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22 May 2012, 2:30 pm
Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Barry Scheck is co-director of the New York-based Innocence Project—“a national litigation and public policy organization dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted individuals through DNA testing and reforming the criminal justice system to prevent injustice. [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]
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]
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]
30 Jun 2009, 4:04 pm
Supreme Court Blocks Ability for Wrongfully Convicted to Prove Innocence By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair George Rodriquez spent 17 years in the Texas prison system for a crime he did not commit. [read post]
11 Feb 2009, 2:38 am
Executing the Insane: Past Witch Hunt; Current Shame By Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Just after noon on December 9, 2008 a corrections officer assigned to Texas' death row was making a normal security round in Building 10 when he observed what appeared to be blood on the face of condemned inmate Andre Thomas. [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, in a New… [read post]
11 Apr 2009, 10:00 am
Federally Funded Task Forces Make Online Crimes Against Children Top Priority By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair There has been a recent rash of media reports about local residents getting arrested or sentenced for possession of child pornography. [read post]
20 Apr 2012, 7:05 am
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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]
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 airline… [read post]
14 Oct 2009, 1:24 pm
Right-Wing Patriot Groups, White Supremest, Neo-Nazis Pose Growing Threat By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The mainstream media over the past two weeks has been saturated with an endless stream of stories about Najibullah Zazi, a suspected Afganhani terrorist reportedly involved in a plot of bomb New York City's mass transit system; Michael Fenton, an American converted to Islam who allegedly planted and attempted to trigger a fake vehicle bomb… [read post]
12 Sep 2011, 8:15 am
The day care is part of a three-decker building on Floyd Street, which also houses a transportation company that shuttles children to and from the day care. [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]
18 Mar 2010, 12:28 am
Arrest of “Jihad Jane” Adds Fuel to Fight Against Racial Profiling By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Leonard Pitts is an excellent columnist. [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]
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]
23 Sep 2011, 2:44 pm
Difficulty Establishing Restitution Child Pornography Cases By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair In two previous posts (here and here), we discussed the increasing trend of victims of child pornography seeking restitution damages under 18 U.S.C. [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]
