The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
79th Legislature
October 11, 2005
11:00 a.m.
Dallas Texas, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Medical Education
and Conference Center, Room NG3.112
Pursuant to a notice posted on September 29, 2005, the House
Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met in a public hearing and
was called to order by the chair, Representative Keel, at 11:24
a.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Keel; Denny; Escobar; Hodge; Reyna
(5).
Absent: Representatives Riddle; Pena; Moreno, Paul; Raymond
(4).
A quorum was present.
The House Committee on General Investigating and Ethics was
called to order by the vice-chair, Representative Paxton at
11:24 a.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Paxton; Keel; Dutton; Flynn (4)
Absent: Representative Bailey (1)
A quorum was present.
The chair, Representative Keel, moved that the Committee on
Criminal Jurisprudence of the House of Representatives, under
the hand of the chair of the committee, in accordance with House
Rule 4, Section 21, issue a subpoena to compel the attendance of
the following individuals before the committee at 2 p.m. today
and at each meeting thereafter until discharged by the
committee, to testify as to on issues pertaining to allegations
of possible civil rights violations that may have been committed
under color of law in the application of nuisance abatement
authority by the City of Dallas:
Officer Ricardo A. Campbell
Brooks Macon
Telitha Shaw
James Gardner
The motion prevailed by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Keel; Denny; Escobar; Hodge;
Reyna (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Riddle; Pena; Moreno, Paul;
Raymond (4).
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair, Representative Keel, moved that the Committee on
Criminal Jurisprudence of the House of Representatives, under
the hand of the chair of the committee, in accordance with House
Rule 4, Section 21, issue a subpoena and an attachment of
witness to compel the attendance of the Hushmukh Makan before
the committee instanter and at each meeting thereafter until
discharged by the committee, to testify as to on issues
pertaining to allegations of possible civil rights violations
that may have been committed under color of law in the
application of nuisance abatement authority by the City of
Dallas.
The motion prevailed by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Keel; Denny; Escobar; Hodge;
Reyna (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Riddle; Pena; Moreno, Paul;
Raymond (4).
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
At 5:30 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the Committee stood at ease until 9:00 a.m., October 12, 2005.
The committee reconvened at 9:15 a.m., October 12, 2005.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
At 12:40 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.
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Rep. Keel, Chair
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Damian Duarte, Clerk
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