole Consideration Hearings
Mentally Disordered Offender Hearings
Sexually Violent Predator Hearings
Hearings:
It is expected that all attorneys will meet with there clients prior to a scheduled hearing and be prepared to proceed at the scheduled hearing. These hearings are administrative, not criminal. As a result, the burden of proof is a preponderance of the evidence. Formal rules of evidence do not apply and all relevant evidence is admissible. Hearsay and evidence that might be subject to the exclusionary rule in a criminal proceeding may also be deemed admissible.