Criminal Justice

Federal Money Laundering Charges: Prosecutions and Pitfalls

Moderator: Nelson Ebaugh
Speaker: Joshua Lake
November 20, 2024 | Zoom
Course Materials:
PowerPoint

Legal Information Goldmine: Free Resources from the State Law Library—Come and Read It!

Moderator: Stacey Soule
Speaker: Amy Small
August 30, 2024 | Zoom
Course Materials:
PowerPoint

Essential Judicial Forms: Getting it Right and Streamlining Your Workload

Moderator: Stacey Soule
Speakers: Margie Johnson, Timothy Fitzpatrick
July 17, 2024 | Zoom
Course Materials:
PowerPoint 

Court of Criminal Appeals Update (Prerecorded)

Speakers: Judge Bert Richardson and Judge Jesse F. McClure lll
May 29, 2024 | Zoom
Course Materials:
PowerPoint 

Criminal Law Update CLE – Dallas
April 11, 2024

Presentations:
ChatGPT for Busy Lawyers PPT – Nelson Ebaugh
New Frontiers: Guns & Weed (Gun Laws PPT | Weed Laws PPT) – Patty Tress and Judge Audrey Moorehead
Court of Criminal Appeals Update PPT – Judge Jesse F. McClure, lll and Judge Bert Richardson

Charging Decisions in Domestic Violence Cases and the Importance of the Domestic Violence High Risk Team

Speaker: Brian Middleton
Moderator: Hon. Rob Canas

February 27, 2024 | Zoom
Course Materials:
PowerPoint #1
PowerPoint #2
Speaker Biography

Top 5 Pretrial Issues in Domestic Violence Criminal Cases

Speaker: Hon. Shequitta Kelly
Moderator: Stacey Soule

January 30, 2024 | Zoom
Course Materials:
PowerPoint
Speaker Biography

Vicarious Trauma: The Importance of Self-Care in the Legal Profession

Speaker: Angela Downes
Moderator: Stacey Soule

December 13, 2023 | Zoom
Course Materials:
PowerPoint
Speaker Biography

Wrongful Convictions: How They Happen and How to Fix Them

Speaker: Charles Chatman and Gary Udashen
Moderator: Stacey Soule

November 15, 2023 | Zoom
Course Materials:
Paper

Demystifying the Mysteries of Criminal Discovery Before All Hallows Eve

Speaker: Hon. Sid Harle
Moderator: Stacey Soule

October 25, 2023 | Zoom
Course Materials:
PowerPoint
Speaker Biography

Pitfalls and Predicaments that Pose Problems

Speakers: Hon. Audrey Moorehead, Kenda Culpepper
September 11, 2023 | Zoom
Course Materials:
PowerPoint

Let’s Make a Deal: Effective and Ethical Plea Negotiations in Criminal Cases

Speakers: Philip Mack Furlow, David M. Guinn, Jr.
April 18, 2023 | Zoom
Course Materials:
None

Mental Health and the Law

Speakers: Hon. Lisa Michalk, Kristi Taylor, Jo Ann Linzer
March 14, 2023 | Zoom
Course Materials:
PowerPoint

Cryptocurrency and Criminal Liability

Speaker: Nelson Ebaugh
February 21, 2023 | Zoom
Course Materials:
PowerPoint

Jump Online with the Criminal Pattern Jury Charges

Speaker: Emily Johnson-Liu
Moderator: Stacey Soule

January 24, 2023 | Zoom
Course Materials:
Speaker Biography
Presentation

Lubbock Law Student Mentoring and Criminal Law Update

Friday, April 22: Texas Tech School of Law, Lubbock

Program Agenda

Judge David Newell and Judge Bert RichardsonCCA Update
PowerPoint

Judge Lisa MichalkEthics Opinions and Recent Cases 
PowerPoint

Emily Johnson-Liu and Wendell Odom Recent Changes to the Criminal Pattern Jury Charge Panel
PowerPoint
Written materials
Bio – Emily Johnson-Liu
Bio – Wendell Odom


Houston Law Student Mentoring and Criminal Law Update

Friday, April 8: Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston

Program Agenda

Judge David Newell and Judge Bert RichardsonCCA Update
PowerPoint

Judge Lisa MichalkEthics Opinions and Recent Cases 
PowerPoint

Emily Johnson-Liu and Wendell Odom Recent Changes to the Criminal Pattern Jury Charge Panel
PowerPoint
Written materials
Bio – Emily Johnson-Liu
Bio – Wendell Odom