FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER,
Southern District of Texas
Criminal Justice Act Panel Training
United States Federal Courthouse,
Jury Assembly Room 10th Floor
1701 W. Business Highway 83, McAllen, Texas
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
AGENDA
| 7:30 - 8:00 | Registration | |
| 8:00 - 8:15 | Welcome & Introductory Remarks | |
| 8:15 - 9:00 | Preliminary Hearings and Bail Hearings Francisco Morales, Ass’t Federal Public Defender, Corpus Christi, Tex. |
(0.75) |
| 9:00 - 9:45 | The Fourth Amendment At the Border Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, S.D. Tex. |
(0.75) |
| 9:45 - 10:00 | Break | |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Sentencing Advocacy Panel Andy Nogueras, Yvonne Sanchez, and Nadia Medrano Ass’t Federal Public Defenders, McAllen, Tex. |
(1.0) |
| 11:00 - 11:45 | CJA Panel Issues David Adler, Chair of CJA Panel, Houston, Tex. |
(0.75) |
| 11:45 - 1:00 | A View from the Bench (working lunch) The Honorable Ricardo Hinojosa The Honorable Randy Crane United States District Judges. |
(1.0) (.5 Ethics) |
| 1:00 - 2:00 | Ethics H. Michael Sokolow, First Ass’t Federal Public Defender, Houston, Tex. |
(1.0 Ethics) |
| 2:00 - 2:45 | Trial Objections & Evidentiary Foundations Richard Gould, Ass’t Federal Public Defender, McAllen, Tex. |
(0.75) |
| 2:45 - 3:00 | Break | |
| 3:00 - 4:00 | Immigration Law for the Criminal Practitioner David Ayala, Retired Immigration Judge Miriam A. Ayala, Ayala & Acosta, McAllen, Tex. |
(1.0) |
| 4:00 - 5:00 | Recent Cases Philip Gallagher, Ass’t Federal Public Defender, Houston, Tex. |
(1.0) |
This seminar is for attorneys eligible or seeking to become eligible to take CJA appointments.