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4 Mar 2025, 11:09 am
Floyd Law Firm. [read post]
23 Jun 2009, 10:03 am
Rule 606(b) of the Texas Rules of Evidence; Conducting Inquiry into Juror Misconduct By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Johnny Ray Ocon was put on trial in Ector County, Texas for the crime of aggravated sexual assault of a child. [read post]
17 Apr 2011, 8:42 am
Guilt by Association: Politically Inspired Fear of Muslims Continues to Infect Politics, Law Enforcement Investigations and Potential Jurors By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The month of March was saturated with state and national news events which seem to underscore an unfortunate point about Texas and America: we are a society under siege from fear of those we do not understand and, therefore, do not trust. [read post]
13 Jul 2010, 3:34 am
Monetary Damages Under § 2513, for Unjust Conviction and Imprisonment, Requires Showing of ‘Truly Innocent,’ Even After Acquittal By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Robert E. [read post]
31 Jul 2012, 10:10 am
Probation, Deferred Adjudication, Shock Probation and Pre-Trial Diversion By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Prior to 1913 there were on two sentencing options in Texas: a judge could sentence a defendant to prison or a jury could recommend that no sentence be imposed. [read post]
10 Feb 2012, 5:44 pm
Clergy Privilege Protects Communications Made In Confidence, Waived if Called as Character Witness By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair In a previous post, we outlined the case of Ernest “Randy” Comeaux, an inmate serving six life sentences for a series of rapes from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. [read post]
25 Aug 2009, 12:27 pm
Judges Should Question Victims, Witnesses, About Offense Before Imposing Punishment By: Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer John Floyd and Billy Sinclair Under Texas law, a criminal defendant has the option of allowing either the jury that convicted him or the judge presiding over the trial to assess punishment. [read post]
15 Dec 2009, 10:27 am
Defense Attorneys Fight Prosecutors Prejudicing the Jury with Extraneous Acts, Wrong, Crimes By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair It is the firm belief of among defense attorneys that a criminal defendant should only have to defend against the charge leveled in a charging instrument: a bill of information or a grand jury indictment. [read post]
7 Jun 2009, 12:56 am
20:1 Crack/Powder Ratio Still Flawed; Incarceration of Most Drug Offenders Absurd and Obscene By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair In May 2007 the U.S. [read post]
18 May 2010, 1:41 pm
Criminal Defense Lawyers Must Never Give up, Never Lose Faith That Justice Will Ultimately Prevail By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair There have been at least 254 DNA exonerations in this country, according to the Innocence Project of New York. [read post]
7 Feb 2009, 12:25 pm
Obscene Drawings, Cartoons, Sculpture, Paintings that Depict Minors Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct Not Protected Free Speech By: Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair On March 30, 2004, Dwight Whorley visited a public resource room maintained by the Virginia Employment Commission in Richmond. [read post]
12 Jul 2012, 2:26 pm
Lessons of Exonerations Fade, Reforms Needed By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Imagine, if you can, being falsely accused of a crime, particularly a heinous crime like an aggravated sexual assault of a child or murder. [read post]
17 Jun 2009, 1:11 am
City of Houston Sued; Disgraced Crime Lab on Trial After Wrongfully Convicted Man Exonerated After 17 Years in Prison By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair George Rodriquez was a 26-year-old young man in 1987 when he was convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl in Harris County. [read post]
29 Aug 2009, 4:26 pm
Harris County District Attorney's Office Administration Begins to Define Itself By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and paralegal Billy Sinclair The Houston Chronicle reported recently in yet another article that a number of veteran prosecutors have departed from the Harris County District Attorney's Office. [read post]
9 Dec 2010, 11:41 pm
Keeping the government in Check, the Uncomfortable Reality of Freedom of the Press By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange surrendered to British authorities on December 7, 2010 in connection with sexual assault allegations leveled against the Australian native by Swedish authorities. [read post]
2 Jul 2009, 9:12 am
The Bail Reform Act of 1984 and the Presumption for Release on Bond By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair On June 18, 2009, a federal grand jury returned a 21-count indictment against Houston businessman and chairman of the Board of Directors of Stanford International Bank, Robert Allen Stanford (also known as "Sir Allen Stanford"). [read post]
1 Aug 2010, 3:01 pm
Suggestive Police Procedures and Mistaken Identification Resulted in Two More Wrongful Convictions and Incarcerations, One for 27 Years By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Our criminal justice system is flawed. [read post]
24 May 2012, 3:55 pm
Reversal Warranted Only if Prosecutor’s Misconduct Cast Serious Doubt on Jury’s Verdict, Prejudicially Affect Substantial Rights of the Defendant By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair In our prior post, we discussed a Texas case which reflects why there is little, if any, systemic or meaningful judicial oversight of prosecutorial misconduct. [read post]
21 Sep 2009, 9:59 am
Texas Takes Small First Step Towards Humane Treatment, Punishment for Youthful Offenders By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (TCDLA) releases every two years after each session of the Texas Legislature a summary of new or amended laws enacted during the legislative session. [read post]
30 May 2009, 8:42 am
No Probations for Illegal Aliens: The Problem with Blanket Law Enforcement Policies on Undocumented Immigrants By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair In September 2006 Houston police officer Rodney Johnson was shot in the back of the head by an illegal immigrant the officer had just arrested following a routine traffic stop. [read post]
