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Actual Innocence

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Houston, Texas, USA

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MCLE and TCLEOSE Credit will be available

South Texas College of Law
1303 San Jacinto Street
Houston, TX 77002

Registrar: +1.972.244.3404
Fax: +1.972.244.3401
E-Mail: cail@cailaw.org

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Overview

Online registration is closed.  Please bring your registration form filled out and register at the door.

Recurring themes in Actual Innocence - A combination of a live presentation from Harris County Assistant District Attorney Inger Hampton, plus videos featuring exonerees and Brady issues.  Judge Barbara Hervey of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals will also be part of the program.

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For more details, download the online brochure.

Tuition

This program is funded by a grant from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Thanks to this grant, the seminar is offered tuition-free to most participants.

Tuition-free registration is available for the following constituents:

  • Texas judge
  • Member of a Texas judge’s staff
  • Texas prosecutor
  • Member of a Texas prosecutor’s staff
  • Texas criminal defense lawyer who regularly represents indigent defendants in criminal matters in Texas State Courts
  • Sworn Texas Law Enforcement Officer
  • Texas law student working with a Texas Innocence program

Tuition for all other constitutents is $25.

Agenda

8:30 am

Registration

9:00 am

Actual Innocence and Wrongful Convictions – A Perspective From The Bench

Judge Barbara Hervey, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

9:10 am

Innocence and Exoneration (video)

9:50 am

Discussion About The Video – Recurring Themes In Actual Innocence

  • Inger Hampton, Assistant District Attorney, Harris County
  • Judge Barbara Hervey, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

10:45 am

Break

11:00 am

Brady: A Simple Approach (video)

12:00 pm

Discussion About The Video

  • Inger Hampton
  • Judge Barbara Hervey

12:30 pm

Adjourn

CLE Credits

MCLE Credit

The State Bar of Texas has approved this program for 3.25 hours (there are no hours included for ethics). Sign-in sheets and/or certificates of attendance will be available for ALL states. Course ID Number: 901274723.

Specialization Credit

This program is approved by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization for 3.25 hours in the following areas: Criminal Appellate, Criminal Law and Juvenile Law

 

Cancellation Policy

Written cancellation must be received 5 business days prior to a program to receive a refund (Email: lgaspar@cailaw.org). After this date, no refunds, but substitution of attendees for this program will be permitted with prior approval. Registrants not entitled to a refund will receive the course materials.

Other Information

Nondiscriminatory Policy

The Center for American and International Law does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected status in educational activities, scholarship programs or admissions.

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