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MCLE CREDIT Up to 24 HOURS | Up to 5.75 ETHICS

LIVE Houston July 21-24, 2014 Westin Galleria Hotel

The 2014 Advanced Criminal Law Course includes a panel of skilled prosecution and defense attorneys discussing the new discovery rules, an entire hour on Brady: the law and practical considerations, the riveting Michael Morton story of when the system fails, four individually presented search and seizure topics, as well as many other remarkable presentations.

Arrive in Houston a day early to attend Criminal Law 101 (Separate registration required)

Course Highlights & Amenities: • Full-day DWI Track

VIDEO San Antonio September 10-12, 2014 La Quinta Inn & Suites San Antonio Riverwalk

• Half-day tracks on Appellate Law, Child Sexual Assault, Crimes Against Persons, Science & Digital Evidence and Federal Law

VIDEO Dallas October 8-10, 2014 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel

• Special session on preparing for the Specialization Exam • Networking break sponsored by the Criminal Justice Section (Houston site only) • Evening welcoming reception (Houston site only)

What Past Attendees Had to Say: “This course was extremely informative and helpful. I feel like I have expanded my criminal law knowledge greatly.”

“One of the most useful CLEs I’ve attended.”

“The speakers were very good and extremely impressive.”

• Complimentary internet provided in the meeting room • Course materials optionally available as a PDF download and printed notebooks at no additional cost, or receive the PDF download only for a discount!

• Plus, watch any topics archived online that you don’t attend and earn up to an additional 13.5 hours, including .5 ethics hour.

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LIVE Houston July 21-24, 2014 Westin Galleria Hotel Register by July 7 to save!

Purpose & Scope Experienced Texas Criminal Law practitioners will discuss the nuts and bolts of how to handle a criminal case from beginning to end. Starting with general business practices and ending with how to file a notice of appeal, the afternoon will be divided up into three sessions, all of which will provide specific information regarding practice tips, substantive law and trial advocacy pointers. Topics will cover fee contracts, marketing, jail release, bail reduction, standards for arrest, searches, oral and written confessions, the exclusionary rule, investigating the case, theory of the case, plea negotiations, the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, Brady v. Maryland, discovery, pretrial motions, charging instruments, voir dire, trial practices, the Texas Rules of Evidence, the jury charge, Texas sentencing scenarios, collateral consequences of conviction, motions for new trial and notice of appeal.

4.5 hours including 1.5 ethics

1:10

Welcoming Remarks Course Director Patricia J. Cummings, Round Rock Law Office of Patricia J. Cummings

1:15

Session I - Behind the Scenes: Prosecutors, Criminal Defense Lawyers and Their Clients 1.5 hr (.5 ethics)

2:45

Session II - Investigations, Pretrial Motions and Developing Your Theory of the Case 1.5 hr (.5 ethics)

NOTE: There will be a 15-minute break midway through Session II. Early check-in for Advanced Criminal Law will be available at this time.

4:30

Session III - Texas Criminal Trial: From Subpoena to Notice of Appeal 1.5 hr (.5 ethics)

6:00

Adjourn

Register by August 27 to save!

VIDEO Dallas October 8-10, 2014 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Register by September 24 to save!

Tweet about this course: #TBCLEcrim The Speakers’ Bullpen Many speakers will be available for your questions directly following their presentations in an area in the ballroom foyer.

Sunday

12:30 Registration

VIDEO San Antonio September 10-12, 2014 La Quinta Inn & Suites San Antonio Riverwalk

Faculty: Course Director Patricia J. Cummings, Round Rock Law Office of Patricia J. Cummings David Michael Gonzalez, Austin Sumpter & Gonzalez Elizabeth Christina Jack, Fort Worth Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office

MCLE CREDIT MCLE COURSE NO: 901290394 4.5 HOURS (1.5 ETHICS) Applies to the College of the State Bar of Texas and to the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Criminal Law, Criminal Appellate Law and Juvenile Law.

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Video Replays The four-day live course will be condensed to a three-day video replay by deleting non-substantive parts of the program (i.e., introductions). View the revised schedule at a later date by visiting TexasBarCLE.com.

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EARLY CHECK-IN Sunday from 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Monday 6.5 hours including 2.5 ethics 8:00

Registration

8:50

Welcoming Remarks Course Director Lisa C. McMinn, Austin State Prosecuting Attorney’s Office

9:00

9:45

Supreme Court Update .75 hr Tim Crooks, Houston Federal Public Defender’s Office Jury Charges for the 21st Century .5 hr Terrence W. Kirk, Austin Terrence W. Kirk Attorney at Law

10:15 Break

David A. Escamilla, Austin Travis County Attorney’s Office

Bobby D. Mims, Tyler Bobby D. Mims, PC

Jarvis J. Parsons, Bryan Brazos County District Attorney’s Office Lynn Pride Richardson, Dallas Dallas County Public Defender’s Office

5:00

5:30

10:30 Extraneous Offenses .5 hr Catherine G. Burnett, Houston South Texas College of Law 11:00 Motions for New Trial .5 hr Carmen M. Roe, Houston Law Office of Carmen M. Roe 11:30 Dealing with the Grievance Process .5 hr ethics Robert C. Hinton, Jr., Dallas Robert Hinton & Associates

2:00

2:45

3:00

3:30

Court of Criminal Appeals Update .75 hr David Newell, Houston Harris County District Attorney’s Office Mad, Not Bad: Special Needs Defendants .75 hr Nicky Boatwright, Lubbock Nicky Boatwright, PC When the System Fails: The Michael Morton Story .25 hr Michael Morton, Hideaway Exoneree When Things Go Wrong .5 hr ethics Michael Ware, Ft. Worth Michael Logan Ware Warren Burnett and Michael K. Moore Award Presentation and Networking Break sponsored by the Criminal Justice Section

Maintaining Competence Through Stress Avoidance .5 hr ethics Allison Wetzel, Austin Travis County District Attorney’s Office Adjourn to Reception sponsored by the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association

Tuesday

12:00 Lunch on Your Own -- OR -12:20 Preparing for the Board Specialization Certification Exam (presentation time 40 minutes, no MCLE credit) Moderator D. Mark Elliston, Dallas Attorney at Law

Hon. Lawrence E. Meyers, Austin Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

Terrence W. Kirk, Austin Law Offices of Terrence Kirk

Gary McNeil, Austin Texas Board of Legal Specialization

1:15

Brady: The Law .5 hr ethics Enrico Valdez, San Antonio Bexar County District Attorney’s Office

1:45

Brady: Practical Considerations .5 hr ethics Hon. Barbara P. Hervey, Austin Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

2:15

Voir Dire .5 hr Robert B. Hirschhorn, Lewisville Cathy E. Bennett & Associates

7 hours including 2.25 ethics 8:40

Announcements

2:45

8:45

Fifth Circuit Update .5 hr Judy Madewell, San Antonio Federal Public Defender’s Office Western District of Texas

Expunctions .5 hr Fred Stangl, Lubbock Chappell, Lanehart & Stangl

3:15

Break

3:30

Competency Issues .5 hr ethics James W. Huggler, Jr., Tyler Law Office of James Huggler

4:00

Preservation of Error .5 hr (.25 ethics) Christopher J. Downey, Houston The Downey Law Firm

4:30

11.073 – Cleaning up the Scientific Junkyard .5 hr Brian W. Wice, Houston Law Offices of Brian W. Wice

5:00

Justice Scalia and the Fourth Amendment .5 hr Gerald Harris Goldstein, San Antonio Goldstein, Goldstein & Hilley

5:30

Adjourn to Criminal Justice Section Meeting

12:00 Lunch on Your Own 1:15

The New Discovery Rules 1 hr ethics Moderator Kenda Culpepper, Rockwall Rockwall County Criminal District Attorney’s Office

9:15

9:45

Effective Representation of Counsel .5 hr ethics Terri Moore, Ft. Worth Law Office of Terri Moore Death Penalty Update/Overview .5 hr Roe M. Wilson, Houston Harris County District Attorney’s Office

10:15 Break 10:30 Evaluating Search Warrants .5 hr Hon. Marc Brown, Houston Justice, Fourteenth Court of Appeals 11:00 Investigative Detentions .5 hr Stanley Schwieger, Waco Attorney & Counselor at Law 11:30 Exceptions to the Warrant Requirements .5 hr Hon. Georgina Benavides, Edinburg Justice, Thirteenth Court of Appeals 3

Wednesday Concurrent Sessions:

Choose one track or change tracks whenever you like.

TRACK ONE Crimes Against Persons 3.25 hours

TRACK TWO Appellate 3.25 hours including 1 ethics

8:25

Announcements

8:25

Announcements

8:30

Family Violence: Love on the Rocks .5 hr Susan E. Anderson, Dallas Law Office of Susan E. Anderson

8:30

Brief Writing in the 21st Century .5 hr Robert Dubose, Houston Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsend

9:00

Punishment and Mitigation: Making the Best of a Bad Situation .5 hr Eric J. Davis, Houston Harris County Public Defender’s Office

9:00

9:30

Pre-Trial Motions: Controlling the Chaos .5 hr Kent A. Schaffer, Houston Bires, Schaffer & DeBorde

Oral Argument: What I Knew as an Appellate Advocate - What I’ve Learned as an Appellate Judge .5 hr Hon. J. Brett Busby, Houston Justice, Fourteenth Court of Appeals

9:30

Petitions for Discretionary Review: Snatching Victory from the Jaws of Defeat .5 hr Richard E. Wetzel, Austin Attorney at Law

10:00 Break 10:15 Self Defense and The Castle Doctrine: When is Deadly Force Unlawful? .75 hr Mia Dial Magness, Pearland Harris County District Attorney’s Office

10:00 Break 10:15 State Writs of Habeas Corpus: What You Need to Know to Find a Needle in the PCW Haystack .5 hr Michael F. Stauffacher, Austin Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

11:00 Confrontation and Forfeiture by Wrongdoing: A 21st Century Take on Cutting-Edge Issues .5 hr Andrea Leigh Westerfeld, McKinney Collin County District Attorney’s Office

10:45 The Rules of Appellate Procedure: It’s No Coincidence They’re Called the TRAP .5 hr (.25 ethics) Hon. Sandee Bryan Marion, San Antonio Justice, Fourth Court of Appeals

11:30 Proper Final Argument: Delivering Hard Blows, Not Foul Ones .5 hr John Spruell Jordan, Houston Harris County District Attorney’s Office

11:15 Appellate Ethics: Avoiding the Dreaded “Personal & Confidential” Envelope from the State Bar .75 hr ethics Hon. Michael Keasler, Austin Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

12:00 Adjourn - Lunch on Your Own

12:00 Adjourn - Lunch on Your Own

Child Sexual Assault 3.5 hours 1:10

Announcements

1:15

Notice, Jeopardy and Due Process: Does the Indictment Really Make a Difference? .66 hr Lisa M. Tanner, Austin Texas Office of the Attorney General

Science & Digital Evidence 3.5 hours 1:10

Announcements

1:15

iPads and Tablets for Lawyers .5 hr Hon. Scott J. Becker, McKinney Judge, 219th Judicial District Court

1:45

Technology in the Courtroom .75 hr Matthew D. Powell, Lubbock Lubbock County Criminal District Attorney’s Office

2:30

Computer & Cell Phone Forensics .75 hr David Cowen, Dallas G-C Partners

1:55

A SANE Exam Is Not A Mental Health Evaluation .66 hr Sonja Eddleman, Corpus Christi Driscoll Children’s Hospital

2:35

Do You Really Think You Can Play That Recording for the Jury? .66 hr J. Craig Jett, Dallas Burleson, Page & Gibson

3:15

Break

3:15

Break

3:30

Worse than Video Games: Cyber Crimes Against Children .5 hr Brenda K. Cantu, Austin Texas Office of the Attorney General

3:30

Evidence in an Electronic Age .75 hr Hon. Ada E. Brown, Dallas Justice, Fifth District Court of Appeals

4:15

4:00

Talking to Perfect Strangers About Really Awkward Stuff: Voir Dire in Child Abuse Cases 1 hr Ralph Guerrero, Austin Texas Office of the Attorney General

Social Media, Wiretapping, and Intercepted Evidence .75 hr Emily Miskel, Plano Koons Fuller

5:00

Adjourn

E. G. (Gerry) Morris, Austin The Law Office of E. G. Morris 5:00

Adjourn 4

Thursday 3.75 hours TRACK THREE

Federal

DWI 6.75 hours including .5 ethics 8:25

Announcements

8:30

Voir Dire – State’s Perspective .75 hr Richard B. Alpert, Fort Worth Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office

9:15

Voir Dire – Defense Perspective .75 hr William David Burrows, Dallas William David Burrows

8:25

Announcements

8:30

Understanding the Initial Federal Arrest and Bail/Detention Process .5 hr Miguel Andres Sanchez-Ross, Houston Foreman, DeGeurin & DeGeurin

9:00

Defending Alien Smuggling Cases .75 hr Francisco Morales, Corpus Christi Federal Public Defender’s Office Southern District of Texas

9:45

Prosecuting and Defending Federal Child Pornography Charges .75 hr Kenneth R. Hawk II, Tyler Federal Public Defender’s Office Eastern District of Texas

Camille E. Sparks, Dallas U. S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Texas

10:00 Break 10:15 McNeely – State’s Perspective .75 hr (.25 ethics) Alison Leigh Baimbridge, Houston Harris County District Attorney’s Office 11:00 McNeely – Defense Perspective 1 hr (.25 ethics) Michael Mowla, Cedar Hill Michael Mowla, PLLC 12:00 Lunch on Your Own 1:15

ALR Hearings .5 hr Kimberly Griffin Tucker, Plano The Law Office of Kimberly Griffin Tucker

10:30 Break 10:45 Federal Firearms Crimes .5 hr Myrna G. Montemayor, Laredo Federal Public Defender’s Office Southern District of Texas

1:45

Lab Errors/Lab Discovery .75 hr Deandra M. Grant, Richardson Law Office of Deandra M. Grant, PC

2:30

DRE Evidence .75 hr Don Egdorf, Houston Houston Police Department

3:15

Break

3:30

DWI Drug Prosecution .75 hr Warren Diepraam, Conroe Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office

4:15

DWI Drug Defense .75 hr Stephen L. Hamilton, Lubbock Hamilton Hull & Rogers

5:00

Adjourn

12:00 Navigating Through the Federal Sentencing Guidelines .5 hr David Botsford, Austin Botsford & Roark

John B. Ross, Beaumont U. S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Texas

11:15 Prosecuting and Defending Federal Drug Offenses .75 hr Jose Angel Moreno, Laredo U. S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Texas Selena Norah Solis, El Paso Federal Public Defender’s Office Southern District of Texas

12:30 Adjourn

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Ways to Save on This Course!

Meet the “Register By” Deadline and Save $50 because early registrations help us ensure that sufficient course books, seating, and refreshments are available. Course materials and seating will be reserved for preregistrants until the start of the first topic.

Criminal Justice Section Members Can Save $75 by registering by the “Register by” date (thereafter, save $25). Not a member?

To join, e-mail sections@texasbar.com or phone 800-204-2222, x1425. Please do not send Section membership payment with your registration fee.

Earn Discounts by Registering Five or More from your firm or agency. Contact Firm & Group Sales Manager Laura Angle at 512-250-5575 or laura.angle@texasbar.com.

Reserve Your Hotel Room Early Hotel rooms have been blocked at special rates on a space available basis. To make a reservation, contact the hotel and indicate that you will be attending this State Bar of Texas course.

LIVE HOUSTON Westin Galleria Hotel 5060 W. Alabama St. Houston, TX 77056 (713) 960-8100 $159 single/double Deadline: June 27

HALF OFF for Attorneys Licensed 5 Years or Less!

You read that right! See the registration form.

Reservations also available at: https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/SBG17

Need Financial Assistance to Attend?

TexasBarCLE makes a limited number of scholarships available for attendance at live courses and selected video replays. To learn more, call Mon-Fri 8am-5pm CT to Sara at 800-204-2222, x1490. Please apply at least 4 weeks prior to the event.

VIDEO SAN ANTONIO

Active State and Texas-Area Federal Judges, Administrative Law Judges, Hearing Examiners, and Their Staff Attorneys May Attend for Free, Provided: (1) the course directly relates to the judge’s tribunal’s jurisdiction, (2) the judge is a full-time judge or retired under the judicial retirement system and (3) space is available for all paying registrants. This privilege does not extend to prosecutors, receivers, trustees, other court staff, or persons serving part-time in a judicial capacity. Actual attendance is required to receive course materials.

Parking Information is subject to change without notice and is not a guarantee of available space.

HOUSTON: Parking is complimentary in the Galleria Mall parking lot, $14.95 daily valet parking, or $30.00 for overnight. SAN ANTONIO: Daily self-parking is $15.00, $21 for overnight self-parking, or daily valet parking is $25.

DALLAS: Self-parking is complimentary at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel.

La Quinta Inn & Suites San Antonio Riverwalk 303 Blum San Antonio, TX 78205-3303 (210) 222-9181 $99 single/double Deadline: August 20

VIDEO DALLAS DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel 4099 Valley View Ln. Dallas, TX 75244 (972) 385-9000 $109 single/double Deadline: September 23

If You Need Special Accommodations to Attend please contact us as soon as possible at 800-204-2222, x1748.

Registered But Can’t Attend? Still Earn MCLE Credit and receive course materials by (1) calling 800-204-2222, x1574 to transfer your registration to a later presentation or (2) taking the course online later, in which case you’ll automatically be sent the course materials; see “FREE TO OUR REGISTRANTS!,” below. If you wish a refund instead, mail or fax (512-427-4443) your request so that we receive it at least one business day before the program.

FREE TO OUR REGISTRANTS! Online Videos of the Presentations & PDFs of the Course Materials, will be available to registrants 6-8 weeks after the course. Provide us your email address when registering and we’ll alert you when these benefits are available and how to access them. (Note: Presentation lengths may vary from that which was advertised.) There’s no extra charge; as a registrant, you’re already entitled!

EARN MORE MCLE CREDIT Attending the Advanced Criminal Law Course in person can earn you up to 24 MCLE hours, including 5.75 ethics (depending on which tracks you attend).

Interested in Sponsoring or Exhibiting at This Course or Others?

Contact Julie Marshall at 512-427-1797 or julie.marshall@texasbar.com.

However, as a registrant you are entitled, at no extra charge, to watch any or all of this Advanced Course once it is archived at TexasBarCLE.com. This means you can watch topics you do not attend in person and earn up to an additional 13.5 hours, including .5 ethics hour. That’s a total of 37.5 hours, including 6.25 ethics hours you can earn!

Policy of Impartiality The State Bar of Texas does not endorse political candidates. When a candidate for public office is included in promotion for or participates in a TexasBarCLE event, the State Bar is not taking a position for or against anyone’s candidacy.

The archived course will become available 6-8 weeks after the live event and be online for about a year.

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Phone

Lawyers licensed 5 years or less get HALF OFF each course!

Mail

Fax

800-204-2222, x1574 during business hours credit card only

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Registering five or more?

E-mail Laura Angle at laura.angle@texasbar.com for group discount information.

Advanced Criminal Law Course and Criminal Law 101

Limited number of Criminal Justice Section Scholarships Available!

Requests for applications must be made in writing to Jack Strickland, 401 W. Belknap St., Fort Worth, Texas 76196-0256, or by fax to 817-884-3333. Additional details are available at www.txbarcjs.org.

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q Regular Registrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $695

Take $50 OFF: Register by July 7, 2014

q Hard copy books as well as a PDF download of same (both formats included in registration fee) q PDF download ONLY so I’ll take $15 OFF

q Regular Registrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $545

Take $50 OFF: Register by August 27, 2014

q Licensed 5 years or less, HALF OFF . . . . . $272.50*

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q Houston LIVE, July 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $175* q Licensed 5 years or less, HALF OFF . . . . . $87.50*

I may attend complimentary because I am: q Qualifying judge or q Judge’s staff attorney (see p. 6).

(Lawyers licensed 5 years or less, as well as registrants for the 101 Course, should skip this section.)

$25 OFF because (choose 1 box only) I’m a member of the q Criminal Justice Section q State Bar College q Paralegal Division

q Licensed 5 years or less, HALF OFF . . . . . $272.50*

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I’m entitled to 1 or 2 discounts on the Advanced Course. q $50 OFF because I’m registering by the “Register by” date at the left. (If by mail, date of postmark will be determinative.)

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Take $50 OFF: Register by September 24, 2014

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I want my 101 Course materials format to be:

q Licensed 5 years or less, HALF OFF . . . . . $347.50*

San Antonio VIDEO, September 10-12

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FREE Shipping & Handling q Advanced Course hard copy books $230 ea. set (plus tax; see footnote†) q 101 Course hard copy book $45 ea. (plus tax; see footnote†) To order a discounted PDF download of course materials (available 4-6 weeks after the course), search Publications at TexasBarCLE.com.

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Course Director Lisa C. McMinn.............................................................. Austin

OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS

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The Criminal Justice Section concerns itself with substantive and procedural criminal law, law enforcement trends and initiatives, and educating the criminal law bar and the judiciary on such issues. Besides cosponsoring TexasBarCLE’s Advanced Criminal Law Course, it sponsors CLE at the State Bar Annual Meeting and TexasBarCLE webcasts on criminal law matters.

Hon. Elsa R. Alcala.......................................................... Austin Hon. Cathy R. Cochran................................................... Austin Kenda Culpepper........................................................ Rockwall David A. Escamilla.......................................................... Austin David M. Guinn, Jr.......................................................Lubbock Hon. Belinda Hil...........................................................Houston James (Jim) Warner Huggler, Jr ������������������������������������������ Tyler E. Christina Jack...................................................... Fort Worth Randy T. Leavitt.............................................................. Austin Terri Moore.............................................................. Fort Worth David Newell...............................................................Houston Carmen M. Roe...........................................................Houston Richard E. Wetzel............................................................ Austin Brian W. Wice..............................................................Houston Edward ‘Chip’ Wilkinson......................................... Fort Worth

Criminal Justice Section David Botsford..................................................................Chair Matt Powell............................................................. Chair-Elect Hon. Doug Skemp.................................................... Vice Chair Lydia Clay-Jackson......................................................Secretary Jack V. Strickland, Jr.................................................... Treasurer Hon. Rose Guerra-Reyna.......................... Immediate Past Chair

TexasBarCLE Planning Team Kandi Botello...................................................Program Planner Jillison Hicks............................................. Program Coordinator Yvette Ramirez............................Written Materials Coordinator Denise Steusloff...........................Meeting Services Coordinator

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