CLEonline.com, together with the Houston Bar Association, are pleased to present a special online CLE seminar on a criminal law topic of interest to all lawyers-- whether the death penalty should be abolished. Judge Lupe Salinas of Texas Southern University-Thurgood Marshall School of Law poses a serious question in his article which was recently referred to in the Supreme Court's opinion of Baze v. Rees by a critical Justice John Paul Stevens. Salinas argues that, based on the history of doubtful and arbitrary executions, the answer could easily be 'Yes.' The death penalty in America has done little to deter or prevent those inclined to kill from killing. However, considering the political realities of the electorate, Salinas realizes that with a Supreme Court that has been carefully structured in its representation, the answer is more likely 'No,' an assessment affirmed in Baze. In this seminar, Salinas urges adoption of a higher burden of proof at the penalty stage of a capital murder trial if the states continue to use the death penalty.
This seminar features an audio presentation from a live CLE seminar on this topic that was originally conducted by the Houston Bar Association (HBA) on September 11, 2008. This audio presentation features Professor Lupe Salinas of Texas Southern University-Thurgood Marshall School of Law . This is a streaming audio presentation that you can access on demand at any time during the course of the seminar session. The audio presentation runs for approximately 1.25 hours. This seminar is entitled:
HBA Presents: "Is It Time to Kill the Death Penalty?: A View from the Bench and Bar"
** (available at any time of the day and in time increments convenient to you during the above referenced dates) **
Subjects to be discussed during this CLEonline.com seminar include:
- From Kemmler to Furman to Marsh: The Evolution of Capital Murder Law
- Arguments for the Irrevocable Sentence of Death
- Arguments Against the Irrevocable Sentence of Death
- Texas: The Capital of Capital Murder Prosecutions
- The Prosecutor's Abuse of Discretion: Professional and Political Conflicts
- Remedies and Legislative Changes
The instructor/moderator for this CLEonline.com seminar will be:
Professor Lupe Salinas, who is a law professor at Texas Southern University-Thurgood Marshall School of Law in Houston. Prof. Salinas previously served as a state district judge in Houston (1989-2006). He also served as Chief of the Federal Trial Division of the Harris County Attorney's Office (1985-88), and Chief of the Civil Rights Division in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Houston (1980-83). He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the Houston Bar Association. He is a frequent author and speaker on various issues of criminal law and criminal procedure. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1972) and his undergraduate degree from the University of Houston, (B.A., 1970). A more extensive biography for Prof. Salinas may be found at his law school's Web site.
The seminar registration fee for this CLEonline.com seminar is only $32. SPECIAL DISCOUNT: If you are a member of the HBA, you are entitled to a 20 percent discount and the registration fee is only $25. NOTE: If you are eligible and you wish to receive this special discounted fee, you will need to call the HBA Office in Houston (713-759-1133) and request the 'HBA Discount Code' for CLEonline.com seminars. When you register for this seminar on our site, enter this discount code on the Shopping Cart page to receive the discounted rate.
This seminar is accredited for 1.25 hours of participatory CLE credit (no ethics) by the MCLE Committees of the State Bar of Texas and the State Bar of California. In addition, regular CLE credits for this seminar are also available in a number of other states. CLEonline.com is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider pursuant to Sec. 9 of the California MCLE Rules and Regulations. (These are not self-study credits, but rather 'participatory' credits as you would receive for attending a traditional, live CLE seminar.)
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