DEFENDING A FEDERAL CRIMINAL CASE: CJA PANEL TRAINING
By the Federal Public Defender, Southern District of Texas
Presented at the United States Courthouse, Laredo, Texas
Friday, April 24, 2020
AGENDA
| 7:30 - 8:00 | Registration | |
| 8:00 - 8:15 | Introductory Remarks Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, S.D. Tex. Marissa Perez-Garcia, Supervisory Asst. Federal Public Defender, Laredo, Tex. |
(hrs.) |
| 8:15 - 8:45 | Defending Drug Cases Raul Guerra, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Laredo, Tex. Ricardo Guerra, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Laredo, Tex. |
(.5) |
| 8:45 - 9:15 | Defending Immigration Cases Roberto Balli, Attorney at Law, Laredo, Tex. |
(.5) |
| 9:15 - 10:15 | Sentencing Update Marjorie, A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, S.D. Tex. |
(1.0) |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Break | |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | 404(b) Francisco Morales, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Corpus Christi, Tex. |
(1.0) |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | CJA Appointments Process and Duties The Hon. Diana Quiroga Song, United States Magistrate Judge, Laredo, Tex. CJA Panel Representative (TBA) |
(.5) |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | A View from the Bench The Hon. Diana Saldana, United States District Judge, Laredo, Tex. The Hon. Marina Garcia Marmolejo, United States District Judge, Laredo, Tex. |
(.5) |
| 1:00 - 2:00 | Recent Cases Judy Madewell, Supervisory, AFPD, W.D. Tex., San Antonio, Tex. |
(1.0) |
| 2:00 - 2:45 | What to Expect in Immigration Proceedings Norberto Cardenas, Attorney at Law, Laredo, Tex. |
(.75) |
| 2:45 - 3:00 | Break | |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | The Fourth Amendment in South Texas John Paul, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Laredo, Tex. |
(.5) |
| 3:30 - 4:00 | Electronic Border Searches Teresa Keck, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Houston, Tex. |
(.5) |
| 4:00- 5:00 | Ethics Panel Moderator: Marissa Perez-Garcia, Supervisory AFPD, Laredo, TX Panel Members: TBA |
(1.0 Ethics) |
An application for 7.75 hours of CLE credit (including 1.0 hour of legal ethics) has been submitted to the State Bar of Texas MCLE Department.