FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER
Southern District of Texas
Criminal Justice Act Panel Training
United States Federal Courthouse
Jury Assembly Room
1300 Victoria St., Laredo, Texas
April 20, 2023
AGENDA
| 7:30 - 8:00 | Registration | (CLE HRS) |
| 8:00 - 8:15 | Introductory Remarks Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, S.D. TX Marissa Perez-Garcia, Branch Chief, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Laredo, TX |
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| 8:15 - 8:45 | Defending Drug Cases Raul Martinez, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Laredo, TX David Castillo, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Laredo, TX |
(.50) |
| 8:45 - 9:15 | Defending Immigration Cases Myrna Montemayor, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Laredo, TX |
(.50) |
| 9:15 - 10:15 | Recent Cases Sara Martinez, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Laredo, TX |
(1.0) |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Break | |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | 404(b) Francisco Morales, Senior Litigation Counsel, AFPD, Corpus Christi, TX 404(b) Evidence as a Sword and Shield |
(1.0) |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | CJA Appointments Process and Duties The Honorable Diana Song-Quiroga, United States Magistrate Judge, Laredo, TX The Honorable John Kazen, United States Magistrate Judge, Laredo, TX The Honorable Christopher dos Santos, United States Magistrate Judge, Laredo, TX David Adler, Criminal Justice Act Panel Representative, Houston, TX |
(.50) |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | A View from the Bench The Honorable Diana Saldana, United Stated District Judge, Laredo, TX The Honorable, Marina Garcia Marmolejo United States District Judge, Laredo, TX |
(.50) |
| 1:00 - 1:45 | Sentencing Update Marjorie Meyers, Federal Public Defender, S.D.TX Federal Sentencing Paper Presentation Slides |
(.75) |
| 1:45 - 2:45 | Effective Sentencing Advocacy Moderator: Suzette Ermler, Mitigation Specialist, Houston, TX Panel Members: Tito Alfaro, Supervisory Assistant Federal Public Defender, Laredo, TX Christina Arellano-Villarreal, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Laredo, TX Shelley Strayer, Asst. Chief Investigator, Laredo, TX |
(1.0) |
| 2:45 - 3:00 | Break | |
| 3:00 - 3:45 | The Fourth Amendment in South Texas John Paul, Branch Litigation Counsel, AFPD, Laredo, TX |
(.75) |
| 3:45 - 4:45 | Ethics Panel Moderator: Raul Guerra, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Laredo, TX Panel Members: Ricardo Guerra, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Laredo, TX Ramon Villafranca, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Laredo, TX David Lopez, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Laredo, TX |
(1.0 Ethics) |
Pending approval for 7.50 hours of CLE credit (including 1.0 hrs. of legal ethics) by the State Bar of Texas MCLE Department. (Course No. 174188511)
This seminar is for attorneys eligible or seeking to become eligible to take CJA appointments.