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attentionlocaldefensebarsThanks to E. G. “Gerry” Morris and Sam Bassett, course directors for the Defending SexCrimes Involving Children seminar held in Austin in March. We had 175 attendees, and thetopic was well received. We may keep this seminar as one to do every two years.The second edition of the Texas Trial Notebook is now available. In the next two months,the following TCDLA manuals will be released; Punishment Manual, Search and SeizureManual, Capital Murder (8th ed.) and the Study Guide for Specialization Exam. Please bewatching for announcements on availability.The San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (SACDLA) has announced theirplans to sponsor 50 new TCDLA memberships for their members. SACDLA has more than500 members. We thank Jim Greenfield, current president, Stephanie Stevens, president-elect,John Convery, SADLA and TCDLA board member, and George Sharmen, SACDLA boardmember and TCDLA executive committee member, for their leadership and support.Joseph A. MartinezExecutiveDirector’sPerspectiveWe are looking for local defense bars to help co-sponsor seminars. If yours is interested,please call Joseph Martinez at the home office, 512.478.2514.If you are interested in starting a local defense bar, TCDLA can help provide support forgetting started. If you would like to rejuvenate your local defense bar, TCDLA can helpprovide support to get restarted. Please call Joseph Martinez at the home office for moreinformation.We are looking for sponsors and exhibitors for this year’s 19th Annual Rusty Duncan AdvancedCriminal Law Short Course, June 15-17, 2006. Please call Melissa Schank at 478.2514ext. 24 if you know of a business that may be interested being a sponsor or exhibitor at thisyear’s event.We are looking for members who want to speak at the CDLP seminars. Please call RickHagen at 940.566.1001 or Joseph Martinez at 512.478.2514 for more information.We are looking for articles for Voice for the Defense. Please call David Richards, GeorgeSharmen, Cynthia Hampton or Marisol Valdez for more information.Good verdicts to all!8 VOICE FOR THE DEFENSE April 2006