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Breath Testing From Input to Verdict-SOLD OUT-CALL THE NCDD OFFICE TO GET ON THE WAITING LIST (334) 264-1950

NCDD Seminars and Sessions

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November 12, 2025 - November 15, 2025

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This program will review the underlying science involved in breath testing and the common misconceptions among the courts and police. The course will cover the common errors in breath testing from inaccurate scientific assumptions to installation and maintenance of the device and introduction of the sample.

Students will have hands on experience with several devices on how they are set up for service, checked for calibration and used in the testing. The course will provide the opportunity for drinking subjects to provide samples and allow students to administer the test.

Once an understanding of the process is completed, students will be broken up into small groups to incorporate the information learned in the earlier session into trial skills. These include discovering a reason the jury will vote for not guilty, incorporating those issues into voir dire, carrying the problem through the opening, closing, crossing, and directing the expert to establish the foundation for a Not Guilty verdict.

Hotel Accommodations:

Hilton Garden Inn North Phoenix Scottsdale Hotel
Discounted Room Rate $179

CLE Credit Hours:

60min States-21 Hours

50min States-25.2 Hours

SEMINAR DAY ONE-Wednesday November 12, 2025

TimeEvent DescriptionGuest Speaker
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.Registration
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.How Does Breath Testing Work?Aaron Olson & Joseph C. Anderson, Ph.D.
3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.Machine Set Up: How Does it All Go Together?Aaron Olson & Joseph C. Anderson, Ph.D.
3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.Break
4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.Common Machine IssuesAaron Olson & Joseph C. Anderson, Ph.D.
4:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.Machine Testing with Drinking SubjectsAaron Olson & Joseph C. Anderson, Ph.D.
6:15 p.m.Reception/Dinner

SEMINAR DAY TWO-Thursday November 13, 2025

TimeEvent DescriptionGuest Speaker
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.Physiology of Breath TestingAaron Olson & Joseph C. Anderson, Ph.D.
9:30 a.m.– 10:30 a.m.Common Machine IssuesAaron Olson & Joseph C. Anderson, Ph.D.
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.Break
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.Calibration and What It MeansAaron Olson & Joseph C. Anderson, Ph.D.
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.Lunch
12:45 p.m.– 1:45 p.m.Refusals-Why the Machine is WrongAaron Olson & Joseph C. Anderson, Ph.D.
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.Q & A Split Track
Option ABiological IssuesJoseph C. Anderson, Ph.D.
Option BMachine IssuesAaron Olson
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.Break
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.Direct of the Expert-ExampleDavid S. Katz
3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.Discovery: What You Need to See and WhyBell Island
3:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.Issue Spotting: Your Tool Kit for the Breath Test Chuck Ramsay
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.How to Find the Hook: What’s Your StoryFrank M. Mungo
5:00 p.m.Adjourn

SEMINAR DAY THREE-Friday November 14, 2025

TimeEvent DescriptionGuest Speaker
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.Opening StatementsFrank M. Mungo
9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.Closing StatementsSean Brown
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.Break
10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.Opening/Closing Workshops
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.Lunch
1:15 p.m.– 2:15 p.m.Voir Dire: Finding the Jurors Who Will ListenFrank M. Mungo
2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.Break
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.Voir Dire Workshops
4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.Cross of the Expert: Using the Research to Make Your CaseDavid S. Katz
5:15 p.m.Adjourn

SEMINAR DAY FOUR-Saturday November 15, 2025

TimeEvent DescriptionGuest Speaker
7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.Breakfast
8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.Cross of the ExpertFrank M. Mungo
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.Cross Examination DemonstrationDavid S. Katz
9:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.Cross Examination Workshops
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.Break
11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.Graduation

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations must be received in writing to Rhea@NCDD.com before 5:00 p.m. CT on October 15, 2025 to receive a refund, less a $100 processing fee. No cancellations after October 15th.

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