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31 Aug 2011, 3:16 pm
.: Need for Rehabilitation not Proper Factor in Determining Sentence By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The concept of penal rehabilitation began at the end of the 19th century in this country. [read post]
28 Aug 2011, 8:21 am
Admissibility of Unreliable Identification Evidence By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair According to the New York-based Innocence Project, 75 percent of the nation’s 273 DNA exonerations involved eyewitness misidentification—and according to Harris County state senator Rodney Ellis, a longtime advocate of eyewitness identification reform, 86 percent of Texas’ 45 DNA exonerations (the most in the nation) involved eyewitness… [read post]
26 Aug 2011, 8:15 am
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]
23 Aug 2011, 2:52 pm
Reasonable Prosecutors Should Know Constitution is Implicated When Person is Deprived of Liberty by State Sponsored Seizure and Detention By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair We have posted up several posts this year about prosecutorial misconduct and the tendency by the courts to tolerate, if not bless, this increasing phenomenon which is a disgrace to our criminal justice system. [read post]
21 Aug 2011, 6:33 am
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16 Aug 2011, 2:31 pm
Confronting Witnesses with Prior False Allegations to Support Theory of Bias, Motive or Interest By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair One of the most devastating crimes that can happen to anyone is to be falsely accused of having sexually assaulted a child. [read post]
16 Aug 2011, 6:06 am
As Floyd wrote, "writing bail bonds in Dallas County is a terrific gig. [read post]
9 Aug 2011, 8:10 pm
37.07: The Use of Prior Criminal Record, Bad Acts, Reputation and Character at Sentencing By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Once a defendant has been convicted in Texas, either by a jury or a judge, a separate hearing under Art. 37.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure must be conducted to determine the punishment of the defendant. [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]
30 Jul 2011, 10:25 am
HPD, Harris County District Attorney’s Office Present Flawed Evidence in DWI Cases By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair We have thus far this year posted three articles reflecting our disdain, and distrust, of the Houston Police Department’s crime lab and the department’s “no refusal” DWI weekends (here, here, and here). [read post]
26 Jul 2011, 4:22 pm
Federal Crack Sentence Reductions: Defendants Sentenced Pursuant to 11(c)(1)(C) Agreements Eligible for 3582(c)(2) Relief By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair In 2007 the U.S. [read post]
22 Jul 2011, 7:41 pm
Prosecutors Fail to Disclose Favorable Evidence that Contradicted Expert’s Testimony By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair We have repeatedly made clear our disdain for prosecutorial misconduct (here). [read post]
21 Jul 2011, 2:01 pm
Aguilar (29, Madera, California); Jose Jorge Monteon Delfin (42, Los Angeles, California); Edgar Yanez Gutierrez (25, address unknown); Robert Hayes (35, Tampa, Florida); Noemi Monteon (37, Los Angeles, California); Gabriel Salazar Pena (43, Manteca, California); Enrique Hernandez Ramirez (41, Dade City, Florida); Jabulani Bendar Seay (34, Tampa, Florida); Gwendolyn Shank (54, Tampa, Florida); Carlos Byron Smith (32, Tampa Florida); Alejandro Arias Perez (40, Dade City, Florida); Jennifer Lynn… [read post]
21 Jul 2011, 2:01 pm
Aguilar (29, Madera, California); Jose Jorge Monteon Delfin (42, Los Angeles, California); Edgar Yanez Gutierrez (25, address unknown); Robert Hayes (35, Tampa, Florida); Noemi Monteon (37, Los Angeles, California); Gabriel Salazar Pena (43, Manteca, California); Enrique Hernandez Ramirez (41, Dade City, Florida); Jabulani Bendar Seay (34, Tampa, Florida); Gwendolyn Shank (54, Tampa, Florida); Carlos Byron Smith (32, Tampa Florida); Alejandro Arias Perez (40, Dade City, Florida); Jennifer Lynn… [read post]
20 Jul 2011, 11:31 am
Or as philosopher John Stuart Mill once said, “Universities are not intended to teach the knowledge required to fit men for some special mode of gaining their livelihood. [read post]
16 Jul 2011, 2:13 pm
Lack of Evidence and Reasonable Doubts Lead to Acquittal By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Now that Casey Anthony has been acquitted on the most serious charges resulting from the death of her young daughter, Caylee, and is scheduled for release next week, virtually every media pundit, along with their side-kick “expert” attorneys has had their say about the case. [read post]
12 Jul 2011, 10:42 am
DWI Forensic Laboratory Reports are “Testimonial” for Confrontation Clause Purposes By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair It is not often that a DWI case will find itself in the trenches of constitutional law before the Supreme Court of the United States. [read post]
7 Jul 2011, 5:09 pm
The Coast Guard medevaced Alvin Floyd and John Hodges from a commercial fishing vessel on the south end of St. [read post]
7 Jul 2011, 4:35 pm
The Coast Guard medically evacuated fishermen Alvin Floyd and John Hodges from a 23-foot commercial fishing vessel on the south end of St. [read post]
7 Jul 2011, 4:35 pm
The Coast Guard medically evacuated fishermen Alvin Floyd and John Hodges from a 23-foot commercial fishing vessel on the south end of St. [read post]
