Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association

HCCLA Reasonable Doubt TV

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HCCLA’s Reasonable Doubt explores criminal justice issues focusing particularly in and around Harris County and Texas, with guests from the criminal justice community. We broadcast LIVE every Thursday from 8-9p CST.

Join the conversation or send us your questions:
LIVE call in: 713.807.1794
Twitter: @hccla_tv
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Tune in LIVE every Thursday @ 8:00 pm
Comcast Channel 17
AT&T U-Verse Channel 99
TVMax Channel 95
Sudden Link Channel 99
Phonoscope Channel 75
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Hosts: Jimmy Ardoin and J. Julio Vela
Producers: Justin Harris, Victoria Erfesoglou, Mark Pirtle

Jimmy, JV and Justin also serve as Board of Directors, Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association.

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About Reasonable Doubt:

Reasonable Doubt (RD) made its debut in 1998 with host and creator Dan Gerson. With only four to five channels available to the public, Gerson thought a show dedicated to the issues in the criminal justice community would help create a dialogue within the community. “We thought we would have an impact because we knew the judges and prosecutors would watch it and would put some pressure on the judges and prosecutors,” Gerson said. Gerson hosted the show for almost half a decade before passing the hosting duties to host Cynthia Henley. Past hosts of RD include Robert Fickman, Todd Dupont, Murray Newman, and Damon Parrish II.

The weekly show was first broadcast at the Houston Public Access station located at the Hawthorne Mansion on Thursdays. RD has continued to occupy that time slot for nearly 20 years.

In the Summer of 2014, RD got a reboot with a new look and hosts. The production team wanted the show to educate the public of the issues involving prisoner rights, prosecutorial misconduct, and other issues affecting the criminal justice community. RD is sponsored by the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association (HCCLA).

Join us each week as we discuss current issues impacting the criminal justice system in Houston, across Texas and the nation! We are LIVE every Thursday at 8:00 pm. Episodes are uploaded every week on YouTube at HCCLA_Reasonable Doubt.

Hollywood: Cold INjustice

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Chronicle Editorial Hits Nail on the Head: Hollywood ending, A potentially innocent man sat behind bars so that a prosecutor could get on television.

“an awful lot of razzle dazzle for the serious business that goes down in criminal courtrooms”

Some prosecutors forget. Some never know it to begin with. But, criminal courtrooms are serious business. Life and liberty (for all) are at stake. Criminal courtrooms mean much more than their civil counterparts who fight over money.

It is interesting that most people do not care about the criminal justice justice system; most do not care if rights are trampled; most have no idea innocent people can be convicted; until it happens to them or a family member.

For over 21 years, Kelly Siegler (a Harris County Assistant District Attorney) played fast and loose with the rules. She used the courtroom as her stage for theatrics. Yes, she was aggressive, and that’s ok, as long as it is fair. Hiding evidence is not fair. Subpoenaing witnesses under a different case to hide the witness is not fair. Lying to the court is not fair. Interfering with public information requests is not fair. Continuing to hide evidence long after you no longer work as a prosecutor is not fair.

Just as there are bad influences in every profession, Kelly has marred the reputation of prosecutors, even those who do seek justice. It’s easy to be fair. A web of lies and deceit do nothing for our system of justice, except create injustice.

HCCLA presents Reasonable Doubt

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For years, HCCLA has hosted a weekly call-in show through Houston Media Source: live streaming available Thursdays from 8-9pm. Currently, our hosts are Jimmy Ardoin and J. Julio Vela. Former hosts include Dan Gerson, Cynthia Henley, Robert Fickman, Kevin Fine, Todd DuPont, Tate Williams, Neal Davis, Murray Newman, and Damon Parrish II. That’s a lot of hosts over the years! Of course, we have been on the air since 1998!

Logo-BlackBackgroundEach week you can join us for live streaming at Houston MediaSource. Or, check your local cable channel and join the conversation at 8:30p by calling us @713.807.1794 or tweet us @hccla_tv.

Additionally, you can view past episodes on our website or YouTube channel.

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Special thanks to our behind the scenes producers and volunteers who make this happen every week: Thuy Le, Justin Harris,  J. Julio Vela and Mark Pirtle.

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Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association
P.O. Box 924523
Houston, TX 77292-4523
(713) 227-2404