CLEonline.com, together with the Houston Bar Association, are pleased to present a special online CLE seminar in the area of juvenile law in Texas. This seminar is designed to provide an overview of handling a juvenile delinquency matter from adjudication through disposition and possibly modification of disposition.
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 August 28, 2009. This audio presentation features attorney JoAnne Musick of the Houston firm of Musick & Musick, LLP. 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: "Juvenile Adjudication, Disposition and Modification"
** (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:
- Terminology
- Adjudication
- When Can A Child Be Adjudicated?
- State's Determination
- Constitutional Protections for the Child
- Child's Right to Jury
- The Hearing
- Which Judge Presides?
- Trial
- Plea of True or Stipulation ("stip")
- Rules of Evidence
- Jeopardy
- Deferred Prosecution
- Disposition Hearing
- Dispositions Available Following Adjudication
- The Modification Hearing
- Appointment of Counsel
- Standard of Proof
- Plea of True
- Statement of Reasons
- Revocation for Failure to Pay
- Modifying to Extend Probation Term
- Modifying Disposition to Require Secure Placement
- Commitment to TYC as an Option
- Right to Appeal
The instructor/moderator for this CLEonline.com seminar will be:
Ms. JoAnne Musick, who is a name partner with the firm of Musick & Musick, LLP in Houston. Ms. Musick handles cases in the areas of criminal defense, juvenile law and family law. She is board certified in Juvenile Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. She is admitted to practice in all state courts in Texas and before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. JoAnne is a member of the Houston Bar Association (both criminal law and procedure section and juvenile section), the State Bar of Texas (both criminal and juvenile sections), the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association (board member 2004-present, treasurer 2006-2007, vice-president 2007-2008), the Montgomery County Bar Association, the Fort Bend County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and the College of the State Bar of Texas. She received her law degree from South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1998) and her undergraduate degree from Sam Houston State University (B.B.A., 1991). A more extensive biography for JoAnne Musick may be found at her firm'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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