WITNESS LIST
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
March 13, 2017 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess
For:
Adinoff, Bryon (Self)
Alloy, Adam (Self)
Baucum, John (Self; Texas Young Republican Federation)
Cargill, Michael (Texans For Accountable Government)
Clark, James (Self)
Delaney, John (Self; Texans for Responsible Marijuana Policy)
Gibson, David (Self)
Hall, John "Jay" (Self; L.E.A.P.)
Hudson, Nicholas (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)
Koegler, Brenda (Self; League of women voters of texas)
Martin, William (Self; Drug Policy Program, Rice University's Baker Institute)
Mitchell, Kathy (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Nalle, David (Self; Republican liberty caucus of texas)
Ochoa, Phillip (Self; Texas Marijuana Policy Project)
Phillips, Bradford (Self)
Reeves, Karen (Self; CenTex Community Outreach)
Smith, David (Self; Texas marijuana policy project)
West, Gregory (Self; Good Acts)
White, Hunter (Self; Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition)
Whittington, LaTonya (Self; Harris County Democratic Party)
Ybarbo, Cristina (Self; Houston NORML)
Zamhariri, Daryoush (Self)
Zapinski, Laurie (Self)
Against:
Bland, Robert (Ector County District Attorney)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Albert, David (Self)
Aslin, Randy (Self)
Ballard, Jadyn (Self)
Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)
Bates, Brittany (Self)
Benouis, Ian (Self)
Berkes, Bridgette (Self)
Bernhardt, Rebecca (Texas Fair Defense Project)
Blackwell, Betty (Self)
Boris, Matthew (Self)
Brannan, Michael (Self)
Capello, Sydney (Self)
Csillagi, Kate (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Davis, Noelle (Self)
Espinoza, Eric (Self)
Fazio, Heather (Self; Marijuana Policy Project)
Feingold, Sam (Self)
Filipetto, Gianna (Self)
Finkel, Jaclyn (Self; Texas NORML)
Fowler, Amy (Self)
Franklin, Neill (Self; Law Enforcement Action Partnership)
Garibay, Montserrat (Self)
Gruene, Katija (Self; Green Party of Texas)
Haley, Hannah (Self)
Haley, Peter (Self)
Hall, Daniel (Self)
Hall, Jamey (Self)
Hayes, Rachel (Self)
Henson, Scott (Just Liberty)
Jackson, Carly Rose (Texans for Accountable Government)
Kaz-Sugasawara, Diana (Self)
Martin, Phillip (Self)
Martinez, Carlos (Self)
Matthews, Molly (Self)
Mckim, Mark (Self)
Mehler, Daniel (Self; Texas Association of Cannabis Lawyers)
Meissner, Rose-Anne (Self)
Miran, Deborah (Self)
Mullen, Evan (Self)
Murray, Kathryn (Self)
Nagy, Heather (Self)
Natividad, Audrey (Self; Girl on a Mission)
Nattin, Noah (Self)
Nix, Nicholas (Self)
Olinick, Byron (Self; Texas NORML)
Olivar, Mary (Self)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Peterson, Samantha (Self)
Phoenix, Maya (Self; Montgomery NORML)
Russell, Zoe (Self; Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition (RAMP))
Schaetz, Daniel (Self)
Shaw, Shana (Self)
Simpson, Ryan (Self; Libertarian Party of Texas)
Simpson, Susan (Self)
Sisley MD, Sue (Self; President SCOTTSDALE RESEARCH INSTITUTE)
Spears, Juanita (Self)
Spencer, Jamie (Self)
Stiverson, Paul (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Stubbins, Katherine (Self)
Taylor, Christy (Self; Texans for Responsibile Marijuana Policy)
Vargas, Hilari (Self)
Villanueva, H.M. (Self)
Whiteley, Nishi (Self)
Williams, Betty (Self)
Wygant, James (Self)
Zartler, Christy (Self)
Zartler, Mark (Self)
Against:
Beckworth, Elmer (Cherokee County District Attorney)
Johnson, Noel (TMPA)
Mills, Buddy (Self; Sheriff's Association of Texas)
Rowe, Kelly (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
Scaman, Ricky (Self; Sheriff's Association of Texas)
Smith, R Glenn (Self; Sheriffs Assoociation of Texas)
On:
Singer, Kaci (Texas Juvenile Justice Department - here as a resource witness if needed)
For:
Gibson, David (Self)
Larson, Jeffrey (Self; Republican Liberty Caucus of Texas)
Against:
Henderson, Steven (Self; Texas Probation Association)
On:
Simpson, Ryan (Self; Libertarian Party of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)
Berkes, Bridgette (Self)
Fowler, Amy (Self)
Grisham, JP (Self)
Gruene, Katija (Self; Green party of texas)
Jumeau, Alexandre (Texas Association of Business)
Levin, Marc (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Levin, Marc (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Spencer, Jamie (Self)
Vargas, Hilari (Self)
Wygant, James (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Beckworth, Elmer (Cherokee County District Attorney)
Bland, Robert (Ector County District Attorney)
Johnson, Noel (TMPA)
Mills, Buddy (Self; Sheriff's Association of Texas)
rodriguez, Jimmy (San Antonio Police Officers Association)
Rowe, Kelly (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
Scaman, Ricky (Self; Sheriff's Association of Texas)
Smith, R Glenn (Self; Sheriffs Assoociation of Texas)
On:
Huss, Jonathan (Dept of State Health Services)
For:
Caruthers, James (CHILDREN AT RISK)
Cohen, Bobbie (Self; National Council of Jewish Women)
Franklin, Allison (Self)
Hopkins, Brittany (Self; Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Koegler, Brenda (Self; League of women voters of texas)
Larson, Jeffrey (Self; Republican Liberty Caucus of Texas)
Place, Allen (Self; Texas criminal defense lawyers association)
Walsh, Julia (Self)
On:
Goodwin, Floyd (Texas Department of Public Safety)
Hearn, Skylor (Department of public safety)
Melton, Kirsta (Office of the Attorney General)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Anderson, Jessica (Houston Police Department)
Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)
Boyce, Liz (Self; Texas Association Against Sexual Assault)
Freeman, Kathryn (Christian Life Commission)
Gorbett, Laramie (Self)
Grisham, CJ (Self)
Johnson, Lauren (Self)
Mark, Dennis (Self; Redeemed Ministries)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Williams, Betty (Self)
Wygant, James (Self)
Against:
Mills, Buddy (Self; Sheriff's Association of Texas)
Rowe, Kelly (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Scaman, Ricky (Self; Sheriff's Association of Texas)
Smith, R Glenn (Self; Sheriffs Assoociation of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bernhardt, Rebecca (Texas Fair Defense Project)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Levin, Marc (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Mergler, Mary (Texas Appleseed)
Mills, Buddy (Self; Sheriff's Association of Texas)
Place, Allen (Self; Texas criminal defense lawyers association)
rodriguez, Jimmy (San Antonio Police Officers Association)
For:
Levin, Marc (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)
Glod, Greg (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Ozuna, Jesse (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Place, Allen (Self; Texas criminal defense lawyers association)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Beckworth, Elmer (Cherokee County District Attorney)
Bland, Robert (Ector County District Attorney)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Mills, Buddy (Self; Sheriff's Association of Texas)
rodriguez, Jimmy (San Antonio Police Officers Association)
Rowe, Kelly (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
Sanford, Tiana (Montgomery County District Attorney)
Scaman, Ricky (Self; Sheriff's Association of Texas)
Smith, R Glenn (Self; Sheriffs Assoociation of Texas)
For:
Mates, Sean (Self)
Patrick, Arnold (Self; Texas Probation Association)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
DeSoto, Dean (Self; Texas coalition of concerned alcohol drug interventionists)
DeSoto, Dean (Self; Texaa coalition of concerned alcohol drug interventionists)
Stauffacher, Shanna (Self)
On:
Francis, Brian (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Freeman, Kathryn (Christian Life Commission)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Place, Allen (Self; Texas criminal defense lawyers association)
Smith, Douglas (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Against:
Maldonado, Carrie (Self)
Against:
Bernhardt, Rebecca (Texas Fair Defense Project)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Rowe, Kelly (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
For:
Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)
Bernhardt, Rebecca (Texas Fair Defense Project)
Grisham, CJ (Self)
Hopkins, Brittany (Self; Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Levin, Marc (Texas Public Policy Foundation Center for Effective Justice)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Boyce, Liz (Self; Texas Association Against Sexual Assault)
Williams, Betty (Self)
Against:
Rowe, Kelly (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
On:
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
For:
Bernhardt, Rebecca (Texas Fair Defense Project)
Marzullo, Amanda (Texas Defender Service)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
McCann, Patrick (Self; TCDLA)
On:
Bethke, Jim (Texas Indigent Defense Commission)
Blackwell, Betty (Texas Criminal Defense Association)
Marcus, Jim (Habeas assistance training counsel)
Schonemann, Raoul (Self)
Wischkaemper, Philip (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
Wolff, Benjamin (Office of Capital and Forensic Writs)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Freeman, Kathryn (Christian Life Commission)
Henson, Scott (Just Liberty)
Hudson, Nicholas (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Mergler, Mary (Texas Appleseed)
Mitchell, Kathy (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
For:
Boyce, Liz (Self; Texas Association Against Sexual Assault)
Holiday, Goodman (Self; Austin Justice Coalition)
Lenau, Kristen (Self; SAFE Alliance)
Lewis, Amanda (Self; Survivor Justice Project)
Naumann, Kirstin (Self; SAFE Alliance)
On:
Guidry, Robin (Houston Forensic Science Center)
Hearn, Skylor (Department of public safety)
Stout, Peter (Self; Houston forensic science center)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)
DeFrates, Ana (Self; Survivor Justice Project)
Garcia, Maria (Self; United we dream)
Garibay, Jose (Self)
Gidseg, Joey (Self)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Koegler, Brenda (Self; League of women voters of texas)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Lenau, Kevin (Self)
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
Mills, Buddy (Self; Sheriff's Association of Texas)
Morgan, Megan (Self)
Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
rodriguez, Jimmy (San Antonio Police Officers Association)
Rowe, Kelly (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
Sanford, Tiana (Montgomery County District Attorney)
Scaman, Ricky (Self; Sheriff's Association of Texas)
Smith, R Glenn (Self; Sheriffs Assoociation of Texas)
Vega, Erica (Self; United we dream)
Warndof, Donna (Harris County)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Wood, Justin (Travis County District Attorney's Office)
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