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contents g Features g ...... Columns Cc..JUJJJJJ!:f 24 I Competency Catch-22: A Plea for Attorney Discretion When Considering Competency Evaluations for Defendants Facing Minor Charges By Jeanette Kinard 32 Thinking Outside the DWI Voir Dire Box By J. Gary Trichter 48 Catch of the Day: Defendant's Motion to Protect the Fairness of Future Juries By J. Gary Trichter and Mark Thiessen 8 President's Message 11 Executive Director's Perspective 13 Editor's Comment 15 Federal Corner 18 Said & Done g Departments 5 TCDIA Member Benefits 6 Staff Directory 7 CLE Seminars and Events 39 Significant Decisions Report Volume 38 No. 9 | November Issue Voice for the Defense (ISSN 0364‐2232) is published monthly, except for January/February and July/August, which are bimonthly, by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Inc., 1717 W. 6th St., Ste. 315, Austin, Texas 78703. Printed in the USA. Basic subscription rate is $40 per year when received as a TCDLA member benefit. Non‐member subscription is $75 per year. Periodicals postage paid in Austin, Texas. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Voice for the Defense, 1717 W. 6th St., Ste. 315, Austin, Texas 78703. Voice for the Defense is published to educate, train, and support attorneys in the practice of criminal defense law. CONTRIBUTORS: Send all feature articles in electronic format to Voice for the Defense, 1717 W. 6th St., Ste. 315, Austin, Texas 78703, 512-478-2514, fax 512-469-9107, c/o chattersley@tcdla.com or champton@tcdla.com. Statements and opinions published in the Voice for the Defense are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the position of TCDLA. No material may be reprinted without prior approval and proper credit to the magazine. © 2009 Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
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