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5 Jun 2011, 9:55 am
Lack of Criminal and Civil Accountability Points to Need for Criminal Justice Reform Commissions By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair This session of the U.S. [read post]
2 Dec 2010, 2:52 pm
Suspected Terrorists should be Transferred to Civilian Custody and Processed in the Criminal Justice System By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani was involved in the two bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa in 1998 which killed 224 people, including 12 Americans. [read post]
8 May 2010, 12:58 am
Child Sexual Assault Expert Lies about Conclusions of Study By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair We have written previously about the prolific use of “child sexual abuse experts” in child sexual assault cases. [read post]
20 Dec 2011, 10:37 am
Confusing Logic from SCOTUS and Conflict Among Appellate Courts Leave Trial Courts Guessing The Meaning Of Confrontation By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The Sixth Amendment is one of the most important amendments of the United States Constitution. [read post]
6 Oct 2010, 3:22 am
State: Evidence of Dog Scent Line-Up Identification, Standing Alone, Legally Insufficient to Support Conviction By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair. [read post]
22 Mar 2009, 11:09 am
Harris County District Attorney's Office Discloses "Cascading, System-Wide Breakdown" Led to Wrongful Conviction and 6 Years Imprisonment of Innocent Man By: Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair On December 14, 2008, we posted a blog titled The Conflicting Faces of Crime. [read post]
5 Jan 2010, 9:11 am
To Regain Public Confidence Houston Police and Crime Labs Must Adhere to the Highest Standards of Competence, Independence and Integrity By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Houston’s Mayor Annise Parker announced recently that she will replace the city’s outgoing police chief, Harold Hurtt, with someone from within the command rank of the Houston Police Department (HPD). [read post]
29 Aug 2012, 3:18 pm
Attorney’s Office Actively Decided or Consciously Avoided Compliance with Brady By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair A.B. [read post]
28 Sep 2010, 1:30 am
Timothy Cole Advisory Panel on Wrongful Convictions Recommends Expanded Post-Conviction DNA Testing, Habeas Corpus Based on Changing Science By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair U.S. [read post]
11 May 2011, 12:13 am
Extended Border Search Doctrine: Suspicionless Searches of Computers and Cameras Need not be Conducted at Time and Place of Entry By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair It was a case of “first impression” for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals—the case of United States v. [read post]
5 Jan 2012, 2:31 pm
Defense Lawyers Need to Challenge Questionable Expert Testimony and Conclusions By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair In October 2010 we posted piece titled “Dog Witnesses Kicked Out of the Courtroom” concerning a capital murder case in San Jacinto County. [read post]
17 Oct 2011, 9:29 pm
Williamson County District Attorneys Gain Distinction for Hiding Evidence, Wrongful Conviction and Hard Fought Cover-Up By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Ken Anderson was a prosecutor in Williamson County, Texas, in 1986. [read post]
3 Jun 2009, 1:31 am
Bend County By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair It was billed by raiding law enforcement officials as the "largest drug operation" in Fort Bend County history. [read post]
4 Feb 2009, 12:18 am
By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Is Larry Ray Swearingen guilty of capital murder? [read post]
30 Jan 2011, 11:41 am
Another Tool for Preventing Wrongful Convictions: Texas Needs a Statutory Definition of Reasonable Doubt By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Four decades ago in the case of In re Winship the United States Supreme Court firmly established that, as a matter of due process, a person charged with a criminal offense, including a juvenile as in Winship, can be found guilty only after the prosecution has proven every element of the crime “beyond a… [read post]
17 Jun 2011, 4:55 pm
Supreme Court Decisions Expanding “No Knock” Powers of the Police and Insulating Law Enforcement Abuses Allow a Growing Police State By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair We are no fans of “no knock” searches by the police, especially those launched by militarized SWAT units. [read post]
19 May 2009, 10:47 am
The Balancing President's Balancing Act; Public's Right to know, Due Process for Terrorist By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair President Barak Obama has drawn considerable political flak recently from liberal Democrats, human rights groups, and "left-leaning" bloggers for two terror-related decisions: the decision to fight the court-ordered release of dozens of photos of terror suspects being subjected to torture… [read post]
11 Sep 2008, 10:37 pm
Billy Sinclair Since the April 2008 military-styled raid, led by the Texas Rangers and the state's Child Protective Services, on the Yearning for Zion Ranch owned by Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Days Saints (FLDS) in Eldorado, Texas, we have been consistently been critical of the methods used by law enforcement and the CPS efforts to destroy the FLDS church. [read post]
12 Feb 2013, 9:01 pm
Petersburg Times: To prove he's incompetent to stand trial on multiple felony charges, Robert Sinclaire Lee hid a razor in his mouth and used it to cut his wrist in court. [read post]
13 Mar 2014, 10:45 am
” Justice Murray Sinclair on “Mandate, methods and results of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission” Greg Lambert of 3 Geeks and a Law Blog fame The conference takes place May25-28, 2014 under the theme of “The Confluence: Knowledge Meets Inspiration/Au confluent du savoir et de l’inspiration”. [read post]
