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30 Jan 2012, 8:05 am
Recently, Arianna Huffington, founder of the Huffington Post, announced the debut of its French version and new editor, Anne Sinclair, a journalist and former television anchor who many know as the wife of Dominique Strauss-Kahn. [read post]
1 Jun 2010, 2:52 pm
Abandoning Miranda in Terrorism Cases Contrary to Constitution and Beginning of Slippery Slope towards Neo-Con Police State By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The United States Supreme Court in 1966 handed down Miranda v. [read post]
9 Jul 2012, 2:25 pm
” By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair There was a time when a 5 to 4 Supreme Court ruling was simply considered a “split decision” indicating legitimate close legal differences of opinion. [read post]
29 May 2010, 7:46 am
Indefinite Detention: Preemptive Punishment for Future Sex Crimes By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair On May 17, 2010 the United States Supreme Court in United States v. [read post]
15 Aug 2010, 10:10 am
§ 1956(h) By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Money laundering is a process through which either the source or use of proceeds from illegal financial transactions are concealed. [read post]
21 Feb 2009, 1:52 pm
Defense Lawyers Must Prepare for Federal Sentencing By: Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The United States Supreme Court in 1996 held that federal district court judges had discretion to depart from the recommendations of the U.S. [read post]
5 May 2009, 10:39 am
Offer of Proof; Preserving Error for Appellate Review under Rule 103(a) (2) By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair In a recent article ("False Forensics: An Attorney's Worst Nightmare. [read post]
2 Oct 2012, 3:49 pm
Rule 403: Courts Should View Child Porn if Defense Moves to Exclude as Unfairly Prejudicial… By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Jurors in criminal trial are sometimes called upon to view difficult, disturbing pieces of evidence. [read post]
25 Oct 2011, 11:35 am
Harris County Grand Jury Probe focuses on HPD’s Breath-Testing Vans By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair This is our fourth post this year concerning out of control law enforcement “no refusal” DWI policies (here, here, and here). [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]
20 Jun 2011, 3:02 am
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Sinclair Collis Ltd, R (on the application of) v The Secretary of State for Health [2011] EWCA Civ 437 (17 June 2011) Zinda v The Governing Body of Barn Hill Community High & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 690 (17 June 2011) High Court (Administrative Court) Bramall v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Anor [2011] EWHC 1531 (Admin) (17 June 2011) High Court (Commercial Court) Beazley Underwriting Ltd & Ors v The Travelers Companies… [read post]
13 Jan 2010, 10:55 pm
Civil Commitment: Pre-Emptive Strike against Future Acts by Convicted Sex Offenders By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair In 1999 John Charles Volungus plead guilty in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky to three federal criminal sex offenses: possession of child pornography; receipt of child pornography through interstate commerce by means of a computer; and use of a facility of interstate commerce (computer) to… [read post]
13 Apr 2011, 6:27 am
In re Commitment of Seth Hill: The Importance of Uncovering Bias Against Sexual Orientation in Jury Selection By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Every criminal defendant enjoys a right protected by the Sixth Amendment of the United State Constitution to a trial by an impartial jury chosen from a jury panel that represents a fair cross-section of the community. [read post]
4 Sep 2012, 3:02 pm
Determining Eligibility for Compensation for Wrongful Conviction and Incarceration By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The Tim Cole Act (TCA) was named after Timothy Cole, a former Texas Tech student who was wrongfully convicted in 1986 of rape in Lubbock, Texas. [read post]
20 Jan 2020, 6:58 am
In his 1906 book, The Jungle, Upton Sinclair wrote of the occupational dangers within Chicago’s meat processing plants. [read post]
21 Nov 2011, 10:07 am
Outrageous Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse and Failure to Report Devastate Presumption of Innocence and Shift Burden of Proof By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Contrary to the screaming media pundits, who have thrown the presumption of innocence out the window, we do not know if former Penn State defensive coordinator is guilty of the 40 child sexual abuse allegations leveled against him by a “Happy Valley” grand jury. [read post]
4 Aug 2011, 4:17 pm
TRE 412 Permits Use of Past Sexual Behavior in Limited Circumstances By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Every state in these United States have what is known as “rape shield statutes”—laws that limit a criminal defendant’s ability to cross examine sexual assault victims about their past sexual behavior. [read post]
29 Mar 2010, 10:12 pm
Texas Prosecutors Use HIV as Deadly Weapon in Aggravated Sexual Assault Case By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Let us state quite emphatically at the outset that we do not know if K. [read post]
21 Oct 2011, 1:24 pm
Williamson County Justice System under Scrutiny by State Bar of Texas By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Since our last post about the tragic case of Michael Morton, the “prosecutor of the year” in that case, now District Judge Ken Anderson, and his cohort, Mike Davis, who actually prosecuted Morton for the 1986 murder of his wife, face investigations by the State Bar of Texas and Morton’s attorneys, according to the Austin Statesman.… [read post]
12 Jun 2012, 3:33 pm
Using Statements of Government Witnesses to Impeach Testimony By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair There are five primary sources outlining the obligations of U.S. [read post]
