Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association - Voice For The ...
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association - Voice For The ...
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July/August 2006<br />
Volume 35 No 6<br />
<strong>The</strong> purpose of TCDLA is to<br />
protect and ensure<br />
by rule of law<br />
those individual rights<br />
guaranteed by the<br />
<strong>Texas</strong> and Federal Constitutions<br />
in criminal cases;<br />
to resist the constant efforts<br />
which are now being made<br />
to curtail such rights;<br />
to encourage<br />
cooperation between lawyers<br />
engaged in the furtherance<br />
of such objectives<br />
through educational programs<br />
and other assistance;<br />
features<br />
columns<br />
departments<br />
14 when lawyers rebel<br />
by keith s. hampton<br />
18 this is the way an experienced<br />
lawyer does it<br />
by bill trantham<br />
24 motion of the month<br />
6 president’s message<br />
8 executive director’s perspective<br />
10 editor’s comment<br />
12 federal corner<br />
5 membership benefits<br />
7 staff directory<br />
9 schedule of events<br />
26 significant decisions report<br />
and through such cooperation,<br />
education, and assistance<br />
to promote<br />
justice and the common good.<br />
<strong>Voice</strong> for the <strong>Defense</strong> (ISSN 0364‐2232) is published monthly, except for January/February and July/<br />
August, which are bi-monthly, by the <strong>Texas</strong> <strong>Criminal</strong> <strong>Defense</strong> <strong>Lawyers</strong> <strong>Association</strong> Inc., 1707 Nueces<br />
Street, Austin, <strong>Texas</strong> 78701. Printed in the USA. Basic subscription rate: $40 per year when received as<br />
a benefit of TCDLA membership. Non‐member subscriptions: $75 annually. Periodicals postage paid<br />
at Austin, <strong>Texas</strong>.<br />
POSTMASTER: Send address changes to <strong>Voice</strong> for the <strong>Defense</strong>, 1707 Nueces Street, Austin, <strong>Texas</strong> 78701.<br />
<strong>Voice</strong> for the <strong>Defense</strong> is published to educate, train and support attorneys in the practice of criminal<br />
defense law.<br />
CONTRIBUTORS: Send all feature articles to Rebecca Davis, 211 South Rusk Street, Weatherford, <strong>Texas</strong><br />
76086, 817.341.4500. Please send all other materials for publication to Emmett Harris, 114 E. North Street,<br />
Uvalde, <strong>Texas</strong> 78801, 830.278.4551 or to <strong>Voice</strong> for the <strong>Defense</strong>, 1707 Nueces Street, Austin, <strong>Texas</strong> 78701,<br />
512.478.2514, Fax 512.469.9107. E‐mail materials can be sent to mvaldez@tcdla.com.<br />
Statements and opinions published in the <strong>Voice</strong> for the <strong>Defense</strong> are those of the author and do not necessarily<br />
represent the position of TCDLA. No material may be reprinted without prior approval and proper<br />
credit to the magazine. ©2006- <strong>Texas</strong> <strong>Criminal</strong> <strong>Defense</strong> <strong>Lawyers</strong> <strong>Association</strong>.