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18 Oct 2008, 9:05 pm
Hearsay Statements of Child Abuse Victims and Delayed Outcry By Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair "Hearsay" is a statement, other than one made by the declarant while testifying at a trial or hearing, offered into evidence to prove the truth of some matter being asserted. [read post]
4 Nov 2008, 11:38 pm
Multiple Counts, Lesser-Included Offenses and Double Jeopardy By Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair One of the quiet abuses in the nation's criminal justice system is prosecutors overcharging criminal defendants. [read post]
14 Jul 2009, 1:46 am
Lawyer Ineffective for Failure to Investigate, Request Medical Records Indicating Possible Insanity; (Be careful what you ask for…) By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Spencer Ojeifo Imoudu was not a normal individual. [read post]
17 Aug 2010, 10:36 am
Flawed Forensics in Arson Cases: One Executed, One on Death Row, Four in Prison By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The question hangs like ugly morning moss from a large swamp oak tree: Did the State of Texas execute an innocent man when it put Cameron Todd Willingham to death on February 17, 2004? [read post]
30 Jun 2009, 4:04 pm
Supreme Court Blocks Ability for Wrongfully Convicted to Prove Innocence By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair George Rodriquez spent 17 years in the Texas prison system for a crime he did not commit. [read post]
5 Feb 2010, 12:36 pm
The Tragic Case of the “The Gray Lady of Bagram” By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The U.S. [read post]
22 Aug 2008, 11:53 pm
False Allegations of Rape, Convictions Based Exclusively on Uncorroborated Testimony By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Senior Paralegal Billy Sinclair 18 years ago Robert McClendon, then 34 years of age, was convicted and sentenced to 15 years to life in Franklin County, Ohio for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl. [read post]
3 Jan 2011, 4:18 am
Harris County Goose-Stepping to the Beat of a MADD Drum By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Law enforcement authorities in Texas, and at least six other states, this past New Year weekend engaged in an aggressive anti-DWI campaign. [read post]
19 Nov 2008, 9:43 am
Supreme Court Discusses "Pre-Existing Right" to Keep and Bear Arms By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair There have been several recent national news reports concerning the dramatic increase in the sale of firearms, particularly in Texas, since the election of Barack Obama as the next president of the United States. [read post]
28 May 2011, 10:29 am
Transgendered Issues Confound Courts and Prison Officials By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The case of Justin Purdue has captured the interest and emotions of residents of Wharton County, as well as Harris County, for much of the past year. [read post]
14 Oct 2009, 1:24 pm
Right-Wing Patriot Groups, White Supremest, Neo-Nazis Pose Growing Threat By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The mainstream media over the past two weeks has been saturated with an endless stream of stories about Najibullah Zazi, a suspected Afganhani terrorist reportedly involved in a plot of bomb New York City's mass transit system; Michael Fenton, an American converted to Islam who allegedly planted and attempted to trigger a fake vehicle bomb… [read post]
30 Nov 2008, 6:12 pm
Government Finally Reaches the Holy Land in Complex Case of Providing Financial Support to Terrorist By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair America has a disposition toward war. [read post]
7 Sep 2009, 4:31 pm
Religious and Racial Profiling Justified in McCarthy Era Inspired Investigations and Tactics By: Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The September 11, 2001 Al-Qaeda attacks on the Twin Towers in New York City, and the reaction to those terrorist attacks by President George Bush's administration, left this nation with a tragic and despicable legacy that has tarnished our great Country's reputation and image worldwide. [read post]
6 Jul 2010, 3:21 pm
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel: Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Questions about Defendant’s Post Arrest Silence Opens Door to Cross Examination By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Criminal defendants have a Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel in criminal prosecutions against them. [read post]
19 Dec 2009, 6:09 am
By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair We have written on numerous occasions about the dangers of “extraneous offense evidence” when allowed into evidence in a criminal trial. [read post]
1 Dec 2011, 4:18 pm
Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Former Alaska lawmaker, Vic Kohring, has entered a guilty plea admitting he accepted bribes from an “oil man” for his help in keeping taxes low on the Alaskan oil industry. [read post]
21 Jan 2024, 3:48 am
The Supreme Court of Canada has granted leave to appeal in Sinclair v Venezia Turismo. [read post]
6 Feb 2013, 11:04 am
Centering Anishinaabeg StudiesUnderstanding the World through Stories Edited by Jill Doerfler Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark For the Anishinaabeg people, who span a vast geographic region from the Great Lakes to the Plains and beyond, stories are vessels of knowledge. [read post]
16 Oct 2008, 8:11 am
The Only Defense In Sexual Assault Cases Not Subject To Rebuttal Evidence, Keeping Extraneous Crimes, Wrongs, and Acts Out By Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Writing in her book "The Cross-Examination of a Young Child in a Sexual Assault Case: Voice for the Defense" (Oct. 1999), Annabelle Hall said that jurors following a sexual assault trial involving a child raise the following questions: * Why would a child lie about sexual abuse? … [read post]
8 Dec 2009, 5:34 am
Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair A criminal defense attorney's worst nightmare is that the prosecution will rely upon bad evidence to convict his/her client. [read post]
