WITNESS LIST

            Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

            May 15, 2017 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

SB 227

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anderson, Jessica (Houston Police Department)

                                 Harmon, Micah (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

                                 Mills, Buddy (Sheriff's Association of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Edmonds, Shannon (Texas District and County Attorneys Association (TDCAA))

SB 323

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Giardino, Vincent (Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Setliff, Aaron (The Texas Council on Family Violence)

SB 524

                 For:

                                 Braxton, Felicia (Self; Victim of Johnson Mortuary)

                                 Braxton, Kenneth (Self; Victim of Johnson & Johnson Mortuary)

                                 Davis, Nakia (Self; Justice For The Unspoken- SGT Larry Ray Davis)

                                 Hurst, Mary (Self; The victims of Johnson Family Mortuary)

                                 Jones Mcelhanon, Michelle (Self; Justice for the unspoken)

                                 Lopez, Lisa (Self; Thise that can no longer speak for themselves and familys left behind)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Giardino, Vincent (Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office)

SB 773

                 For:

                                 Carruthers, Andrew (Bexar County District Courts)

                                 Hansch, Greg (Self; NATIONAL ALLIANCE on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Lewis, Kathryn (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bradley, Susan (Self; NAMI)

                                 Harmon, Micah (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)

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WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Klempner, Cindy (Self; National Allianceon Mental Illness (NAMI), Austin chapter)

                                 Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)

                                 Mills, Buddy (Sheriff's Association of Texas)

                                 Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Piccola, Kyle (The Arc of Texas)

                                 Sanders, Jolene (Self; Easterseals Central Texas)

                                 Smith, Reginald (Self)

                                 Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)

                 On:

                                 Samsel, Rachel (Department of State Health Services)

SB 900

                 For:

                                 Chacon, Meredith (Bexar County Criminal District Attorney's Office)

                 Against:

                                 Gerrick, Emily (Texas Fair Defense Project)

                 On:

                                 Place, Allen (Self)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 Wheat, Jim (Bexar County Criminal District Attorney's Office)

                 Against:

                                 Gonzalez, David (Self; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)

                                 Stevens, Haley (Self; Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)

SB 1250

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Giardino, Vincent (Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office)

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