Sex crimes are some of the most difficult cases because police, prosecutors, and the media are immediately inclined to convict the accused based upon the nature of the allegations. Many of these cases are absurd, fueled by the most ridiculous of claims and a shameful lack of evidence. Members of the general public may be shocked to learn that the only necessary evidence can be summarized simply as:
"He touched me."
With those three little words, no judge can force a prosecutor to dismiss a case. All of the procedural protections that a person accused of a crime enjoys erode away, and the accused needs to be prepared to take the case to trial.
Any lawyer walking into these cases must be prepared to confront a mob mentality. An inexperienced or an incompetent lawyer can easily land an innocent client in prison for many years.
These are cases where the accused must be able to muster a defense that is supported by private investigators and computer experts capable of performing forensic analysis. Innocent people have been acquitted of the most horrible allegations based upon a good team of investigators, and many innocent people have been convicted because they lacked the resources to put together a good team. These are very serious cases, and the accused must be ready to fight against these allegations.
Mr. Maze has a decade and a half of advanced trial practice training, with hundreds of contested cases, motions, evidentiary hearings, and trials behind him. During the last two years, he has focused on an advanced study in the area of defending sex crimes, and he is selectively taking cases in this area at this time. He has completed the following advanced seminar course training in the area of sex crimes to help assist clients charged with these cases:
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Cross of the Medical Expert in a Sexual Assault Case – Bill James
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Representing Juveniles Accused of Sex Offenses – Brad Meryhew
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Mitigating the Offender: The Impact of Early Childhood Sex Abuse – Jeff Robinson
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Dealing with Child Witnesses – Dr. Sherrie Bourg Carter
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Ethically Representing the Accused Sex Offender – John Wesley Hall
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SANE Examinations – Cathleen Bennett & Stephanie Page
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Defending the Professional Accused of a Sex Crime – John Arrascada
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Litigating False Accusations of Rape – William W. Taylor, III
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Beyond Registration: Collateral Consequences of Sex Crimes Conviction – Nellie King
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The Rape Shield Statute and Developing Your Cross Examination – Cynthia Roseberry
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Picking a Jury – Denise De la Rue
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Online Evidence and Technology in Porn Cases – Dr. Michael Brannon
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Online Investigations of Complaining Witnesses - Bill Gallagher
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Cross-Examination Issues in Sexual Assault Cases – Lisa Wayne
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Computer Forensics in Predator Cases - Rick Albee
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Fresh Complaint Evidence - Brian Steel
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Handling the Media in High Profile Sex Cases - Bruce Lyons
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Voir Dire in Child Molestation Cases - Christine Koehler
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Saving Tonya Craft: Blending Science and Law - Demosthenes Lorandos
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Ethically Defending Sex Assault Allegations - Pamela Mackey
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Defending Child Pornography Cases – Jay Clark & Michael Iacopino
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Cross-Examination of Child Witnesses – Shaun McCrea
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Child Pornography Sentencing – Larry Mathews & Troy Stabenow