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1 Aug 2011, 7:23 pm by Mark Bennett
I have occasionally wanted to refer to fools of the nth (or even or odd) degree, but been unable (probably because they aren’t “fools” but “simpletons”) to bring to hand the Edgar Allen Poe quote from which the expression came. [read post]
31 Jul 2011, 2:54 pm by Mark Bennett
The Houston Chronicle's editorial board gets gushy over a "human trafficking court" (probably in fact a human-trafficking court) created by juvenile-court judge Michael Schneider to deal with underage prostitutes: "Kudos," writes the Chron, "to all the parties involved for offering a humane, practical alternative for these vulnerable youngsters. [read post]
28 Jul 2011, 2:28 pm by Mark Bennett
Names redacted to protect the innocent and the guilty alike.Best Motion in Limine(function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script"); scribd.type = "text/javascript"; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = "http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })(); But what if it’s denied? [read post]
25 Jul 2011, 5:05 pm by Mark Bennett
Good news: Lana Shadwick of the Harris County District Attorney’s Office’s Appellate Section, formerly of Fulbright & Jaworski (and a bunch of other places that have nothing to do with the trial of criminal cases), has decided to run for criminal court judge. [read post]
25 Jul 2011, 4:10 pm by Mark Bennett
I don’t much care what standard Stanford University uses to decide whether to expel students accused of sexual assault. [read post]
23 Jul 2011, 7:50 pm by Mark Bennett
Here is the advice you see before sending a comment to Bennett & Bennett via our website: This form is for potential clients to contact Bennett & Bennett. [read post]
19 Jul 2011, 6:03 pm by Mark Bennett
If you are afraid that the prosecution is giving the jury false information based on your data (via Bobby Frederick, South Carolina Criminal Defense Blog), tell the defense. [read post]
15 Jul 2011, 6:20 pm by Mark Bennett
“This is a Defamation case that was filed only a couple of months ago; it is brand new. [read post]
13 Jul 2011, 9:26 pm by Mark Bennett
(a)  A person commits an offense who, in a public place and with intent to cause public annoyance or alarm:      (1)  Engages in fighting or in violent or threatening behavior;      (2)  Refuses to obey an official order to disperse issued to maintain public safety in dangerous proximity to a fire, hazard or other emergency; or      (3)  Creates a hazardous or physically offensive condition by any act that serves no legitimate… [read post]
13 Jul 2011, 8:56 pm by Mark Bennett
We’re back from our trip to and around the East Coast—about 6,000 miles on the highway, a riskier mode of travel than taking sixty-seven random airline flights would have been in 2001. [read post]
13 Jun 2011, 9:23 pm by Mark Bennett
Tannebaum wrote in No One Would Like My Commentary On The Casey Anthony Case about lawyers taking advantage of the “press frenzy” to get their faces on TV: Some of the “reporting” by the local Orlando media is disgraceful. [read post]
11 Jun 2011, 7:20 am by Mark Bennett
When Norm Pattis was being real, I enjoyed reading him even when he and I fought. [read post]
10 Jun 2011, 7:57 pm by Mark Bennett
Too good to keep to myself, from Brazoria County criminal-defense lawyer Jeff Purvis: This tip comes courtesy of my fellow Brazoria County lawyer, David Sharp. [read post]
7 Jun 2011, 9:34 am by Mark Bennett
My fellow Texas criminal-defense lawyers: We elected Gary Trichter to the presidency of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, breaking the Board’s monopoly on nominations. [read post]
3 Jun 2011, 8:25 pm by Mark Bennett
From the transcript of the hearing on Dontrell Deaner’s request to fire Joseph Rakofsky from Deaner’s criminal case: It was apparent to the Court that there was a—not a good grasp of legal principles and legal procedure of what was admissibIe and what was not admissible that inured, I think, to the detriment of Mr. [read post]