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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]
29 Sep 2010, 11:27 pm
86 Year Federal Sentence Handed to the Gray Lady of Bagram Greater Than Necessary, Cruel and Unusual By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Billy Sinclair Depending on who you believe, Dr. [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]
16 Apr 2010, 10:53 am
State; Court Reverses Conviction Obtained After Finding Investigator Used False Fingerprint Lab Report to Obtain Confession By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair It was New Year’s Day, 2006. [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]
28 Dec 2009, 10:04 am
Recent Arrest, Detention and Charging of Attempted Airplane Bomber Illustrate Fed’s Ability to Handle Terror Suspects in Civilian Courts By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Two recent decisions by President Obama’s administration has drawn intense criticism designed to manipulate the natural fear Americans have of terrorism since 9/11: the decision to try the 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM), and his co-conspirators,… [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]
27 Apr 2009, 3:17 pm
Youthful Pirate Faces Life in Federal Prison if Convicted on Piracy Charges By: Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse, the lone survivor of the four Somali pirates who attacked the United States flagged-ship Maersk Alabama on April 8, 2009, was recently indicted in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on five criminal counts, including piracy under Section 1651 of the Title 18 of the… [read post]
31 Aug 2012, 12:40 pm
Computer Program, Source Code, Does not Constitute “Goods” that can be Stolen for Purposes of National Stolen Property Act By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Most legal researchers will tell you that the best starting point for legal research is the statute in question. [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]
13 Sep 2011, 2:32 pm
Texas law Allows Removal/Avoidance of Sex Registration for Youthful, Non-Violent Consent Based Sex By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Former President George W. [read post]
11 Mar 2011, 3:27 pm
Drug Mules/Smugglers Beware: Permanent Border Patrol Checkpoints in Texas Seize Tons of Drugs, Marijuana, Illustrate Inhumanity of Drug Laws By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair There are many problems with mandatory minimum sentencing as we have discussed in previous blogs, but the following is just one real life example. [read post]
9 Jan 2010, 12:06 am
Fear Mongers Continue Calls for Military Tribunals to Avoid Burdens of Complying with Constitution and Rule of Law By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The day after we posted our blog “Argument Against Gitmo Closure Defeated By Act of Terrorism” (Dec. 28, 2009), in which we pointed out that Republican opponents of the Obama administration’s decision to close Guantanamo Bay, had not suggested that Christmas Day attempted… [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]
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]
25 Apr 2012, 2:33 pm
Testifying Witness and Prosecutor Absolutely Immune from Civil Rights Claims stemming from False Testimony before Grand Jury By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Just when you think you’ve heard the worst about rogue prosecutors (here and here), some nastier, seedier episode comes along to remind you back into the reality that some prosecutors are so rogue that it defies adequate definition—even in the South where… [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]
1 Dec 2011, 4:18 pm
Serious, Widespread and Intentional Concealment of Evidence by DOJ and US Attorneys By: Houston Criminal lawyer John T. [read post]
