APDA Conference 2026

You will be able to validate your attendance (Check-In to sessions) using your personal schedule.

10:00am MST

Extradited Innocence - The Case of Javier Lorenzano-Nunez

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am MST

Javier is a Mexican national who was kidnapped off the streets and Tijuana, extradited to Maricopa County and charged with a cold case homicide from 1998. Through extensive investigation, work, and motions, MCAO ultimately dismissed the case. Javier is innocent. We will discuss the egregious misconduct by both PPD and MCAO, what to watch out for in cold case investigations, what investigation you need to do yourself, and motions practice for an innocent client.

Speakers

Bill Daniels

Investigator, Maricopa Co. Legal Advocate

Retired Homicide investigation from California, current homicide investigator at OLA

Jessica Valdivia-Luna

Attorney, Maricopa Co. Legal Advocate

Homicide Attorney, Office of the Legal Advocate

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am MST
TBA

Investigation

CLE Hours 1.5

8:15am MST

Interrogations and False Confessions

Friday June 19, 2026 8:15am - 9:45am MST

TBA

The course will cover the history of police interrogations, false confessions and the failure of the court to regulate the validity and accuracy of confessions. We'll explore the methods used by police and how they have evolved over the years, the reasons why these police methods are able to obtain confessions and the failure of the court rules to regulate practices that create an undue risk of a false confession.

Speakers