TCDLA has 7 registration scholarships to the NACDL seminar “Not Guilty! Making It Happen with Cutting-Edge Defenses,” on February 25-26, 2010 at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Austin. All travel expenses is the responsibility of the lawyers. As added bonus, all lawyers who attend the NACDL seminar can also attend the CDLP Capital/Habeas CLE, at no cost, right around the [...]
There were a number of victories this week, in addition to the previous email. (1) Dan Hurley got a not guilty on a DWI in CC2. It was a 0.15 breath test, but, apparently, a really good video. (2) Susan Rowley got a hung jury that resulted in a dismissal on a Burglary of a Building in the 137th. (3) [...]
Cui and Amy got a Not Guilty this week in the 364th on a Sexual Assault. The following are the details from Cui: This might be more than anyone needs to know, but there was a lot of stuff in this case. Here are a couple of things about my and Amy Cook’s trial this week (if anyone’s at all [...]
Everett Seymore and Joel Cook got a reversal of County Court at Law #1. Case was a DWI based on traffic stop. The stop was based on suspect pulling a flat bed trailer and cop said he’d had reports of stolen flat bed trailers. Cop could not identify what color, type or style of trailer had been stolen, but thought [...]
According to the A.J., Dan Warrick got a not guilty yesterday. His client was charged with Agg Assault, apparently in a 2 count indictment. State proceeded on one count, and the jury acquitted. We’ll see what happens with Count II. Stay tuned!
As always, the next meeting with be this Thursday at the Blue Light on Buddy Holly Ave. If you ever need to check when the next meeting will be, don’t forget to check the top right of the website. It’s always there and is automatically updated each week.
Please remember that we have a meeting this Thursday (5/21) at 5:30 at the Blue Light. We will be having a CLE program, graciously provided by David Crook; the topic is how to preserve error in voir dire. David does our appeals; so, if he says we need this lesson, then we need it! So, please plan to attend. You [...]
The LCDLA meeting for March will be moved to March 26 due to spring break. Please make sure and attend the meeting, as we already have CLE lined up. This month’s CLE will be about the Honor Pod at the Lubbock County Jail. For those of you who attended the February meeting, you already have an idea of what this [...]
Innocence Project of Texas client, James Lee Woodard, was released from incarceration yesterday after serving more than 27 years for a murder that he has always maintained he did not commit. The victim, Woodard’s girlfriend at the time of the homicide, was found strangled and sexually assaulted on the banks of the Trinity River in Dallas, Texas. A rape kit [...]
Rusty Gunter reports a success by Assistant Federal Public Defender and LCDLA member Jerry Beard. The United States Supreme Court has accepted cert on his client, Humberto Cuellar. Mr. Cuellar, the Defendant, was stopped in a car going to Mexico. A subsequent search of his vehicle turned up $80,000 in cash, but no drugs. After his conviction for international money [...]