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IMINUTES OF BOARD OF DIWECTORS MEETING* As dbcted b~ Board of Directors' resolntion passed at the February 11, 1978 meetinn.-. the minutes of that and & futute meetinEs - am to be uub&hed in the Vaice.TEXAS CRIMINAI. DEFENSE LAWYERS ASSOCIATIONa. BOARD OP DIRECTORS MhETINCfP =FEBRUARY 11, I97811 :05 a.m. Preddernt C6Ivin called the meeW to ordw Cindy Waltea caned therolL It was e~tabIirhed that a 4um~m was present.PRESENT: Emqett Colvhvin George Luquette* ,Vincent Periai* Robert dons,Charles McDonald, Jack Bw&, David Birea, Clifford Brown, DavidCarlmk, Waggoapr Cart, AIlW Cazier+ Sam Houston Clinton, W. V.~w*m, Buck Filert Kmy FitzGerdg, Gerry Coldstein, Olirer Heanl,Jan Hemphill, CliE HoMea, Ed hballett, Stiutley To& Tom 5We,Ri+nl Thornton, Doug "Tinker, Stmltfy Weiqherg, Elmo Will&,Rodgw Ziriyllerman, Rodd Zipp, James Babo, Many Cowiant,Mehael mbson, R&ee Seas, Michael Tbmas, Phil Burlesan andWeldon Bol~onxb.EXCUSED Louis Dugar, Bootr; &ueg,e~, Bme DeBullet, kymand Caballero andABSENES: B u d Busby13NEXCU$ED IIam Nass. C!hrles BuEh Dick D&&. Art La&m. J~hn Mont-ABSENCES: ford: Pat &st, Upleg Rbenberry, Pete ~orres, ~bel ~osmo, GarlandWier, Francis Willias, Abtodo Cantu, Chmt Hmdeway, EeUyIreland, Albert Pena and James WeddXng.OTHERS Steve Capeb, CMy Waltqs* John Basfou, CDLP Project DDwtor,PmSENT: and Richard Andwon, TCDLA Member fmn DamThe motion was made by Weldon HOicom7, that the reading of themiautes oT the Deeembw 66th meeting be d'ispemd with and that theminet%+ he a~proved RS previously ab fted to the Board of Dim-Ms. Seconded by Clif Holmes. The 2 akh ~ariert The ininxtesstand approved.AMICUS Stcvg Ca~elle =ported that the Amicus Cariw CommStt&e hM notCURIAE mush aetmity lately and that only one casa had adBRt1y been referxedtg the ~mmittee. Steve stated tbai he wouId report on the stam ofthis ease at the. next meeting., CZE O w DMstein #ported tht TCDLA will hold a niFninaIlaw seminarin Caatmt, blesiw April 69. Gem &&ad the need fa mhnteers€0 speak and 'to supply dttm mat&. Gerry ranindedthe inmembersthat 6 hours pa day, ~kwoom timane, was necsssary to secure the taxdedllction on ttg trip.Gerry also 8iseusse.d plans for a criminal trizl seminar to be heId inAustin for Uniwmity Law School students. Gerry stated that MikeSharlot wlll amkt him in orderamminrr tW hnction and that both ofLabaratories & OfficesofWAYNE BAKER,ERlC HOLDEN& ASSOCIATESblygmph Laboratorie~ BL Officesestabl&hedto serve the legal professipnTHE REGISTRY, Sulte 2486350 LBJ FreewayDallas, Texoa'?S&OTEXAS PENAL CODETABLEOFOFFENSESAND PENALTIES(with 1977 Amendments)IAddirional cnpies may he obtltimd atS1.a~ per copy. You recewed onecopy free as a member of TCDLA.Writs the Associationoffit?e foraddition81 copies.. - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED-Tha Am-them would be on members of the Board to volqnteer as in- , C,fike Committee of TC~LA h8aPresident Calvin mprted th@ Ron Gmwn of Was is stitl workingon the jury selection seminar and that the &h&&@ k &host wmplete.The dab of the semkiar will be announced in th% neat future.Vinee Perini ann~unoed that the Criminal T d Aduow Institat~inD&as had been canceled due to a laok of support. It was stated thatthe- a oasslbilitv that the institute would be ~tternpkd again inabout 6 moljlrs.in helping with thisiI of TWLA Amicus'WVOICE for the Defense
MINUTES from p. 6periencing. (Minutes of the meeting were distributed to the Board.)Steve stated that $15,000 had been borrowed from the AuStinNationalBank in Austin to see the Association through the interim period duringwhich the Association is changing to an annual billing. The moneywas borrowed with Charles McDonald, Bob Jones and Emmett Colvinsigning as personal guarantors. The loan has allowed TCDLA to payall outstanding bills except $3,000 for the 1977 Crrm~nal Law Outlmewhich will be paid off 1/3 at a time. Steve reported that theAnnual bilhng had been completed and that money should begincoming in soon. TCDLA should recognize a change in the financeswithin approximately three months.MEMBERSHIP David Carlock stated that a membership drive will be held m SanAntonio in March and that he would he seeking assistance from Boardmembers m that area.NOMINATING Charles McDonald reported that the nominating committee met thisCOMMITTEE morning and announced the committee's decision on nominations fornew Board members and Officers.Theresults follow:PresidentGeorge LuquettePresident ElectVincent PeriniFirst Vice-PresidentHarry NassSecond Vice-President Robert JonesSecrctary-'l'rc~surerCharlcs McDonaldAssistant Secrct:lrv-'l'rcx~urc~r (;erald Goldsh,:inDIRECTORSClifford BrownRobert SalinasClif Holmes Thomas Sharpe "Anthony ConstantStanley TopekPat PriestCharles RittenbenyRaymond CaballeroGrant BardewayRussell Busby~odger'ZimmermanASSOCIATE DIRECTORSBenny HouseKeith AlanizWillis Thomas Taylor C. W. (Robbin) PearcyRichard AndersonLarry SanerCharles BurtonR. L. WhiteheadRichard HamsonJames BoboMichael GibsonMichael ThomasANNUALTRIPCindy Walters reported that the Annual Trip would take platre April6-9. 85 seats have been reserved on Airo Mexico, deparhg fromHouston, and 45 double rooms at the El Presidente Hotel in Cancunhave been blocked for our use.Gerry Goldstein discussed a problem in the Western District regardingsetting of bonds in federal cases. Gerry stated that the bonds wereastronomical and that apparently no guidelines were followed in thesetting of sxch bonds. Further discussion. The motion was made byWeldon Holcomb that Geny he authorized to draft a resolution onbehalf of the Association to present to the 5th Circuit Judicial Council.Seconded by Clif Holmes. The motion carried. President Colvinwill present the resolution to the 5th Circuit in form of a letter.CDLP Phd Burleson took this opportunity to introduce John Boston whohad been hired as the interim Project Director of the CDLP.SELECT Tom Sham reaorted that the Select Committee on Grand JuriesCOMMITTEE wouId meet in ~~ownsville February 16 and 17 and asked if the Asso-ON GRAND ciation wanted to give any input. Discussion followed. PresidentJURIES Colvin asked Tom Sharpe md Ronald Zipp to act on behalf of theAssociation.BY-LAWSANDMISCELLA-NEOUSFREEFREE1977CRIMINAL LA WOUTLINEThe 1977 CRIMINAL LAW OUTLINE, published by the National College of the State Judic~ary, 1s no%available from the TCDLA Home Offlce The outhe is a valuable and reliable gulde to the Supreme Court olthe United States decismns on thtFourth, Fifth, Sixth, and EighttAmendments of the Coast~tutlon I1you are a member of TCDLA, fdl outhis request form and return it to th~Associat~on Home Offxe for you"FREE" copyNAMEADDRESSCITYSTA TE 6 ZIP* NOTICE *The Legislative Committee of TCDLADiscussion followed concerning removal of Board members who con- will have its final meeting to formulatetinually miss meetings. It was decided that President Calvin would proposed legsIation for the next sessionwrite a letter notifying each Director and Associate Duector of the of the Legislatun on the 29th of Aprilby-laws regarding attendance requirements and stressing that the by- 1978 in Austin. If you have any suggestedlaws would be followed in the future. It was also suggested that the pieces of legislation, send them to the Asletterindude a section regarding Directors with delinquent dues. sociation office in care of the Legisfative(Cont~nued on p 22) Committee.VOICE for the DefenselApnl 1978
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