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14 Nov 2008, 9:19 am
Now what do WE Do with It By Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The "election" is over. [read post]
9 Oct 2008, 10:23 pm
John Floyd Secures Not Guilty After Jury Trial, Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child younger than 14, 263rd District Court, Harris County, Case No. 1156699 A former Precinct 4 deputy accused of aggravated sexual assault of a child was found "not guilty" after three days of trial and six hours of jury deliberation. [read post]
20 Jun 2009, 11:59 am
Gant, 129 S.Ct. 1710, (2009); Vehicle Searches after Arrest By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Consider the following hypothetical. [read post]
2 Oct 2009, 7:16 am
Popular Law Enforcement Dog Handler Discredited After False Results, Exaggerated Claims of Accuracy Exposed By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair We have blogged (False Forensics: An Attorney's Worst Nightmare, May 1, 2009) in the past about the dangers of "false forensic" evidence being used in courtrooms to convict innocent people. [read post]
29 Jan 2010, 1:51 pm by johntfloyd
Criminal Defense Attorneys Must Question Findings, Conclusions of Forensic Experts By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair We have posted a number of blogs about the “junk science” associated with forensic evidence—a science popularized by network television with drams like “CSI” and its spin-offs. [read post]
12 Sep 2012, 5:02 pm by johntfloyd
Court of Appeals Vacates Conviction after Finding Prior Lies By Police Officer Probative and Relevant, Cross-Examination Should Have Been Allowed By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Police have credibility through their perceived authority and oath to protect and serve the community. [read post]
9 Jun 2010, 12:50 pm by johntfloyd
Decreased Police Budget: Increased Unsolved Crime, Botched Investigations, Wrongful Arrests and Convictions By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Thomas Hargrove, Scripps Howard News Service, reported last month that 6,000 homicides go unsolved in this country each year. [read post]
18 Jan 2024, 8:42 am by Jason Mazzone
The Amars' brief centers on the significance to the drafting and ratification of section 3 of the First Insurrection of the 1860s--before the Civil War--in which John B. [read post]
12 May 2009, 11:47 am
By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair These two questions have stirred considerable debate in both the legal community and general public in south Texas. [read post]
3 Aug 2009, 4:56 pm
Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Officials Manipulate Investigations, Defendants Receive Greater Sentences By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair What is sentencing entrapment? [read post]
25 Sep 2010, 4:12 am by johntfloyd
Discovery, Brady Rules in Need of Reformation to Prevent Wrongful Convictions By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Last month the Timothy Cole Advisory Panel (“Panel”), which was created by the Texas Legislature in its 2009 session to develop recommendations for the Texas Task Force on Indigent Defense to help prevent wrongful convictions, issued its “report” calling for changes in the state’s eyewitness… [read post]
3 Jul 2009, 10:23 am
Doctors Move to Hire Criminal Defense Attorney Vital in Protecting His Reputation and Liberty in the Jackson Whirlwind By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The death of celebrity brings out the worst in humanity. [read post]
27 Aug 2010, 10:36 pm by johntfloyd
False Statements, Perjury and Prosecutorial Over-Charging By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Between 1984 and 2006, Roger Clemens, a seven-time Cy Young Award winner, was arguably the best—certainly one of the top five—pitchers ever to take the mound in Major League Baseball (“MLB”). [read post]
21 Jul 2009, 1:29 am
Mentally Disabled Youth with IQ Of 47, Allowed to Plead Guilty to Sexual Assault of a Child, Judge Orders Sentences to be Served Consecutively By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The jury said it did not like the sentencing options made available to it. [read post]
13 Mar 2009, 3:05 pm
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT: AN INDICTMENT BY A DEATH ROW SURVIVOR By: Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer John Floyd I am happy to announce the release of another book by my good friends Billy and Jodie Sinclair entitled Capital Punishment: An Indictment by a Death Row Survivor, released by Arcade Publishing (New York). [read post]
19 Feb 2011, 10:24 pm by johntfloyd
Computer Crimes and Prosecutions on the Rise: Cyber Espionage, Theft of Corporate Trade Secrets and Identity Fraud Continue to Increase By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Every human invention designed to benefit mankind has always been corrupted for illegal and immoral purposes. [read post]
26 Aug 2011, 8:15 am by johntfloyd
Life Sentences for DWI, Shoplifting for Habitual Offenders By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Two years ago the Houston Chronicle carried report about a Montgomery County jury imposing a life sentence on a criminal defendant who shoplifted five compact discs from a Wal-Mart in Conroe. [read post]
16 Jul 2009, 11:34 pm
Criminal Defense Attorneys Must Be Prepared To Aggressively Challenge Child Assessment Center, Child Abuse Experts By:  Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The "Mission" statement of the Houston Children Assessment Center "is to provide a professional, compassionate, and coordinated approach to the treatment of sexually abused children and their families and to serve as an advocate for all children in our… [read post]
23 Dec 2009, 3:30 am by johntfloyd
Probative or Prejudicial: Evidence of Previous Drug Convictions Admitted to Show Proof of Intent in Drug Case By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair We have written recently about the dangers of the use of extraneous offense evidence at the state trial level; specifically, that the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has virtually eliminated the availability of any defense in sexual assault cases, particularly those involving a child, when the… [read post]
22 Mar 2010, 10:13 am by johntfloyd
Federal Judges Split on Issue of Restitution in Possession of Child Pornography Cases By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Her name is “Amy. [read post]