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Judge Warns Defense Lawyers Against Routine Guilty Pleas
Midland District Judge Perry D. Pickett urged more than 75 top defense attorneys not to treat guilty pleas as routine. He described steps to handle indigent representation and noted he appoints all of Midland's 220 lawyers for poor clients, with a focus on ethics and fairness at the Texas Tech Law course co sponsored by the State Bar and TCDLA. The conference runs through Saturday with 140th District Judge William R. Shaver and San Antonio attorneys James R. Gillespie and Bob Fordhieb scheduled to speak.
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Midland
Perry D. Pickett
Pickett
Texas Tech University School of Law
Texas State Bar
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
TCDLA
William R. Shaver
James R. Gillespie
Bob Fordhe
San Antonio