Gay & Trans Panic Defenses: Ethics, History, and Spencer/Miller
Join the Austin LGBT Bar Association for a fascinating CLE on the "Gay and Trans Panic Defenses."
Speakers will discuss historical and legal frameworks of gay and trans panic defenses, with an emphasis on the ethical concerns regarding criminal defense attorneys using these defenses. Speakers include prosecutor and criminal defense attorneys on the recent Spencer/Miller case in Austin, which (depending on your perspective) included or did not include a gay panic defense.
Speakers:
Judge Charlie Baird • Retired Judge, 299th District Court & Court of Criminal Appeals • Criminal Defense Attorney for James Miller
Matthew Foye • Assistant District Attorney, Travis County • Prosecutor on the Spencer murder case
Lisa Haines • former prosecutor and current criminal defense attorney in Fort Worth
W. Carsten Andresen • Professor of Criminal Justice, St. Edward's University
Moderator:
Gary N. Schumann • Savrick Schuman • Austin LGBT Bar board member, founder & past President
Christine Henry Andresen • Austin LGBT Bar VP
Special thanks to our generous sponsor, Culhane Meadows PLLC!
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