WITNESS LIST
Criminal Justice Committee
March 25, 2003 - 1:00P
SB 600
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Connally, Peggy (Self), Paradise, TX
Dieter, Alison (Texas Moratorium Network), Austin,
TX
Hampton, Keith S. Legislative Director (Texas
Criminal Defense Lawyers Association),
Austin, TX
Harrell, Will ACLU Director (ACLU, LULAC, and
NAACP), Austin, TX
Keilen, Andrea Attorney (Texas Defender Service),
Austin, TX
Truchard, Sister Mildred (Sisters of Incarnate Word
and Blessed Sacrament), Victoria, TX
Vaught, William (Self), Buda, TX
Yanez-Correa, Ana Public Policy Director (LULAC and
CDI), Austin, TX
On: Bethke, James Director (Task Force on Indigent
Defense), Austin, TX
Demos, Chuck Section Manager (Comptroller Judiciary
Section), Austin, TX
Keller, Sharon Presiding Judge (Court of Criminal
Appeals), Dallas, TX
SB 601
AGAINST: Hubbarth, Rusty Vice President (Justice For All),
Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Atrip, Scott Outreach Coordinator (Texas Impact),
Austin, TX
Atwood, David Houston Coordinator (Pax Christi
Texas), Houston, TX
Bailey, Nancy (Self), Houston, TX
Connally, Peggy (Self), Paradise, TX
Dees, Robert (Bob) Board Member (Texas Impact),
Baytown, TX
Dieter, Alison (Texas Moratorium Network), Austin,
TX
Fehrenbach, Marisa (Texas Moratorium Network),
Austin, TX
Gifford, Ed (Self), Austin, TX
Harrell, Will ACLU Director (ACLU and NAACP),
Austin, TX
Joblin, Elizabeth Board Member (Texas Inmate
Families Association (TIFA)), Austin, TX
Korenek, Mark (Texas Coalition to Abolish Death
Penalty), Katy, TX
L. Burwell, Paddy Member (Board of Pardons and
Paroles), San Antonio, TX
Sharp, Matthew David Program Assistant (Texas
Criminal Reform Coalition), Austin, TX
Truchard, Sister Mildred (Sisters of Incarnate Word
and Blessed Sacrament), Victoria, TX
Vaught, William (Self), Buda, TX
Yanez-Correa, Ana Public Policy Director (LULAC,
CDI), Austin, TX
Yeats, Elizabeth Associate Church and Society (Texas
Conference of Churches), Austin, TX
On: Weber, Stephanie D. Justice Promoter (Houston
Dominican Sisters), Houston, TX
SB 727
ON: DeBottis, Gina Chief Prosecuter (Special Prosecution
Unit), Huntsville, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Dieter, Alison (Texas Moratorium Network), Austin,
TX
Harrell, Will Executive Director ACLU (ACLU and
NAACP), Austin, TX
Macha, Barry Wichita County District Attorney
(Self), Wichita Falls, TX
Rolater, John Assistant District Attorney (Bill
Hill), Dallas, TX
Yanez-Correa, Ana Public Policy Director (LULAC,
CDI), Austin, TX
SB 825
FOR: Lippincott, Chris Communications Director (Texas
Association Against Sexual Assault), Austin,
TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Caldwell, Jim D. Texas Legislator TSHL (TSHL),
Kingsland, TX
Effenberger, Barbara Comptroller (Texas Silver
Haired Legislature), Seguin, TX
Korenek, Mark (Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death
Penalty), Katy, TX
On: Stephenson, Scott E. Director (Office of the
Attorney General/Medicaid Fraud Control
Unit), Austin, TX
SB 826
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Caldwell, Jim D. TSHL (Texas Silver Haired
Legislature), Kingsland, TX
Effenberger, Barbara Comptroller (Texas Silver
Haired Legislature), Seguin, TX
Korenek, Mark (Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death
Penalty), Katy, TX
On: Bivens, Carolyn Director, Adult Protective Services
(Texas Department of Protective and
Regulatory Services), Austin, TX
Fabelo, Dr. Tony Executive Director (Criminal
Justice Policy Council), Austin, TX
Lutz, Judy Director of Child Care Licensing
(Protective and Regulatory Services), Austin,
TX
Stephenson, Scott E. Director (Office of the
Attorney General/Medicaid Fraud Control
Unit), Austin, TX
SB 827
AGAINST: Heffner, John Committee on Publication (Christian
Scientists in Texas), Dallas, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Caldwell, Jim D. TSHL (Texas Silver Haired
Legislature), Kingsland, TX
Dieter, Alison (Texas Gray Panthers), Austin, TX
Effenberger, Barbara Comptroller (Texas Silver
Haired Legislature), Seguin, TX
Korenek, Mark (Texas Coalition to Abolish Death
Penalty), Katy, TX
On: Edmonds, Shannon Director of Gov't Relations (Tx.
District and County Attorney Association),
Austin, TX
Stephenson, Scott E. Director (Office of the
Attorney General), Austin, TX
SB 840
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Lyons, Steve Lieutenant (Houston Police Department),
Houston, TX
SB 1045
FOR: Atwood, David Houston Coordinator (Pax Christi
Texas), Houston, TX
DeLuca, Stuart Chairman (Texas Inmate Families
Association), Austin, TX
Dieter, Alison (Texas Moratorium Network), Austin,
TX
Perez Meyer, Delia (Louis Castro Perez (brother)),
Austin, TX
Rodriguez, Joaquina (Naron Williams Support
Association (NAWISA)), Houston, TX
Scheck, Barry Co-Director (The Innocence Project),
New York, NY
Shakur, Njeri Organizer (Texas Death Penalty
Abolition Movement), Houston, TX
Sutton, Josiah (Self), Houston, TX
Van Fleet, Allan Chair (Texas Appleseed), Houston,
TX
Wicoff, Bob Attorney (Self), Houston, TX
AGAINST: McClellan, Lyn Assistant District Attorney (Harris
County District Attorneys Office), Houston,
TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Atlas, Scott (Self), Houston, TX
Bower, Shari (Les Bower TDCJ # 000756), Arlington,
TX
Budde, Barbara A. Director, Of. of Parish Social
Ministry (Catholic Charities of Central
Texas, Diocese of Austin), Austin, TX
Cheaney, Sheila Enid Lawyer/Legislative Consultant
(American Civil Liberties Union/Capital
Punishment Project), Austin, TX
Connally, Peggy (Self), Paradise, TX
Daly, Richard (Self), Austin, TX
Fehrenbach, Marisa (Texas Moratorium Network),
Austin, TX
Foster, Sr., Lawrence A. (Self), San Antonio, TX
Gill, Raman Consulting Attorney (The Innocence
Project), Austin, TX
Hall, Steve (StandDovon), Austin, TX
Hampton, Keith S. Legislative Director (Texas
Criminal Defense Lawyers Association),
Austin, TX
Hampton, Keith S. Legislative Director (Texas
Criminal Defense Lawyers Association),
Austin, TX
Harrell, Will Executive Director ACLU (ACLU NAACP),
Austin, TX
Korenek, Mark (Texas Coalition to Abolish Death
Penalty), Katy, TX
Krone, Ray Project Director (Moratorium Campaign),
Dover, PA
Lovoi, Annette M. Executive Director (Texas
Appleseed), Austin, TX
Marrero, Elizabeth Gov't Relations Coordinator
(National Association of Social Workers),
Austin, TX
Ochoa, Christopher Student (Texas Moratoium
Network), El Paso, TX
Popp, Jeanette Chairperson (Texas Moratorium
Network), Azle, TX
Riebschlaeger, Sister Elizabeth (Self), Cuero, TX
Sharp, Matthew David Program Analyst (Texas Criminal
Justice Reform Coalition), Austin, TX
Truchard, Sister Mildred (Sisters of Incarnate Word
and Blessed Sacrament), Victoria, TX
Van Steenburg, Robert (Self), Austin, TX
Vaught, William (Self), Buda, TX
Von Steenburg, Jean (Self), Austin, TX
Against: Cotton, Troy A. Assistant District Attorney (Harris
County District Attorneys Office), Houston,
TX
On: Bailey, Nancy (Self), Stafford, TX
SB 1224
FOR: Atlas, Scott (Self), Houston, TX
Hampton, Keith S. Legislative Director (Texas
Criminal Defense Lawyers Association),
Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Benjet, Bryce Attorney (Texas Defender Service -
Attorney), Austin, TX
Dieter, Alison (Texas Moratorium Network), Austin,
TX
Fehrenbach, Marisa (Texas Moratorium Network),
Austin, TX
Harrell, Will Executive Director ACLU (ACLU and
NAACP), Austin, TX
Keilen, Andrea Attorney (Texas Defender Service),
Austin, TX
Korenek, Mark (Texas Coalition to Abolish Death
Penalty), Katy, TX
Lovoi, Annette Executive Director (Texas Appleseed),
Austin, TX
Scheck, Barry Co-Director (The Innocence Project),
New York, NY
Shakur, Njeri Organizer (Texas Death Penalty
Abolition Movement), Houston, TX
Shakur, Njeri (Self), Houston, TX
Sharp, Matthew David Program Assistant (Texas
Criminal Justice Reform Coalition), Austin,
TX
Van Steenburg, Jean (Self), Austin, TX
Vaught, William (Self), Buda, TX
Yanez-Correa, Ana Public Policy Director (LULAC and
CDI), Austin, TX
Against: Rolater, John Assistant District Attorney (Bill
Hill/Dallas County District Attorney Office),
Dallas, TX
SB 1607
FOR: Scheck, Barry Co Director (The Innocence Project),
New York, NY
Wicoff, Bob Attorney (Self), Houston, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Dieter, Alison (Texas Moratorium Network), Austin,
TX
Fehrenbach, Marisa (Texas Moratorium Network),
Austin, TX
Hampton, Keith S. Legislative Director (Texas
Criminal Defense Lawyers Association),
Austin, TX
Korenek, Mark (Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death
Penalty), Katy, TX
M. Lovoi, Annette Executive Director (Texas
Appleseed), Austin, TX
Marsden, Julia Advocacy, Vice President (League of
Women Votes of Texas), Austin, TX
Shakur, Njeri Organizer (Self), Houston, TX
Sutton, Josiah (Self), Houston, TX
Vaught, William (Self), Buda, TX
White, Linda L. Director (board) (Murder Victims
Families' For Reconciliation), Magnolia, TX
On: Johnson, Pat Manager, Field Crime Labs (Department
of Public Safety), Austin, TX
Rios, Irma DNA Supervisor (Texas Department of
Public Safety), Austin, TX
Urbanousky, Ron Director (Department of Public
Safety, Crime Laboratory Services), Austin,
TX
SJR 12
FOR: Boyette, Michael Board (American Civil Liberties
Union), Houston, TX
Dees, Robert (Bob) Board (Texas Impact), Baytown, TX
Edwards, Frank (Campaign to End the Death Penalty),
Austin, TX
Krone, Ray Project Director (Moratorium Campaign),
Dover, PA
Manning, Sylvia (Member, Amnesty International),
Seguin, TX
Marsden, Julia Advocacy Vice President (League of
Women Voters of Texas), Austin, TX
Meyer, Delia Perez (Louis Castro Perez, brother),
Austin, TX
Pickett, Rev. Carroll Minister (Self), Montgomery,
TX
Riebschlaeger, Sister Elizabeth (Sisters of Charity
of Incarnate Word, Peace & Justice
Committee), Cuero, TX
Strickland, Phil Director (Texas Baptist Christian
Life Commission), Dallas, TX
White, Linda L. Director (Murder Victims Families
for Reconciliation), Magnolia, TX
AGAINST: Atlas, Scott (Self), Houston, TX
Hubbarth, Rusty Vice President (Justice For All),
Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Atwood, David Houston Coordinator (Pax Chrisit
Texas), Houston, TX
Bailey, Nancy (Self), Stafford, TX
Bower, Shari (Les Bower, husband TDCJ # 000764),
Arlington, TX
Budde, Barbara A. Director, Of. of Parish Social
Ministry (Catholic Charities of Central Texas
and Dicese of Austin), Austin, TX
Byars, Carol Houston Area Chair (Muder Victims
Families for Reconciliation), Houston, TX
Cheaney, Shelia Enid Lawyer/Legislative Consultant
(American Civil Liberties Union), Austin, TX
Connally, Peggy (Self), Paradise, TX
Daly, Richard Executive Director (Texas Catholic
Conference), Austin, TX
Dieter, Alison (Texas Moratorium Network), Austin,
TX
Effenberger, Barbara Co Chair of State Party
Legislative Com (Texas Democratic Party),
Seguin, TX
Fehrenbach, Marisa (Texas Moratorium Network),
Austin, TX
Gifford, Ed (Self), Austin, TX
Hall, Steve Project Director (StandDown Texas
Project), Austin, TX
Hampton, Keith S. Legislative Director (Texas
Criminal Defense Lawyesr Association),
Austin, TX
Harrell, Will ACLU Director (ACLU and NAACP),
Austin, TX
Joblin, Elizabeth Board Member (Texas Inmate
Families Association (TIFA)), Austin, TX
Korenek, Mark (Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death
Penalty), Katy, TX
Mahmoud, Mo (Texas Moratorium Network), Austin, TX
Marrero, Elizabeth Gov't Relations Coordinator
(National Association of Social Workers),
Austin, TX
Paynter, Susan (Suzii) Director, Christian
Citizenship (Christian Life Commission -
Texas Baptist Convention), Austin, TX
Reveles, Silvia Outreach Coordinator (Self), Austin,
TX
Scheck, Barry Co-director (The Innocence Project),
New York, NY
Shakur, Njeri Organizer (Citizen/Abolitionist),
Houston, TX
Sharp, Matthew David Program Assistant (Texas
Criminal Justice Reform Coalition), Austin,
TX
Torbett, Leslie (Texas Moratorium Network), Austin,
TX
Truchard, Sister Mildred (Sister of Incarnate Word
and Blessed Sacrament), Victoria, TX
Van Steenburg, Robert (Self), Austin, TX
Vaught, William (Self), Buda, TX
Villarreal, Carl (Self), Austin, TX
Von Steenburg, Jean (Self), Austin, TX
Weber, Stephanie D. Justice Promoter (Houston
Dominican Sisters), Houston, TX
Yanez-Correa, Ana Public Policy Director (LULAC and
CDI), Austin, TX
Yeats, Elizabeth Associate in Church and Society
(Texas Conference of Churches), Austin, TX
Against: Cotton, Troy A. Assistant District Attorney (Harris
County District Attorney), Houston, TX
McClellan, Lyn Assistant District Attorneys (Harris
County District Attorneys Office), Houston,
TX
Rolater, John Assistant District Attorney (Dallas
County District Attorneys/Bill Hill), Dallas,
TX
SJR 28
AGAINST: Hubbarth, Rusty Vice President (Justice For All),
Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Atnip, Scott Outreach Coordinator (Texas Impact),
Austin, TX
Bailey, Nancy (Self), Stafford, TX
Connally, Peggy (Self), Paradise, TX
Dieter, Alison (Texas Moratorium Network), Austin,
TX
Fehrenbach, Marisa (Texas Moratorium Network),
Austin, TX
Harrell, Will Executive Director ACLU (ACLU and
NAACP), Austin, TX
Joblin, Elizabeth Board Member (Texas Inmate
Families Association), Austin, TX
Korenek, Mark (Texas Coalition to Abolish Death
Penalty), Katy, TX
Reveles, Silvia Outreach Education Coordinator
(Self), Austin, TX
Riebschlaeger, Sister Elizabeth (Self), Cuero, TX
Shakur, Njeri Organizer (Texas Death Penalty
Abolition Movement), Houston, TX
Sharp, Matthew David Program Assistant (Texas
Criminal Justice Reform Coalition), Austin,
TX
Truchard, Sister Mildred (Sister of Incarnate Word
and Blessed Sacrament), Victoria, TX
Vaught, William (Self), Buda, TX
Von Steenburg, Jean (Self), Austin, TX
Yanez-Correa, Ana Public Policy Director (LULAC and
CDI), Austin, TX
Yeats, Elizabeth Associate for Church Society (Texas
Conference of Churches), Austin, TX
Against: Cotton, Troy A. Assistant District Attorney (Harris
County District Attorneys Office), Houston,
TX
McClellan, Lyn Assistant District Attorney (Harris
County District Attorneys Office), Houston,
TX