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18 May 2010, 1:41 pm
Criminal Defense Lawyers Must Never Give up, Never Lose Faith That Justice Will Ultimately Prevail By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair There have been at least 254 DNA exonerations in this country, according to the Innocence Project of New York. [read post]
10 Jan 2021, 4:42 pm
That’s a good thing: Signal first saw an increase in users in the spring as people participating in anti-racist protests around the killing of George Floyd realized how closely law enforcement was surveilling them and asking companies to hand over user data. [read post]
7 Feb 2009, 12:25 pm
Obscene Drawings, Cartoons, Sculpture, Paintings that Depict Minors Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct Not Protected Free Speech By: Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair On March 30, 2004, Dwight Whorley visited a public resource room maintained by the Virginia Employment Commission in Richmond. [read post]
12 Jul 2012, 2:26 pm
Lessons of Exonerations Fade, Reforms Needed By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Imagine, if you can, being falsely accused of a crime, particularly a heinous crime like an aggravated sexual assault of a child or murder. [read post]
7 Jul 2020, 10:32 am
Two fatal flash point cases — involving African Americans George Floyd in Minneapolis and Elijah McCain (shown, right) in a Denver suburb — already have raised disturbing questions about “excited delirium,” a mental health description or diagnosis manufactured by authorities, and whether paramedics should be asked and then if they should administer powerful narcotics to individuals at police request. [read post]
17 Jun 2009, 1:11 am
City of Houston Sued; Disgraced Crime Lab on Trial After Wrongfully Convicted Man Exonerated After 17 Years in Prison By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair George Rodriquez was a 26-year-old young man in 1987 when he was convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl in Harris County. [read post]
29 Aug 2009, 4:26 pm
Harris County District Attorney's Office Administration Begins to Define Itself By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and paralegal Billy Sinclair The Houston Chronicle reported recently in yet another article that a number of veteran prosecutors have departed from the Harris County District Attorney's Office. [read post]
9 Dec 2010, 11:41 pm
Keeping the government in Check, the Uncomfortable Reality of Freedom of the Press By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange surrendered to British authorities on December 7, 2010 in connection with sexual assault allegations leveled against the Australian native by Swedish authorities. [read post]
2 Jul 2009, 9:12 am
The Bail Reform Act of 1984 and the Presumption for Release on Bond By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair On June 18, 2009, a federal grand jury returned a 21-count indictment against Houston businessman and chairman of the Board of Directors of Stanford International Bank, Robert Allen Stanford (also known as "Sir Allen Stanford"). [read post]
1 Aug 2010, 3:01 pm
Suggestive Police Procedures and Mistaken Identification Resulted in Two More Wrongful Convictions and Incarcerations, One for 27 Years By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Our criminal justice system is flawed. [read post]
24 May 2012, 3:55 pm
Reversal Warranted Only if Prosecutor’s Misconduct Cast Serious Doubt on Jury’s Verdict, Prejudicially Affect Substantial Rights of the Defendant By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair In our prior post, we discussed a Texas case which reflects why there is little, if any, systemic or meaningful judicial oversight of prosecutorial misconduct. [read post]
21 Sep 2009, 9:59 am
Texas Takes Small First Step Towards Humane Treatment, Punishment for Youthful Offenders By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (TCDLA) releases every two years after each session of the Texas Legislature a summary of new or amended laws enacted during the legislative session. [read post]
30 May 2009, 8:42 am
No Probations for Illegal Aliens: The Problem with Blanket Law Enforcement Policies on Undocumented Immigrants By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair In September 2006 Houston police officer Rodney Johnson was shot in the back of the head by an illegal immigrant the officer had just arrested following a routine traffic stop. [read post]
23 May 2011, 7:44 am
Habeas Claims of Actual Innocence Require “Herculean” Burden by Clear and Convincing Evidence By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair It was March 22, 1987. [read post]
9 Apr 2011, 9:07 am
While Some Politicians Question Cost Of Incarcerating Drug Offenders, Big Money and Bigger Forfeitures Keeps Texas Tough On Drug Crime By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair An increasing number of states have abandoned the traditional notion that the best way to combat drug use and trafficking is through the costly practice of extended incarceration. [read post]
11 Nov 2020, 2:09 pm
Background In the wake of the death of George Floyd, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. [read post]
26 Mar 2010, 3:29 pm
Continuing Bush’s War on Terror, Obama Continues Policy of Unfettered Presidential Power to Assassinate Americans Abroad and McCain Sponsorsthe Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010 By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Sen. [read post]
6 May 2010, 3:23 pm
Houston Police Department Embroiled in Allegations of Brutality Again By Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair In a 2007 blog, Paul Craig Roberts wrote that “ … Americans are in a far greater danger from their own police force than they are from foreign terrorists … The only terrorists most Americans will ever encounter is a policeman with a badge, nightstick, mace and Taser. [read post]
16 Dec 2010, 3:03 am
Voir Dire, Inability to Consider Full Range of Punishment: Proper Objection and Practice to Preserve Error for Appeal By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Sex offenses involving children are beyond a doubt the most difficult to defend, particularly when the allegations appear compelling and the witnesses are believable (here, here, and here). [read post]
7 Nov 2009, 1:17 pm
Failure to Strike Prosecutor, Victim of Sex Crime, from Jury not Ineffective Assistance of Counsel By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees every criminal defendant a right to an impartial trial. 1/ Selecting a jury of twelve men and women to hear a criminal case is perhaps the most critical stage in the trial process where a defense attorney must provide effective representation. [read post]
