CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER

Brian Fengel, Director

Phone: (309) 690-7355
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu

Jean Swan: jswan@icc.edu

Robert Pyszka: rp717@icc.edu

Search Warrants, Report Writing and Courtroom Testimony

Instructor: Jeff Pavletic

May 7, 2025

8am – 5pm

 Class will meet at: CIPTC, ICC Peoria Campus, 5407 N. University, Poplar P101, Peoria, IL 

Enrollment Deadline:  April 30, 2025

Course Size:  Minimum –15 Maximum – 30

Course Content:

This multi-disciplinary training course for law enforcement officers will cover specific detailed writing for search warrants from drafting affidavits to testifying a suppression hearing. This course will also cover the do’s and don’ts of writing police reports to avoid problems in court. Finally, this course will teach officers how to properly prepare for court and present physical and testimonial evidence at trial.

 Topics to be discussed:

SEARH WARRANTS:

➢ Drafting Affidavit                                                ➢ Informant Affidavit’s

➢ Hearsay                                                                ➢ John Doe Warrants

➢ Probable Cause                                                  ➢Misrepresentation of Facts

➢ Omissions                                                            ➢ Discovery

➢ Judicial Approval                                                 ➢ Telephone corrections

➢Execution                                                              ➢ Timelines

➢ Inventory & Return                                             ➢ Warrant Executed at Wrong Address

➢ Knock & Announce/No Knock Warrants

➢ Descriptions of places-persons-items to be searched

➢ Anticipatory Search Warrants Mandates: Civil Rights, Constitutional Use of Law Enforcement Authority & Legal Updates

REPORT WRITING:

➢ Supreme Court Rule 412 – Disclosure            ➢ Supreme Court Rule 415 – Duty to Disclose

➢ Officer Personnel Files

➢ Dangers of Poor Report Writing                       ➢ Keys to Well-Written Report

➢ Report Checklist

COURTROOM TESTIMONY:

➢ The New Orleans Story

➢ Attorneys Rules and Ethics

➢Understanding Defense Attorneys

➢ How to Prepare for Your Testimony

➢ How to Testify at Trial

➢Cross Examination

➢ What Not To Do

About the Instructor

Instructor: Jeffrey J. Pavletic is an award-winning trial attorney who has built a reputation of integrity and exceptional skill in the courtroom. As a prosecutor for the past two decades, he has tried countless cases to victory (including approximately 150 jury trials with a concentration in homicide and violent crime). In addition to trying some of the highest profile and complex cases that have occurred in the history of Northern Illinois, Jeff was Chief of the Felony Review Division, and is currently the First Assistant State’s Attorney for the Lake County (Illinois) State’s Attorney’s Office. Mobile Team In-service Training Unit #1 (ASSIST) Program Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board SERVING THE COUNTIES OF CARROLL – JO DAVIESS – LEE – OGLE – STEPHENSON – WHITESIDE Jeff served as Special Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee in the impeachment of President Clinton. His duties included all aspects of independent counsel review, the impeachment inquiry, presentation of articles of impeachment to the U.S. House of Representatives, all witness interviews and depositions of trial witnesses, and the actual impeachment trial before the U.S. Senate. Jeff has received numerous federal, state, and local awards. These include Illinois State Crime Commission’s State’s Attorney of the Year, Felony Trial Attorney of the Year, The Fred L. Foreman Criminal Justice Award, The Ruth Rosengarden Victim Service Provider Award, and a special U.S. House of Representatives Award presented by Congressman Henry Hyde. Jeff has been featured on 20/20, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Court TV, and the Discovery Channel. Jeff is a published author and a well-respected legal instructor who holds undergraduate and graduate faculty positions and has received accolades as a nationally renowned lecturer, training thousands of police officers, lawyers, prosecutors, and judges.

Mobile In-Service Training Team#7 Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

MTU 7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Meets the following mandatory training criteria: Civil Rights – 4 hours, Legal Updates – 2 hours and Use of Force – 2 hours Specialized Training – Lead Homicide 8 hours continuing ed