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4 Mar 2011, 4:03 pm
Constitutional Right to Confront Witnesses Watered Down: Statements Describing Shooter Not Testimonial, Admissible Without Confrontation and Cross Examination By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair What a strange Supreme Court we have! [read post]
9 Dec 2010, 10:52 am
Myers brackets Vonnegut with Sinclair Lewis and John Steinbeck for their "career-long critique of America," and adds: "A midcultist whose psychological reaction to this country was healthier—Herman Wouk, for example, or John P. [read post]
5 Dec 2010, 12:42 pm
Siddiqui: Victory in Courtroom is Loss on Worldwide Public Stage By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair This website has maintained an ongoing interest in the bizarre case of Dr. [read post]
7 Nov 2009, 1:17 pm
Failure to Strike Prosecutor, Victim of Sex Crime, from Jury not Ineffective Assistance of Counsel By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees every criminal defendant a right to an impartial trial. 1/ Selecting a jury of twelve men and women to hear a criminal case is perhaps the most critical stage in the trial process where a defense attorney must provide effective representation. [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]
19 Jan 2012, 3:59 pm
High Court Misses Opportunity to Discuss Ethical Obligations of Prosecutors By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair For reasons we discussed in a previous post, the U.S. [read post]
10 Aug 2010, 12:18 am
Unpopular Judge Deserves Humane and Fair Treatment While in Federal Custody By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Last year former U.S. [read post]
6 Nov 2011, 12:30 pm
Recording Police Misconduct Protected by First Amendment By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Simon Glik was, and remains, a good citizen. [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]
8 Nov 2011, 3:20 pm
DA Announces Policy of Hiding Brady, Potentially Exculpatory Evidence By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair We have become convinced that the only way the Williamson County District Attorney’s office will operate in a lawful and ethical manner is for the State Bar to assign an ombudsman to oversee its day-to-day handling of criminal prosecutions. [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]
7 Aug 2010, 9:37 am
Deliberately Avoiding the Truth to Deny Criminal Knowledge By Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair What is an “ostrich instruction? [read post]
26 Jan 2012, 8:19 am
Politics and Profit Motive Lead to Unreasonable Conditions of Bond in First Time DWI Cases By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The Texas Legislature in 1999 gave courts the general authority to impose “reasonable conditions” of pre-trial release. [read post]
27 May 2010, 10:39 pm
Know Your Legal Rights Before Talking to the FBI By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The Fort Hood shooting massacre last year, the Christmas day bombing attempt, and the Times Square car bombing attempt have prompted the FBI to again increase its surveillance of the Muslim American community in this country. [read post]
31 May 2011, 12:23 pm
Right to Appointed Counsel Not Absolute: Courts Only Required to Appoint Counsel if Reasonable Grounds Exist for DNA Testing By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Ruben Gutierrez was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death for the September 5, 1998 robbery/murder of 85-year-old Escolastica Harrison in Brownsville. [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]
19 Aug 2009, 2:56 pm
Fabricating Fake DNA, Defending the Accused in the New World By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Billy Sinclair, Paralegal We have blogged on several occasions in the recent past about the fallibility of forensic evidence, sharing the opinion of others that more often than not it's "junk science. [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]
25 Aug 2010, 12:59 am
18 USC 1346, Honest Services Prosecutions Require Bribes or Kickbacks By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The Enron Corporation was founded in 1985. [read post]
4 Dec 2011, 2:35 pm
Disciplinary Action against Rogue Prosecutors Who Intentionally Engage in Wrongful Conduct, Brady Violations Rare By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Among lawyers practicing criminal law, “Brady violation” is probably second only to a “Miranda warning” as the most recognizable legal term in this country’s jurisprudence; and, significantly, both of these U.S. [read post]
