WITNESS LIST
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
March 29, 2011 Upon final adjourn./recess
Against:
Kopp, James (Bexar County District Attorney's Office)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Been, Steven (Self)
Been, Terri (Self)
Brandley, Clarence (Texas Witness to Innocence)
Collins, Stefanie (ACLU of Texas)
Dieter, Alison (Self)
Hedayati, Hooman (Texas Witness to Innocence)
Against:
Jones, Chris (COMBINED LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATIONS OF TEXAS)
Long, Lance (Harris County District Attorney's Office)
Against:
Kopp, James (Bexar County District Attorney's Office)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Been, Steven (Self)
Been, Terri (Self)
Cobb, Scott (Self)
Collins, Stefanie (ACLU of Texas)
Against:
Jones, Chris (COMBINED LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATIONS OF TEXAS)
Long, Lance (Harris County District Attorney's Office)
Sloman, Jessica (HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT)
On:
Bernhardt, Rebecca (Texas Defender Service)
Against:
Kopp, James (Bexar County District Attorney's Office)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Been, Steven (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Been, Terri (Self)
Brandley, Clarence (TEXAS Witness To Innocence)
Cobb, Scott (Texas Moratorium Network)
Collins, Stefanie (ACLU of TX)
Dieter, Alison (Self)
Filler, Judith (FRIENDS Meeting of Austin (QUAKER))
Harrington, Galia (Self)
Hedayati, Hooman (Texas Witness to innocence)
Rivas, Andrew (TX Catholic Conference)
Against:
Jones, Chris (COMBINED LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATIONS OF TEXAS)
Long, Lance (Harris County District Attorney's Office)
For:
Bolado, Kym (NAMI-San Antonio)
Kazen, Oscar (Bexar County)
Smith, John (Center For Health Care Service)
Taylor, Dr Sally (University Health System)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Baldarrama, Denise (Self)
Been, Steven (Self)
Been, Terri (Self)
Carmona, Mark (Self)
Dieter, Alison (Self)
Dovalina, Roger (BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE)
Guevara, Thomas (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Hampton, Keith (NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS-TEXAS)
Milam, Susan (Natl. Association of Social Workers/Texas Chapter)
Mitchell, Beth (Disability Rights TX)
Munoz, Morris (BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE)
Oliver, Harold (National Alliance on Mental Illness- San Antonio)
Peyson, Robin (NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS TEXAS)
Smith, Andrew (University Health System)
Torres, Lupe (Self)
On:
Lopez, Chris (Department of State Health Services)
For:
Dion, Edward (COUNTY OF EL PASO)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn. of Tx)
Dahill, John (Tx Conference of Urban Counties)
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)
Thompson, John (Polk County)
For:
Taylor, Chris (Tom Green County Attorney)
Against:
Lowe, Doug (District Attorney)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners ASSN. of TX)
Dahill, John (Tx Conference of Urban Counties)
Thompson, John (Polk County)
For:
Bishop, Steve (Self)
Brandley, Clarence (TEXAS Witness to Innoncence)
Castillo, James "Chris" (Organizer, Murder Victims Families For Reconciliation)
Dieter, Alison (Self)
Dufour, Doots (Diocese of Austin)
Hedayati, Hooman (Texas Witness to Innocence)
Manning, Frank (Self)
Meyer, Delia Perez (Self; Texas Moratorium Network)
Pickett, Carroll (Self)
Rivas, Andrew (Texas Catholic Conference)
Rubac, Gloria (Self; S.H.A.P.E Community Center Abolition Movement)
Van Steenburg, Robert (Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty)
Wilson, Joe (Texas Coalition for Abolishment of Death Penalty)
Against:
Irby, Maura (Self; OFFICER JAMES B. IRBY)
On:
Longmire, Dennis (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Adams, Terri (Self)
Apodaca, Rudy (Self)
Babb, David (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Been, Steven (Self)
Been, Terri (Self)
Breeding, Les (Self; Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty)
Carrizales, Karen (Self)
Cobb, Scott (Self)
Collins, Stefanie (ACLU of Texas)
Daly, Richard (Brothers of Holy Cross)
Eberle, Martha (Self)
Egan, Elliott Thomas (Self)
Farley, Rich (Self)
Grabowski, Anita (Self)
Halprin, Crystal (Self)
Houle, Kristin (Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Lachman, Jeanette (Self)
Leete, Travis (Self)
Long, Walter (Self)
Morey, Frances (Self)
Mund, Anne (Self)
Nguyen, Adam (Self)
Northrop, Emily (Self)
Renquist, Mike (Self; MFSA (Meth Federation of Social Action)
Salek, Armin (Self)
Simmons, Jennifer (Self)
Surprenant, Erica (Self)
Switzer, Gyl (Mental Health America of TX)
Valentine, Ellen (Self)
Van Steenburg, Jean (Self)
Winship, Gratia (Self)
Against:
Carlson, Pat (TEXAS EAGLE FORUM)
Craft, Lon (Texas Municipal Police Assoc)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas)
On:
Harris, Allison (Self)
For:
Brandley, Clarence (TEXAS Witness to Innonence)
Dieter, Alison (Self)
Dufour, Doots (DIOCESE OF AUSTIN)
Meyer, Delia Perez (Self; Texas Moratorium Network ELG)
Rivas, Andrew (TX Catholic Conference)
Rubac, Gloria (Self; S.H.A.P.E Community Center Abolition Movement)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Irby, Maura (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Adams, Teri (Self)
Babb, David (Self)
Been, Steven (Self)
Been, Terri (Self)
Cobb, Scott (Self)
Collins, Stefanie (ACLU of Texas)
Filler, Judith (Friends Meeting of Austin (Quakers))
Halprin, Crystal (Self)
Harrington, Galia (Self)
Hedayati, Hooman (Texas Witness to innocence)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Morey, Frances (Self)
Nguyen, Adam (Self)
Switzer, Gyl (Mental Health America of TX)
Against:
Carlson, Pat (TEXAS EAGLE FORUM)
Craft, Lon (Texas Municipal Police Association)
Jones, Chris (COMBINED LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATIONS OF TEXAS)
For:
Been, Steven (Self)
Been, Terri (Self)
Felps, Mary (Self)
On:
Long, Walter (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Acosta, Jacklyn (Self)
Brandley, Clarence (TEXAS WITNESS TO INNOCENCE)
Cobb, Scott (Self; Texas Moratorium Network)
Collins, Stephanie (ACLU of Texas)
Dieter, Alison (Self)
Filler, Judith (FRIENDS Meeting of Austin (QuakeR))
Harrington, Galia (Self)
Hedayati, Hooman (Texas Witness to Innocence)
Lewis, Charolette (Self)
Morales, Achilles (Self)
Rivas, Andrew (TX Catholic Conference)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Jones, Chris (COMBINED LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATIONS OF TEXAS)
Petroff, Kevin (Harris County District Attorney's Office)
For:
Davila, Darrell (Tarrant County District Attorney)
McCluskey, John (Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
Tittle, Gary (DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT-CHIEF OF POLICE- DAVID BROWN
NORTH TEXAS CRIME COMMISSION)
On:
Dahill, John (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Chancellor, John (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Daniels, Katrina (Bexar County Criminal District Attorney's Office)
Dillard, Wynn (Self)
Jones, Jim (SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPT.)
Sloman, Jessica (HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT)
Walstad, Scott (Self; Professional Bondsman of Texas)
For:
Fleming, John (Self)
Nunez, Alfred (Dallas Police Department)
Sanderson, Fred (Texas Animal Control Association)
Smith, Belinda (Harris County D.A's Office)
Against:
Alvarez, David (Self)
Baxter, James (Self)
Baxter, Marilyn (Self)
Benningfield, Rick (TX GAMEFOWL BREEDERS ASSOC.)
Bradford, Chris (Texas Gamefowl Breeders Ass.)
Hinds, Steven (Self; ELMER HINDS (FATHER))
Jones, Bobby (Texas Gamefowl Breeders Assocs.)
Lopez, Javier (TEXAS GAME FOWL BREEDERS ASS.)
Perry, Steve (Texas Gamefowl Breeder Ass.)
Pham, Minh (Self)
Pope, Daryl (Self)
Rogers Jr, Danny (TGBA)
Smith, June (Self)
Thomas, Lynny (TGBA)
Walker, John (Self)
White, Dwain (CPRL Citizen for Prev. of Rural Lifestyle)
Williamson, Bobby (Texas Gamefowl Breeders Association)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Coker, Diane (Self)
Copeland, Chris (Self)
Dell Prette, Leya (Self)
Fonken, Erin (Self)
Goss, Delvin (Montopolis Neighborhood Association President)
Hardy, Monica (Texas Humane Legislation Network)
Hernandez, Michelle (Self)
Kutz-Marks, Rebecca (Self)
Lee, Dottie (Self)
Marquette, Christine (Self)
Noones, Cynthia (Self)
Nordyke, Patt (TEXAS FEDERATION of ANIMAL CARE SOCIETIES)
Oneil, Jeanne (Self)
Paquette, Nicole (The Humane Society of the United States)
Pierce, Richard (Self)
Randall, Joan (Self)
Randall, Mary (Self)
Spence, Alan (Texas Academy of Animal Control Officers)
Starr, Lisa (AUSTIN HUMANE SOCIETY)
Teller, Lori (Self; Texas Veterinary Medical Assoc.)
Trimble, Robert "Skip" (Self; DALLAS ANIMAL SHELTER COMMISSION)
Turner, Bob (Texas Poultry Federation)
Whitley, Tracey (Self)
Against:
Barnes, Richard (Self)
Baxter, James (CITIZEN FOR PRES OF RURAL LIFESTYLE GAMEFOWL FANCIERS OF
TEXAS)
Cannon, Cathy (Self)
Cannon, Gerry (Self)
Cardenas, Juan (Self)
Cardenas, Mary (Self)
Cervantes, Sherri (Self)
Davis, Alvie (Self)
Espinoza, Noel (Self)
Gary, Richard (Self)
Hill, Allen (Self; This Bill is unconstitutional)
Hinds, Elmer (Self)
Montes de Oca, Alberto (Self)
Moreno, Fco Saul (Self)
Moreno, Hilario (Self)
Moreno, Irene (Self)
Rebollar, Ernesto (Self)
Rebollar, Joel (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Rebollar Jr., Osbaldo (Self)
Rebollar Sr., Osbaldo (Self)
Reyes, Angel (Self)
Rivera, Jose (Self)
Salazar, Ignacio Z (Self)
Sandobal, Alfredo (Self)
Sandoval, Abelardo (Self)
Sandoval, Angel (Self)
Sessions, Michael (Self)
Smith, Bobby (Myself and TGBA)
Smith, Linda (Self)
Uribe, Reynaldo Jr. (Self)
White, Zanonia (CPPL & GFFT; GAMEFOWL FANCIERS OF TEXAS;Citizen for Prev of
Rural lifestyle)
For:
Crenshaw, Sandra (LAC-PAC)
Hale, Oscar (Self)
For:
Barfield, Tonie (Self)
Halloran, William (Self)
Jermstad, Todd (Self)
Nguyen, Adam (Self)
Patterson, Dorothy (Self)
Solomon, Emmett (Restorative Justice Ministries Network)
Yane Correa, Ana (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
On:
Levin, Marc (Texas Public Policy Foundation Center for effective Justice)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Collins, Stefanie (ACLU of TX)
Gonzalez, David (TEXAS CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION)
Guerin, Tina (Self)
Guevara, Thomas (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Leete, Travis (Self)
Lowe, Doug (ANDERSON COUNTY District Attorney)
Martinez, Sandra (Self)
Pinkley, Jennifer (Austin/Travis County Reentry Roundtable)
Rivas, Andrew (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Brandley, Clarence (TEXAS WitNESS TO INNOCENCE)
Cobb, Scott (Self; Texas Moratorium Network)
Dieter, Alison A (Self; Texas Moratorium Network)
Filler, Judith (FRIENDS Meeting of Austin (Quaker))
Rubac, Gloria (Self; S.H.A.P.E Community Center Abolition Movement)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Adams, Teri (Self)
Been, Steven (Self)
Been, Terri (Self)
Collins, Stefanie (ACLU of Texas)
Hedayati, Hooman (Texas Witness to Innocence)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Morey, Frances (Self)
Rivas, Andrew (TX Catholic Conference)
Against:
Carlson, Pat (TEXAS EAGLE FORUM)
Jones, Chris (COMBINED LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATIONS OF TEXAS)
For:
Kellen, Andrea (Texas Defender Service)
On:
Levenson, Brad (Office of Capital Writs)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Been, Steven (Self)
Been, Terri (Self)
Brandley, Clarence (TEXAS WITNESS TO INNOCENCE)
Cobb, Scott (Self)
Dieter, Alison (Self)
Gonzalez, David (TEXAS CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION)
Hedayati, Hooman (Texas Witness to Innocence)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Marsh, Andrea (Texas Fair Defense Project)
Rivas, Andrew (TX Catholic Conference)
For:
Keilen, Andrea (Texas Defender Service)
Mitchell, Beth (Disability Rights Texas)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Long, Lance (Harris County District Attorney's Office)
Lowe, Doug (Office of Anderson County Criminal District Atty)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Acosta, Jacklyn (Self)
Been, Steven (Self)
Been, Terri (Self)
Brandley, Clarence (TEXAS WitNESS TO INNOCENCE)
Choate, Dawn (The Arc of Texas)
Cobb, Scott (Texas Moratorium Network)
Collins, Stefanie (ACLU of Texas)
Dieter, Alison (Self)
Gonzalez, David (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
Hedayati, Hooman (Texas Witness to Innocence)
Milam, Susan (National Association of Social Workers/Texas Chapter)
Morey, Frances (Self)
Rivas, Andrew (TX Catholic Conference)
Switzer, Gyl (Mental Health America of TX)
Against:
Davila, Darrell (Tarrant County District Attorney)
Kopp, James (Bexar County District Attorney)
For:
Kopp, James (Bexar County District Attorney's Office)
Against:
Keilen, Andrea (Texas Defender Service)
Marsh, Andrea (Texas Fair Defense Project)
Vasquez-Gardner, Juanita (Local Selection Committee of the Fourth Administrative Judicial
Region)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn. of Tx)
Been, Steven (Self)
Dahill, John (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Guevara, Thomas (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Thompson, John (Polk County)
Against:
Gonzalez, David (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Lucio, Samuel (Brownsville Police Dept)
Rabb, Lawrence (Cameron County District Attorney's Office)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Been, Steven (Self)
Been, Terri (Self)
Against:
Gonzalez, David (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
Keilen, Andrea (Texas Defender Service)
For:
Been, Terri (Self)
Felps, Mary (Self)
Foster, Kenneth (Self)
Foster, Lawrence (Self)
On:
Edmonds, Shannon (Texas District & County Attorneys Assn.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Acosta, Jacklyn (Self)
Babb, David (Self)
Been, Steven (Self)
Cobb, Scott (Texas Moratorium Network)
Collins, Stefanie (ACLU of Texas)
Halprin, Crystal (Self)
Hedayati, Hooman (Texas Witness to Innocence)
Leete, Travis (Self)
Morales, Achilles (Self)
Rivas, Andrew (TX Catholic Conference)
Rubac, Gloria (Self; S.H.A.P.E Community Center Abolition Movement)
Suprenant, Erica (Self)
Against:
Jones, Chris (COMBINED LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATIONS OF TEXAS)
For:
Hernandez, Fred (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Been, Steven (Self)
Been, Terri (Self)
Daniels, Katrina (Bexar County Criminal District Attorney Susan D. Reed)
For:
Hernandez, Fred (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Daniels, Katrina (Bexar County Criminal District Attorney Susan D. Reed)
For:
Been, Steven (Self)
Been, Terri (Self)
Dieter, Alison A (Self; Texas Moratorium Network)
Felps, Mary (Self)
Rubac, Gloria (Self; SHAPE Community Center Abolition Movement)
Against:
Long, Lance (Harris County District Attorney's Office)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Acosta, Jacklyn (Self)
Adams, Teri (Self)
Babb, David (Self)
Cobb, Scott (Texas Moratorium Network)
Collins, Stefanie (ACLU of Texas)
Filler, Judith (FRIENDS Meeting of Austin (QUAKER))
Halprin, Crystal (Self)
Harrington, Galia (Self)
Hedayati, Hooman (Texas Witness to Innocence)
Lewis, Charlotte (Self)
Morales, Achilles (Self)
Morey, Frances (Self)
Nguyen, Adam (Self)
Rivas, Andrew (Texas Catholic Conference)
Saek, Armin (Self)
Against:
Jones, Chris (COMBINED LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATIONS OF TEXAS)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Castillo, Michael (Self)
Mize, James (Self)
Mize, Jonathan (Self)
Salinas, Carlos (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Martinez, Diana (TEXPROTECTS, ThE TEXAS ASSO. FOR THE PROTECTION OF
CHILDREN)
Martinez, Diana (Tex Protects, The Texas Asso. For the Protection of Children)
Settliff, Aaron (THE TEXAS COUNCIL ON FAMILY VIOLENCE)
For:
Camp, Torie (Texas Assoc. Against Sexual Assault)
Gabel, Tracey (Self)
Kahan, Andy (Victim Advocate City of Houston)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Mardis, Pamela (Self)
Paula, Wallace (Self)
On:
Edmonds, Shannon (Texas District & County Attorneys Assn)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aghamalian, Brandon (CITY OF EL PASO)
Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Assn. of TX)
Been, Steven (Self)
Been, Terri (Self)
Collins, Stefanie (ACLU of Texas)
Daniels, Katrina (Bexar County Criminal District Attorney Susan D. Reed)
Gibson, Stephanie (Texas Retailers Association)
Gonzalez, David (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
Leete, Travis (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Morales, Achilles (Self)
Petroff, Kevin (Harris County District Attorneys Office)
Thompson, John (Polk County)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Buhrig, Herman (Self)
Cordeiro, Jon (Self; New Name Ministries Sex offender reentry specialist)
Fleming, Clare (VENTANA DEL SOL)
Molnar, Mary Sue (Texas Voices Mary Sue Molinar/ Ex Director)
Ringer, Frank Jr. (Self; Travis Co. Re Entry Round Table)
Taylor, Philip (TEXAS VOICES FOR REASON AND JUSTICE)
On:
Beaty, Louis (TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY)
Taylor, Allison (COUNCIL ON SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Anthony, Earl (Self)
Bentley, Tracy (Self)
Bulkley, Virginia (Self)
Cannon, Cathy (Self)
Cannon, Gerry (Self)
Carden, Sharon (Self)
Catrett, Jessica (Self)
Clark, Clarence (Self)
Clark, Jacalyn (Self)
Crawford, Penny (Self)
Cunico, Chris (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Day, Gordon (Self)
Day, Karin (Self)
Elam, Beverly (Self)
Ezell, Martin (Self)
Gonzalez, David (TEXAS CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION)
Haralson, John (Self)
Haralson, Mary Ann (Self)
Hedayati, Hooman (Self)
Hendrickson, Albertine (Self)
Hosey, Charles (Self)
Hosey, Janice (Self)
Irby, Maura (Self)
Ivanyo, Fernandina (Self)
Jenkins, J.B. (Self)
Jordan, Byron (Self)
Kugle, David (Self)
Kugle, Josephine Ann (Self)
Leonardson, John (Self)
Lewis, Charlotte (Self)
Lindquist, Ed (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Pinkley, Jennifer (Austin/Travis County Reentry Roundtable)
Risler, Frederick (Self)
Risler, Lisa (Self)
Robinson, James (Self)
Robinson, Kristie (Self)
Robinson, Sherry (Self)
Rogers, Danny (Self)
Sanalie, Kandice (Texas Association of Business)
Scott, Deborah (Self)
Sessions, Michael (Self)
Smith, Bobby (David Clyde Mitchamore)
Smith, June (David C. Mitchamore)
Smith, Linda (Self)
Trevino, Michael (Self)
Trevino, Sandra (Self)
Trifilio, Cynthia (Self)
Ulrey, Wanda (Self)
Wardian, Gary (Self)
Williams, Belva (Self)
For:
Petroff, Kevin (Harris County District Attorney's Office)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Davila, Darrell (Tarrant County District Attorney)
Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Lowe, Doug (Office of Anderson County Criminal District ATTY)
For:
Keilen, Andrea (Texas Defender Service)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Been, Steven (Self)
Been, Terri (Self)
Dieter, Alison (Self; Texas Moratorium Network)
Gonzalez, David (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers' Association)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
For:
Gosslee, Susybelle (League of Women Voters of TX)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Hall, Steve (THE STAND DOWN TEXAS PROJECT)
Against:
Winship, Gratia (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brandley, Clarence (TEXAS WITNESS TO INNOCENCE)
Cobb, Scott (Texas Moratorium Network)
Dieter, Alison (Self)
Hedayati, Hooman (Texas Witness to Innocence)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Rivas, Andrew (Texas Catholic Conference)
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