15th Annual Municipal Prosecutors Conference
Day 1
3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Registration
OPTIONAL PRE-CONFERENCE SESSION
Ryan Kellus Turner, Director of Education & General Counsel, TMCEC
2:00 – 2:50 p.m. Dilemmas of Prosecuting in Municipal Court (.5 hr ethics)
3:00 – 3:50 p.m. Legislative Q&A
4:00 – 4:50 p.m. Prosecutors Discussion Group
January 21, 2008
6:45 – 8:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
8:00 – 8:10 a.m. Welcome & Announcements
Linda Frank, Chief Municipal Court Prosecutor, City of Arlington
8:10 – 9:20 a.m. Case Law & Attorney General Opinion Update (.25 hr ethics) *
Ryan Kellus Turner, Director of Education & General Counsel, TMCEC
9:20 – 9:30 a.m. Break
9:30 – 10:45 a.m. Legislative Update for Prosecutors
Gary Scott, Assistant City Attorney, City of Conroe
10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Break
11:00 – 12:00 noon Ethics & Advocacy: Ten Things You Really Should Know (1 hr ethics)
Roberta A. Lloyd, Judge, Harris County Civil Court at Law Number 4
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 – 1:50 p.m. Traffic Safety & Transportation Code Update *
Lois Wright, Program Director, TMCEC
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TRACK A
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TRACK B
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Advocacy Track
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2:00 –
2:50 p.m.
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DUI *
Meichihko Proctor, Program Attorney & Deputy Counsel, TMCEC
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Non-appearance Crimes
Stephen Fagan, Assistant City Attorney, City of McKinney
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Creative Strategies for Cross Examination
W. Clay Abbott, TDCAA DWI Resource Prosecutor
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3:00 –
3:50 p.m.
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DOT & Federal Motor Carrier Law*
Lawrence Provins, Assistant City Attorney, City of Pearland
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Judgments & Enhancements
(.25 hr ethics)
Dana Jacobson, Prosecutor, City of Boerne
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Part I: Creative Strategies for Direct Examination
David M. Gonzalez, Attorney and Counselor at Law, Sumpter & Gonzalez, Austin
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4:00 –
5:00 p.m.
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Municipal Courts and the Mentally Ill (.5 hr ethics)
Ross Fischer, City Attorney, City of Seguin
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Part II: Opening Statements & Closing Arguments
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January 22, 2008
6:45 – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
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Juvenile Law Track
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Procedural Law Track
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8:00 – 9:15 a.m.
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Special Education Issues in Municipal Court (.25 hr ethics)
Patricia J. Cummings, Attorney at Law, Round Rock
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Complaints
Ryan Henry, Attorney and Counselor at Law, Denton, Navarro, Rocha & Bernal, P.C., San Antonio
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9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
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Gang Awareness
Robert Martinez, Section Chief, Juvenile Crime Intervention, Texas Attorney General’s Office
Sharon Pruitt, Assistant Attorney General, Juvenile Crime Intervention, Texas Attorney General’s Office
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Restitution (.25 hr ethics)
Ed Spillane, Presiding Judge, City of College Station
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10:45 – 12:00 pm Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Arrest Warrants, Capias, and Capias Pro Fines
Ryan Kellus Turner, TMCEC General Counsel & Director of Education
12:00 p.m. Adjourn Seminar
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* Denotes Municipal Traffic Safety Initiatives (MTSI) curriculum funded by a grant from the Texas Department of Transportation.
