WITNESS LIST
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
March  20, 2007 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess
HB  337
 
    For:
Harrell, Will (ACLU, NAACP, LULAC)
 
 
Nash, James E. (HMAC - Houston Ministers Against Crime)
 
 
Villarreal, Celeste (TCDLA - Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Assn)
 
 
Yanez-Correa, Ana (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Breen, Terry  (Self and 24th DA's Ofc.)
 
 
Elliott, Mike (Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office)
 
 
Evans, Catherine (Harris County District Attorney's Office)
 
 
Miller, Greg (Tarrant County District Attorney's Office)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Levin, Marc (Texas Public Policy Foundation
Center for Effective Justice)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Shapleigh, Ballard (Jaime Esparza - District Attorney - El Paso (34th Judicial District))
 
 
Sims, Randall (47th District Attorney's Office (Potter/Armstrong Counties))
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Welebob, Carey  (Self and Texas Dept of Criminal Justice - Community Justice Assistance Division)
 
 
 
 
HB  403
 
    For:
Hernandez, Benny (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)
 
 
Villarreal, Celeste (TCDLA - Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Assn)
 
 
Yanez-Correa, Ana (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Breen, Terry  (Self and 24th Jud. D.A.'s Ofc.)
 
 
Miller, Greg (Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Gay, Clifford  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Bibby, Angela (Dept of State Health Services)
 
 
Jakovich, Derek (Dept of State Health Services)
 
 
 
 
HB  758
 
    For:
Dibianca, Arthur (Libertarian Party of Texas)
 
 
Hernandez, Benny (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)
 
 
McKnight, Dennis (Bexar Co Sheriff's Office)
 
 
Schimberg, Joshua (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws)
 
 
Von Wolske, James P.  (Self)
 
 
Yanez-Correa, Ana (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Haynes, Stephanie (Save Our Society Against Drugs)
 
 
Moore, Mitchell  (Self)
 
 
Vance, Becky  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Etter, Kristin (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
 
 
Fischer, Rachel  (Self)
 
 
Fried, David K  (Self)
 
 
Hupp, Suzanna (Texans for Public Safety Solution
David Fried)
 
 
White, Kaiba  (Self)
 
 
Zottarelli, Angelo (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Breen, Terry (24th DA's Ofc.)
 
 
Kerss, Thomas  (Self and Sheriff's Association of Texas)
 
 
Powers, Jason  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  759
 
    For:
Jackson, Edward  (Self)
 
 
Von Wolske, James P.  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Etter, Kristin (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
 
    For:
Hernandez, Benny (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)
 
 
McKnight, Dennis (Bexar Co Sheriff's Office)
 
 
Nash, James E.  (Self and Houston Ministers Against Crime (HMAC))
 
 
Porter, Nicole (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)
 
 
Yanez-Correa, Ana (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Breen, Terry  (Self and 24th DA's Ofc.)
 
 
Kerss, Thomas  (Self and Sheriff's Association of Texas)
 
 
 
 
HB  1075
 
    For:
Harrell, Will (ACLU, NAACP, LULAC)
 
 
Nash, James E. (HMAC - Houston Ministers Against Crime)
 
 
Villarreal, Celeste (TCDLA (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Assn))
 
 
Yanez-Correa, Ana (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Breen, Terry  (Self and 24th DA's Ofc.)
 
 
Elliott, Mike (Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office)
 
 
Miller, Greg (Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Shapleigh, Ballard (Jaime Esparza, District Attorney - El Paso (34th Judicial District))
 
 
Sims, Randall (47th District Attorney's Office (Potter/Armstrong Counties))
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Welebob, Carey  (Self and Texas Dept of Criminal Justice - Community Justice Asst Division)
 
 
 
 
HB  1476
 
    For:
Etter, Kristin (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
 
 
Harrell, Will (ACLU, NAACP, LULAC)
 
 
Hernandez, Benny  (Self)
 
 
Nash, James E.  (Self and Houston Ministers Against Crime)
 
 
Yanez-Correa, Ana (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Breen, Terry  (Self and 24th D.A.'s Ofc.)
 
 
Elliott, Mike (Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office)
 
 
Evans, Catherine (Harris County District Attorney's Office)
 
 
Garza, Henry  (Self)
 
 
Miller, Greg (Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Shapleigh, Ballard (Jaime Esparza - District Attorney - El Paso (34th Judicial District))
 
 
Sims, Randall (47th District Attorney's Office (Potter/Armstrong Counties))
 
 
 
 
HB  1597
 
    For:
Evans, Catherine (Harris County District Attorney's Office)
 
 
McNelis, Patrick (Travis County District Attorney)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Kerss, Thomas  (Self and Sheriff's Association of Texas)
 
 
Miller, Greg (Tarrant County District Attorney's Office)
 
 
Sims, Randall (47th District Attorney's Office (Potter/Armstrong Counties))
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Villarreal, Celeste (TCDLA - Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Assn)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Edmonds, Shannon (Texas District & County Attorneys Assn.)
 
 
 
 
HB  1610
 
    For:
Harrell, Will (ACLU, NAACP, LULAC)
 
 
McKnight, Dennis P. (Bexar Co Sheriff's Office)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Breen, Terry  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Creuzot, John  (Self)
 
 
Hendrick, Dana J.  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Allen, Ray  (Self)
 
 
Etter, Kristin (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
 
    For:
Yanez-Correa, Ana (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
 
 
 
 
HB  2267
 
    For:
Holman, Brian (Texas Municipal Courts Association)
 
 
Lander, C. Victor (1. Municipal Judges Section, State Bar of Texas
2. Texas Municipal Courts Association)
 
 
McKnight, Dennis (Bexar Co Sheriff's Ofc.)
 
 
Vasquez, John (Texas Municipal Courts Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Harrell, Will (ACLU, NAACP, LULAC)
 
 
 
 
HB  2328
 
    For:
Evans, Catherine (Harris County District Attorney's Office)
 
 
Frasch, Pamela (Animal Legal Defense Fund)
 
 
Holloway, Cile (Texas Humane Legislation Network)
 
 
Long, Steven (Texas Horse Talk Magazine
Greater Houston Horse Council)
 
 
Rich, Jacquelyn  (Self and Texas Thoroughbed Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
del Core Borromeo, Marida Favia (Exotic Wildlife Association)
 
 
Harrell, Will (ACLU)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Edmonds, Shannon (Texas District & County Attorneys Assn.)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Asgharjan, Abbas  (Self)
 
 
Asgharjan, Niloofar  (Self)
 
 
Atkinson, Linda (Habitat for Horses)
 
 
Barry, Susan  (Self)
 
 
Bodmer, Brenda Lynette  (Self)
 
 
Crusemann, Jeanne  (Self)
 
 
Cummings, Laurie  (Self)
 
 
Daniels, Ed  (Self)
 
 
Davis, Genevieve  (Self)
 
 
Dickey, Patricia  (Self and Common Ground Horse Rescue Foundation)
 
 
Fabian, Tami  (Self)
 
 
Fendrich, Katy  (Self)
 
 
Ferguson, Sherry (Houston Humane Society)
 
 
Finch, Jerry  (Self and Habitat for Horses)
 
 
Fiore, Patricia  (Self)
 
 
Flatt, Christen  (Self)
 
 
Fowler, Jenny  (Self)
 
 
Fritz, Jenny  (Self)
 
 
Guyton, Lou  (Self and The Humane Society of the United States Southwest Regional Office)
 
 
Harris, Michael  (Self)
 
 
Hayes, Jennifer (PALS - Pet Prevent A Litter)
 
 
Heitkemp, Kelly M  (Self)
 
 
Hendrix, Susan  (Self)
 
 
Hightower, Susan  (Self)
 
 
Hollaway, Carol  (Self)
 
 
Hubbard, John  (Self and Texas Federation of Humane Societies)
 
 
Jackson, Laura  (Self)
 
 
Knox, Bill  (Self)
 
 
Krach, Edward  (Self)
 
 
Krach, Liesel  (Self)
 
 
Levine, Richard M.  (Self)
 
 
Mattox, Marta K. (Greater Houston Horse Council Govt. Affairs Committee)
 
 
McClain, Lisa  (Self)
 
 
Murphy, Wendy  (Self)
 
 
Noel, Adele  (Self)
 
    For:
Padgett, Robyn  (Self)
 
 
Price, Corey (SPCA of Texas)
 
 
Rae, Lisa  (Self)
 
 
Reeder, Marnie  (Self)
 
 
Robison Jr., Thomas A.  (Self)
 
 
Saenders, Cruce  (Self)
 
 
Smith, Stacy  (Self and Flower Mound Humane Society)
 
 
Spence, Ethel  (Self)
 
 
St. Barry, Jai Jai ("J. J.")  (Self)
 
 
Strieder, Karen (Habitat For Horses)
 
 
Trimble, Robert "Skip" (Texas Humane Legislation Network)
 
 
Verret, Timothy J.  (Self)
 
 
Wade, Betty  (Self)
 
 
Watson, James  (Self)
 
 
Wendenburg, Charlotte (Habitat for Horses)
 
 
Whitley, Tracey  (Self)
 
 
Williams, Rebecca (Habitat For Horses, Inc.)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Kerss, Thomas  (Self and Sheriff's Association of Texas)