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TACDL President Cynthia Orr Said More Reforms are Needed for Death Penalty
San Antonio defense attorney Cynthia Orr, president of the Texas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, said a long-stalled innocent protection act soon will come to fruition, but more reforms still are needed. In Voice for the Defense, a TACDL publication, Orr said Texas currently has a Wall of Shame lined with the names of innocent…
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Attorney Cynthia Orr Said Laws Interfering With Judges’ Sentences Should Be Struck Down
Attorney Cynthia Orr, president of the Texas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, said The Protect Act and its enforcement place too much sentencing discretion in the prosecutor’s hands. In the President’ Message in Voice for the Defense, a TACDL publication, Orr said the act places too much power in the hands of one person, which…
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TACDL President Cynthia Orr said Judges and Attorneys Must Work Together
Texas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers President Cynthia Orr said judges, attorneys and all of those involved in the legal community should work together and treat each other with respect to ensure the best outcomes. In the September 2003 issue of Voice for the Defense, Orr said she greets her colleagues in the court room before trials….
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TACDL President Cynthia Orr said Government is Trying to Erode Attorney Client Privilege
Attorney Cynthia Orr, president of the Texas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (TACDL), said unauthorized government interference in the communication of an attorney with his or her client corrupts the proper function of democracy. In a Voice for the Defense issue from July/August 2003, Orr said the full communication between an attorney and counsel is…
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Gerry Goldstein Speaks About Civil Liberties One Year After September 11 Attacks
As reported by the San Antonio Current in their September 5-7, 2001, issue, civil rights attorney Gerry Goldstein testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee and said Americans began losing some of the civil liberties after the September 11 terrorist attacks. Goldstein testified before committee as a legal representative of Dr. Al-Badr Al-Hazmi, a San Antonio radiologist from…
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Gerry Goldstein Inducted Into TCDLA Hall of Fame
San Antonio criminal defense attorney Gerry Goldstein was inducted into the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Hall of Fame June 7, 2002, for his extensive career in the legal profession. Goldstein graduated from the University of Texas law school in 1968 after doing undergraduate work at Tulane University and was named outstanding criminal defense attorney by the…
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Gerry Goldstein Featured in Legal Legends Publication
San Antonio attorney Gerry Goldstein is featured in the Legal Legends, a Texas Lawyer publication that highlights those in the state who have excelled in the law profession. Goldstein graduated from the University of Texas law school in 1968 after doing undergraduate work at Tulane University and vowed to use law as a way to incite social change…
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Gerry Goldstein Featured in Texas Monthly
San Antonio defense lawyer Gerry Goldstein has defended clients in high-profile cases for nearly three decades, and Texas Monthly chronicles his extensive career, including representing Mexican drug lord Juan García Ábrego. Goldstein graduated from the University of Texas law school in 1968 after doing undergraduate work at Tulane University in New Orleans. He earned his…
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Gerry Goldstein Testified on Behalf of NACDL About Waco Search
Gerry Goldstein, president of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, testified on behalf of the organization regarding Fourth Amendment privacy concerns following the tragedy in Waco, Texas. Goldstein, a lawyer from San Antonio, said the Fourth Amendment is in place to protect the rights of privacy for American citizens. However, in the Waco case, a 77-acre…
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Gerry Goldstein Represented NACDL in Opposition of HR Hubbard v. United States
Gerry Goldstein, president of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, wrote a letter stating the organization opposed HR Hubbard v. United States, saying there is no need to expand prosecutorial power. In the letter, published on June 30th, 1995, Goldstein said the resolution would trivialize the federal crime code, granting prosecutors an unfair advantage over their…
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