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October 2016 VOICE FOR THE DEFENSE Volume 45 No. 8 | October 2016 Sarah Roland | Defending Child Injury Cases p. 23 Janet Burnett | Ethical Problems with Giving Free Legal Advice p. 30 Lanny Begley | The Leming Opinion Is No Silver Bullet p. 34 Bobby Barrera , M ichael Gross & Adam Kobs Course Directors November 3–4, 2016 Menger Hotel San Antonio, Texas SACDLA and SABA members get TCDLA rate Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Register online at www.tcdla.com Editor Sarah Roland Denton, Texas 940-323-9305 Bobby Barrera , M ichael Gross [email protected] Significant Decisions Report Editor Kathleen Nacozy 512-507-0115 Contents & Adam Kobs [email protected] Design, Layout, Editing Craig Hattersley Course Directors TCDLA Home Office Features 512-646-2733 [email protected] Defending Child Injury Cases TCDLA Officers: President 23 Sarah Roland John Convery | San Antonio President‑Elect Ethical Problems with Giving Free David Moore | Longview 30 Legal Advice First Vice President Mark Snodgrass | Lubbock Janet Burnett Second Vice President Kerri Anderson-Donica | Corsicana The Leming Opinion Is Not the Silver Bullet Prosecutors Claim Treasurer 34 Grant Scheiner | Houston Lanny Begley Secretary Michael Gross | San Antonio 4th Amendment Musings: Search & Executive Director Seizure: So, What’s Going On? Joseph A. Martinez 37 512-646-2726 Kelly Pace [email protected] DIRECTORS Susan E. Anderson, Dallas Ray Rodriguez, Laredo Marjorie Bachman, Austin Jeremy Rosenthal, McKinney Columns Roberto Balli, Laredo David Ryan, Houston Heather J. Barbieri, Plano Frank Sellers, Dallas 6 President’s Message Robert J. Barrera, San Antonio John Hunter Smith, Sherman Executive Director’s Perspective Curtis Barton, Houston Monique Sparks, Houston 8 Rick Berry, Marshall Courtney Stamper, Waxahachie Editor’s Comment 10 Fred C. Brigman, San Angelo Edward A. Stapleton, Brownsville Clint Broden, Dallas Mark Thiessen, Houston Off the Back 12 Jim Darnell Sr., El Paso Oscar Vega, McAllen Donald H. Flanary, San Antonio Jani Maselli Wood, Houston 14 Federal Corner Stephen Gordon, Haltom City Said & Done Keith S. Hampton, Austin Associate Directors 20 Melissa L. Hannah, Lufkin Chris Abel, Flower Mound Michael Head, Athens Jorge Aristotelidis, San Antonio Jo Ann Jacinto, El Paso Kristin Brown, Dallas Departments Steve A. Keathley, Corsicana Anne Burnham, San Antonio Susan Kelly, Waco Casie Gotro, Houston TCDLA Member Benefits 4 Laurie L. Key, Lubbock Rusty Gunter, Lubbock Adam L. Kobs, San Antonio Thuy Le, Houston 5 CLE Seminars and Events Bradley K. Lollar, Dallas Nathan L. Miller, Houston Significant Decisions Report Louis Elias Lopez Jr., El Paso JoAnne Musick, Houston 40 Hiram McBeth, Dallas Michelle Ochoa, Beeville George R. Milner lll, Dallas Patrick O’Fiel, Kerrville Angela J. Moore, San Antonio Scott H. Pawgan, Conroe Audrey Moorehead, Dallas Carmen Roe, Houston Anthony C. Odiorne, Burnet Jessica Skinner, San Angelo Stephanie K. Patten, Fort Worth Gregory Allen Waldron, Longview SACDLA and SABA members get TCDLA rate Oscar O. Peña Laredo Russell Wilson, Dallas Bennie Ray, Austin Volume 45 No. 8 • October 2016 Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Voice for the Defense (ISSN 0364‑2232) is published monthly, except for January/February and July/August, which POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Voice for the Defense, 6808 Hill Meadow Drive, Austin, Texas 78736. are bi‑monthly, by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Inc., 6808 Hill Meadow Drive, Austin, Voice for the Defense is published to educate, train, and support attorneys in the practice of criminal defense law. Texas 78736. Printed in the USA. Basic subscription rate is $40 per year when received as a TCDLA member CONTRIBUTORS: Send all feature articles in electronic format to Voice for the Defense, 6808 Hill Meadow Drive, benefit. Non‑member subscription is $75 per year. Periodicals postage paid in Austin, Texas. Dues to TCDLA Austin, Texas 78736, 512‑478‑2514, fax 512‑469‑9107, c/o [email protected]. 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