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There is an interesting bit about retired LPD officer Larry Stephens on the Members Only section: Retired LPD Officer Larry Stephens Please note: this is an entirely new version of the members only forum that everyone was used to back when we first started it. I can almost guarantee that you are NOT registered for this site, so you might [...]

I thought the LCDLA members might be interested in this case. Two of our attorneys out of Austin worked on the appeal based competency to stand trial for a deaf client. The appeals court reversed the conviction. NUMBER 13-05-00668-CR

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Item One: Laurie Key has some great CLE lined up, so put the following on your calendar for August 16th, 5:30 p.m., at the Blue Light. TCDLA’s legislative specialist Keith Hampton of Austin has agreed to come out and give LCDLA a legislative update. Some members may have already planned on attending the update sponsored by TDCAA. That one costs [...]

At a previous meeting where Rusty was present where the judges were looking at revisions to the criminal local rules, it was decided that the defense attorneys would prepare judgments of not guilty. Those local rules revisions should be voted on this Friday at the Board of Judges meeting. However, we wanted to provide the state-approved form required for the [...]

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The following is a report from Sarah Mitchell Gunter, chair of the committee that is studying the problem of bond forfeitures in CCL#1. Please respond with any input to Sarah at: sarahmgunter@gmail.com I sat down with Kay Alexander yesterday to discuss the situation in county court 1. I think that, to get anywhere, I need to visit with the judge [...]

New motions are now available under “Resources and Links” in the Members Only Section to assist LCDLA members secure their client’s criminal histories as part of the discovery process. If you have any problems accessing the Members Only Section, call Eric Metze at 749-8585. Happy hunting!

Dear LCDLA Members: Those of you who missed the February 15 LCDLA meeting shoulda been there. The 40-or-so folks in attendance enjoyed a very informative program from the Lubbock County Probation Office, elected new LCDLA officers and directors for 2007-2008, addressed the usual (and some unusual) bitch-and-moan problems we all endure, and generally had a very good time. Bill McNamara [...]