FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER
Southern District of Texas
Criminal Justice Act Panel Training
United States Federal Courthouse
Central Jury Room
1300 Victoria St., Laredo, Texas
October 2, 2015
AGENDA
| 7:30 - 8:00 | Registration | |
| 8:00 - 8:15 | Introductory Remarks Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Southern District of TX Marissa Perez-Garcia, Supervisory Assistant Federal Public Defender, Laredo, TX |
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| 8:15 - 9:15 | Recent Cases Donna Coltharp, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Western District of TX |
(1.0) |
| 9:15 - 10:15 | Effective Defense in Sentencing Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Houston, TX |
(1.0) |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Break | |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | Ethics Francisco Morales, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Corpus Christi, TX |
(1.0) (1.0 ethics hrs) |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | CJA Appointments Process and Duties Sentencing Update The Honorable Guillermo Garcia, United States Magistrate Judge The Honorable Diana Quiroga Song, United States Magistrate Judge Roberto Balli, Attorney at Law, Laredo, TX |
(.50) |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | A View from the Bench The Honorable George P. Kazen, United States District Judge The Honorable Diana Saldaña, United States District Judge The Honorable Marina Garcia Marmolejo, United States District Judge |
(.50) |
| 1:00 - 1:30 | Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions Jorge Aristotelidis, Attorney at Law, San Antonio, TX |
(.50) |
| 1:30 - 2:00 | What to Expect in Immigration Proceedings Nelly Vielma, Attorney at Law, Laredo, TX |
(.50) |
| 2:00 - 2:30 | Inquisition or Statement: Defendant’s Constitutional and Statutory Rights Myrna Montemayor, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Laredo, TX |
(.50) |
| 2:30 - 3:00 | The Fourth Amendment in South Texas John Paul, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Laredo, TX |
(.50) |
| 3:00 - 3:15 | Break | |
| 3:15 - 4:00 | Defending Charges of Child Sex Crimes Tito Alfaro, Supervisory Assistant Federal Public Defender, Laredo, TX |
(.75) |
| 4:00 - 4:30 | Sentencing Videos John Gill, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Laredo, TX Francisco Valcarcel, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Laredo, TX |
(.50) |
Approved for 7.25 hours of CLE credit by the State Bar of Texas MCLE Department, including 1.0 hour of legal ethics.
This seminar is for attorneys eligible or seeking to become eligible to take CJA appointments.