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SANE NURSES - INVESTIGATIVE PROTOCOL: DEFENSE TECHNIQUES IN THE COURTROOM* Ned Barnett, Stanley G. Schneider & Dr. Stacey Mitchell** Defending Sexual Assault Involving Children September 11-12, 2008 Austin, Texas Law Office of Ned Barnett 8441 Gulf Freeway, Suite 600 Houston, Texas 77017 (713) 222-6767 Stanley G. Schneider 5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 750 Houston, TX 77007 (713) 222-6767 Dr. Stacy Mitchell 6315-B FM 1488 Magnolia, Texas (713) 703-7430 * This paper is a summary the Texas Evidence Collection Protocol. ** This paper was co-written by Amanda M. Webb. Ned Barnett 8441 Gulf Freeway, Suite 600 Houston, TX 77017 713-222-6767 When Mr. Barnett was born in May of 1961 he was destined to become a criminal ...

THE CRIMINAL DEFENSE OF CHILD MOLESTATION ALLEGATIONS: THE PSYCHIATRIC KNOWLEDGE BASE FROM WHICH TO EVALUATE YOUR CASE MARK J. BLOTCKY, M.D. It is a great pleasure and an honor to be asked to speak with you today – a psychiatrist among a sea of attorneys.  You are probably wondering what I can offer you in your real-world day-to-day work, and I plan to rise to that challenge with some very pointed information and facts.  You live in an adversarial system, with innocence and guilt and ...

Cross-Examination of Child Witnesses  STANLEY G. SCHNEIDER Schneider & McKinney, P.C. 5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007, (713) 951-9994 During the past several years, we have experienced a great increase in the number of criminal prosecutions that depend on the testimony of child witnesses, children under the age of 18 years of age. Even more disturbing are the number of cases where lawyers are forced to question children who are five or six years old or younger. These cases present distinct and difficult problems for the criminal defense lawyers. Traditionally, lawyers are taught to ...

Defense of Child Sexual Abuse Cases  STANLEY G. SCHNEIDER Schneider & McKinney, P.C. 5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007, (713) 951-9994 During the past several years, we have experienced a great increase in the number of criminal prosecutions that depend on the testimony of child witnesses, children under the age of 18 years of age. These cases present distinct and difficult problems for the criminal defense lawyers. For example, traditionally, lawyers are taught to aggressively cross-examine. Terrence MacCarthy, from Chicago, preaches that during cross-examination, the defense lawyers should be in total control of the witness and ...

 “EXTRANEOUS OFFENSES” DEFENDING SEX CRIMES INVOLVING CHILDREN  STANLEY G. SCHNEIDER Schneider & McKinney, P.C. 5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007, (713) 951-9994 Presented to: Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, March, 2006 I. SCOPE OF ARTICLE This Article analyzes the admissibility of extraneous acts of misconduct under Rules 404(b) and 403 of the Texas and Federal Rules of Evidence.   In particular, sections will focus on the admissibility of evidence of offenses as it ...