Lubbock Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

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Last week, Jeff Sheets and I tried an aggravated assault/deadly weapon case in Hockley County, ultimately working out a satisfactory deal for misdemeanor deadly conduct with no deadly weapon finding. Since the client was a resident alien, we struggled with immigration consequences of various lesser-included offenses to request in the charge. During our research Jeff found this excellent link that charts Immigration Consequences of Selected Texas Offenses.

This is an excellent resource:
Immigration Consequences of Selected Texas Offenses

Chuck Lanehart
Court Liaison

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!

This is an informal list of some of the classes the Probation Department uses for Misdemeanor cases. I thought you could use it to figure out what class you want someone to attend, etc. Let me know if you need any additional information.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS- These are 8-hr seminars put on by a company not associated w/ our department. Right now they offer seminars on the following topics: Violence Intervention, Alcohol Related Offenses, Theft Intervention, Marijuana Offender, General Offender (once called the Horizons course), Alcohol & Drug Awareness, and Driving While Lic. Suspended. These are offered on Saturday and the cost is $85, or $75 if they register ahead of time.

CD Seminar (Chemical Dependence)- $30, offered by Brito Counseling Services at this time.

This is a seminar we might send someone to who has no history of drug use, but has tested positive (1 time) for marijuana.

SAE-SUBSTANCE ABUSE EVALUATION- Usually when someone’s judgment says they need an evaluation, we refer them somewhere where they can also attend and complete treatment if recommended, whether that be inpatient or outpatient treatment

Note: We used to see SASSI written on the judgment—-that is a tool used when it has already been determined someone needs treatment.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LEVEL I- If we see this on a judgment, we will either refer that person to a Personal Development Seminar for Violence Intervention ($75-$85), or we can send them to an 8-hr Anger Management Workshop put on by The Covenant Counseling Center ($60).

INDIVIDUAL ANGER COUNSELING—We’ll send someone to Covenant Counseling Center (or somewhere similar) for an assessment. If after the assessment, it is determined they need counseling, they will have to attend as directed.

BIP or BATTERER’S INTERVENTION PROGRAM- This is a 24 week program put on by Women’s Protective Services. The initial assessment is $25, after that they pay $15 weekly. They meet on Monday nights and attendance is strictly monitored. (Total cost is $385)

SOP or SHOPLIFTER OFFENDER PROGRAM-This class is offered on one Saturday a month at our department. Cost is $75 and they must register before the actual date of the class.

VIP or VICTIM IMPACT PROGRAM- Put on by MADD, cost is $30 and it takes place the 3rd Tuesday of every month at the Courthouse. This is usually used for DWI 1st offense.

AOP or ALCOHOL OFFENDER PROGRAM-Cost is $60 and is used for 1st time DWI offenses.

DWI INTERVENTION PROGRAM—This is a 48 hour class used for DWI 2nd and above. Cost is $200.

DOP or DRUG OFFENDER PROGRAM-This is an $80 program. This is the class used for drug offenses.

THINKING FOR A CHANGE- This is a 22-week class put on by the Probation Department. The class meets once a week, and it usually lasts about 2 hours. This class is free and attendance is strictly monitored.

Due to the fact that discovery seems to be taking longer to reach you and we are taking steps to fix this, we would like to request the following:

1. Please send your requests by email to dadiscovery@co.lubbock.tx.us and we will reply to those emails within 24 hours (unless the County email goes down again).

2. If you absolutely must send them by fax (as you can see, we don’t encourage that), you will need to include your current email on the fax.

3. If you request a video, please send a separate request for the discovery and the video. Video requests need to be emailed to kanguish@co.lubbock.tx.us.

We would appreciate your assistance in this matter. If you have any problems with receiving discovery in a timely manner, please feel free to call KT Anguish, Marilyn Lutter or George White and we will assist you.

Thank you.

Marilyn Lutter
Administrative Assistant

Effective April 24, 2006, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals clerk’s office mailing address will be: 600 S. Maestri Place, New Orleans, LA 70130. All items expected to be delivered on or after April 24th must be sent to the new address.

This is a letter from Steven T. Henderson, Lubbock-Crosby County CSCD, encouraging members to attend an upcoming sentencing conference. Click here to read it.

Judge Underwood wants feedback on the use of this pre-trial and scheduling order. Right-click here to save the Pre-Trial Dicovery Order file to your computer. Reply directly to Judge Underwood: bunderwood@co.lubbock.tx.us

To whom this may concern:

The discovery department has been going through changes in an effort to get discovery material to you in more efficient manner. Listed below are the new steps to obtain this material.

Discovery

1. Requests need to be sent by e-mail or fax only. (for online discovery only)
* The e-mail address is as follows: dadiscovery@co.lubbock.tx.us
* The fax number is as follows: (806) 767-1118

2. All hard copy discovery must be requested at the discovery window. Do not send requests for hard copy discovery; only e-mail discovery. Hard copy discovery will be pulled only if a person from the defense attorney’s office is here to obtain this material.

3. E-mail discovery starts for:
Misdemeanor at 2044-491-000 and up
Felony at 2005-408-500 and up
* Anything lower than the number shown are going to be hard copy discovery.
* Any material that is going to overload the email will need to be treated as hard copy discovery.

Videos

1. All misdemeanor videos need to be addressed to KT Anguish by e-mail or fax.

2. All felony videos need to be addressed to an Investigator for the Court to which the case is assigned either e-mail or fax.

3. E-mail address to use requesting all videos:
kanguish@co.lubbock.tx.us
* The fax number is as follows: (806) 767-1118