2012 Training Presentations - Houston Texas
Thursday, March 29, 2012
| Time | Topic | Documents |
| 7:45 - 8:15 | Registration | |
| 8:15 - 8:30 | Welcome & Introductory Remarks The Honorable Kenneth M. Hoyt, United States District Judge |
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| 8:30 - 9:00 | Introduction to Federal Criminal Practice: An Overview and a Discussion of How State and Federal Practice Differ Alex Bunin, Harris County Chief Public Defender |
Time and Again |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Preliminary Hearings and Bail Hearings in Federal Court Marina-Thais Douenat, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Houston |
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| 9:30 - 10:00 | Motion Practice Michael Herman, Trial Division Chief |
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| 10:00 - 10:15 | Break | |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Federal Rules of Evidence Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender |
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| 10:45 - 11:45 | Federal Appeals Laura Leavitt, Assistant Federal Public Defender Collins Murphym Chief Case Manager, FPD |
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| 11:45 - 1:15 | Lunch (on your own) |
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| 1:15 - 2:00 | Meet the Federal Players: Kenneth Magidson, U.S. Attorney; David Travis, U.S. Deputy Marshal; Cynthia McMurray-Thompkins, Senior Pretrial Services Officer; Javier Garcia, Supervisory U.S. Probation Officer Moderator: J. Wade Bainum, Assistant Federal Public Defender |
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| 2:00 - 2:30 | Guilt Pleas and Plea Bargains Peter J. Bray, Assistant Federal Public Defender |
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| 2:30 - 2:45 | Break | |
| 2:45 - 4:00 | Introduction to Federal Sentencing Guidelines Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender |
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| Relevant Conduct, Chapter Two Offense Levels, Chapter Three Adjustments and Criminal History Panel of Assistant Federal Public Defenders |
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| 4:00 - 5:00 | Sentencing Hypotheticals & Variances Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender |
Friday, March 30, 2012
| Time | Topic | Documents |
| 7:45 - 8:15 | Registration | |
| 8:15 - 8:30 | Welcome & Introduction Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender |
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| 8:30 - 9:30 | Recent Cases Timothy W. Crooks, Supervisory Assistant Federal Public Defender |
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| 9:30 - 10:15 | Defending the Big Fraud Case David Adler, Esq., CJA Panel Representative |
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| 10:15 - 10:30 | Break | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Sentencing Enhancements Margaret Ling, Assistant Federal Public Defender |
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| 11:00 - 11:45 | Sentencing Update Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender |
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| 11:45 - 12:15 | CJA Representation Duties and Getting Paid The Honorable Stephen Smith, U.S. Magistrate Judge David Adler, Esq., CJA Panel Representative |
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| 12:15 - 1:30 | Lunch (on your own) |
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| 1:30 - 3:00 | Defending Clients Charged with Child Pornography Offenses Troy Stabenow, Assistant Federal Public Defender, W.D., MO |
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| 3:00 - 3:15 | Break | |
| 3:15 - 4:15 | Ethics H. Michael Sokolow, First Assistant Federal Public Defender |
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| 4:15 - 5:00 | Waivers Rancheros Frank Morales, Assistant Federal Public Defender |
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| Adjourn |