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Free Adam Reposa!

Mark Bennett | October 30, 2009

The criminal defense lawyer who served as the presiding director of the Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers Association wrote yesterday to tell me that Adam Reposa’s writ was denied and he has to start serving his 90-day contempt sentence.
Eighteen months ago I wrote, a bit critically, of the ACDLA’s role in the Reposa Affair. In yesterday’s [...]

Last Week’s Reasonable Doubt

Mark Bennett | April 16, 2009

Here’s the April 9, 2009 episode of the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Asoication’s Reasonable Doubt television show. Hosts Houston criminal defense lawyers Todd Dupont and Neal Davis interview HCCLA past-president Pat McCann.

Quanell X on Reasonable Doubt

Mark Bennett | April 16, 2009

An oldie but a goodie, Houston criminal defense lawyers Todd Dupont and Tate Williams interview Quanell X on the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association’s Reasonable Doubt television show last October.

HCCLA Reasonable Doubt August 14, 2008

Mark Bennett | March 15, 2009

Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association’s “Reasonable Doubt” television show, August 14, 2008 episode. Hosts Houston criminal defense lawyer Todd Dupont and Harris County Assistant District Attorney Belinda Smith. Guests: attorney Laney Vazquez, Precinct 6 Constable Lt. Mark Timmer. Subject: Animal cruelty laws.

HCCLA Reasonable Doubt August 7, 2008

Mark Bennett | March 15, 2009

Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association’s “Reasonable Doubt” television show. August 7, 2008 episode with Houston criminal defense lawyers Tate Williams and Sean Buckley.

HCCLA Reasonable Doubt July 31, 2008

Mark Bennett | March 15, 2009

Harris County CriminalLawyers Association’s “Reasonable Doubt” television show. July 31, 2008episode, with hosts Houston criminal defense lawyers Todd Dupont andTate Williams, and guest Houston criminal lawyer Doug Murphy.

HCCLA Reasonable Doubt March 12, 2009

Mark Bennett | March 14, 2009

The March 12, 2009 episode of the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association’s Reasonable Doubt television show. Hosts: Houston criminal lawyer Todd Dupont and me; Guest: top Houston criminal defense lawyer Vivian R. King.

HCCLA Reasonable Doubt March 5, 2009

Mark Bennett | March 13, 2009

Here’s last week’s Reasonable Doubt, with Houston criminal defense lawyers Neal Davis, Todd Dupont, and me. It’s sure to give any true-believer prosecutor hives.

HCCLA Reasonable Doubt

Mark Bennett | March 12, 2009

I’ll be cohosting Reasonable Doubt tonight with Houston criminal defense lawyer T.B. “Todd” Dupont. Our guest will be top Houston criminal lawyer Vivian King. We’ll be streaming from 8pm CDT on HMSTV.org. Tune in and call in.
Next week’s guest will be Richard “Racehorse” Haynes (Thursday, March 19, 2009).
The following week (March 26) First Assistant District [...]

A Tale of Two Associations

Mark Bennett | April 24, 2008

Compare and contrast:

The purpose of ACDLA primarily is educational, and ACDLA provides its members with a variety of educational opportunities related to protecting the individual rights guaranteed by the Texas and the United States Constitutions, preserving the citizenry’s and court system’s commitment to those rights, and promotion of competent and ethical representation of persons accused [...]