FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER
Southern District of Texas
Criminal Justice Act Panel Training
DEFENDING A FEDERAL CRIMINAL CASE
United States Federal Courthouse
1133 N. Shoreline Blvd.,
Corpus Christi, Texas
Thursday, March 7, 2019 - Friday, March 8, 2019
AGENDA
THURSDAY: March 7, 2019
| 12:30 - 1:00 | Registration | (CLE hrs.) |
| 1:00 - 1:15 | Welcome and Introductory Remarks Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, S.D. TX Christopher Jenkins, Branch Chief, Corpus Christi, TX |
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| 1:15 - 1:45 | CJA Practice and Procedure Simon Purnell, Phipps Deacon Purnell, PLLC, Corpus Christi, TX |
(.50) |
| 1:45 - 2:30 | Bail Francisco Morales, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Corpus Christi, TX |
(.75) |
| 2:30 - 2:45 | Break | |
| 2:45 - 3:15 | Preserving Error at Trial Elizabeth O’Connell, R&W Specialist, Corpus Christi, TX |
(.50) |
| 3:15 - 4:00 | Plenary on Sentencing (Basics of Using Guideline Manual) Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, S.D. TX |
(.75) |
| 4:00 - 5:00 | Sentencing Guidelines Breakout Session | (1.0) |
Friday, March 8, 2019
| 8:00 - 8:15 | Welcome Honorable Nelva Gonzales-Ramos, U.S. District Judge, S.D. TX |
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| 8:15 - 8:45 | 404(b) Evidence Elizabeth O’Connell, R&W Specialist, Corpus Christi, TX |
(.50) |
| 8:45 - 9:15 | Immigration Considerations in Defending Federal Cases (Including Pereira) Raquel Muñoz, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Corpus Christi, TX |
(.50) |
| 9:15 - 9:45 | Mental Competency Lila Garza, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Corpus Christi, TX Kristen Langford, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Corpus Christi, TX |
(.50) |
| 9:45 - 10:00 | Break | |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Selected Issues in Defending Federal Case (Plea Agreements, Minor Role, Conspiracies, Etc.) Chris Jenkins, Branch Chief, Corpus Christi, TX Plea Agreement Outline Plea Agreements Presentation Conspiracies Presentation |
(.50) |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | First Step Act and Sentencing Update Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, S.D. TX |
(.50) |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Recent Cases Michael Herman, Supervisory AFPD, Houston, TX |
(1.0) |
| 12:00 - 1:15 | Lunch break | |
| 1:15 - 1:45 | View from the Bench Honorable B. Janice Ellington, U.S. Magistrate Judge, S.D. TX Honorable Jason Libby, U.S. Magistrate Judge, S.D. TX |
(.50) |
| 1:45 - 2:45 | Ethics H. Michael Sokolow, First AFPD, Houston, TX |
(1.0 Ethics) |
| 2:45 - 3:00 | Break | |
| 3:00 - 4:00 | Fourth Amendment & Searches of Electronics Rachel Braver, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Corpus Christi, TX Teresa Keck, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Laredo, TX |
(1.0) |
| 4:00 - 5:00 | Sentencing Mitigation Panel Francisco Morales, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Corpus Christi, TX John Gill, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Corpus Christi, TX Chris Jenkins, Branch Chief, Corpus Christi, TX |
(1.0) |
Application pending with the State Bar of Texas MCLE Department for 10.50 hours of CLE credit (including 1.0 hour of legal ethics) (Course No. 174041597).