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8 May 2009, 11:44 pm
The rule of law prevails over the demands of politics By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair In the wake of the Obama administration's release of the "terror memos" and the political firestorm the release generated, the president has instructed U.S. [read post]
23 Sep 2009, 7:53 am
Video Taped Consensual Sex with Minor Gets Federal Time By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The federal statute that governs the production of child pornography provides, in part, that "any person who employs, uses, persuades, induces, entices, or coerces any minor to engage in . . . any sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing any visual depiction of such conduct or for the purpose of transmitting a live visual… [read post]
26 Feb 2010, 12:57 pm
Leading Cause of Wrongful Convictions: Mistaken Identification by Eyewitnesses By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair There have been 251 innocent people exonerated in this country by DNA evidence over the last two decades. [read post]
7 Oct 2009, 3:32 pm
Another Not Guilty: Client Falsely Accused of Indecency with Child Acquitted After Trial by Jury By: Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer John Floyd Every prospective juror summoned to court for jury duty in a criminal case is questioned by counsel for the State and defendant as to his/her willingness to follow the law as given by the judge at the conclusion of the trial. [read post]
26 Mar 2012, 1:50 pm
Jones: Government’s Attachment of GPS to Personal Vehicle Constitutes a Search under 4th Amendment By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair In a split but unanimous decision, the U.S. [read post]
14 Jan 2009, 4:24 pm
Client Falsely Accused of Child Sexual Abuse Wins Second Acquittal Against Determined Public Integrity Unit Prosecutor By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair In early 2008 the Harris County District Attorney's Office launched an investigation into alleged sexual abuse of inmates housed at a county detention facility. [read post]
31 Aug 2010, 12:55 am
Tunnel Vision By Investigators and Prosecutors Convicts, Imprisons the Innocent By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Last year we blogged about the tragic wrongful convictions of three innocent Texas inmates, Ricardo Rachel, Timothy Cole (here and here), and Ernest Sonnier. [read post]
20 Sep 2008, 8:31 am
Fifth Circuit Orders Acquittal in 1964 Mississippi Murder Case, Cold Case Initiative Fails, Statute of Limitation Prevails By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John T. [read post]
30 Oct 2010, 1:02 am
Charles Sebesta Sent Innocent Man to Death Row for 18 Years By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair A recent Iowa State University study, conducted by sociology professor Matt DeLisi, found that the total cost to society for a single murder in the United States is $17.25 million. [read post]
20 Jan 2010, 10:28 am
Court Describes Federal Sentencing Disparities as “A Picture of Injustice” By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair In 1984 the United States Congress enacted the Sentencing Reform Act (“SRA”), and as part of the Act, Congress created the United States Sentencing Commission (“Commission”) to “establish sentencing policies and practices for the Federal criminal justice system. [read post]
21 Nov 2022, 9:30 am
The song portrays Pretty Boy Floyd as a thief who was generous to the poor.Here's the actual lyric: Yes, as through this world I've wanderedI've seen lots of funny men;Some will rob you with a six-gun,And some with a fountain pen.For what it's worth: The FBI named Pretty Boy Floyd "Public Enemy #1" after they killed John Dillinger, who'd been "Public Enemy #1. [read post]
28 Mar 2008, 8:21 am
Floyd Irons was sentenced to one year in prison for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme, according to media reports. [read post]
17 Feb 2015, 9:24 pm
John Kitzhaber, the four-termer who will step down Wednesday amid a conflict-of-interest scandal involving his fiancée, was “a bright and idealistic young man, totally committed to the environment,” writes local political observer Floyd McKay of Western Washington University. [read post]
27 Sep 2012, 1:10 pm
Sentencing Guidelines Increase Federal Prison Sentences for Organized Insider Trading By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) was signed into slightly more than two years ago by President Barak Obama. [read post]
14 Oct 2012, 10:25 am
By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Discovery under Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is more restrictive than under Brady v. [read post]
25 Mar 2009, 9:56 pm
Aftermath of the Texas CPS Raid By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair In the fall of 2003 members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ("FLDS") arrived in Eldorado, Texas. [read post]
15 May 2009, 9:53 am
By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Former Illinois police sergeant Drew Peterson has been married four times. [read post]
21 Apr 2009, 12:07 am
Foreign Investigation of Torture Techniques Sanctioned by Bush Administration By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair CIA Director Leon Panetta announced on April 9, 2009 that it would shut down those "black site" secret prisons in foreign countries utilized by the George Bush administration to house, and torture, suspected terroristsâ€â [read post]
14 Dec 2008, 5:32 pm
Slain Police Officer, Exonerated Convict By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The front page of the December 13, 2008 Houston Chronicle, in bold headlines, presented a stunning paradox: two tragic, conflicting faces of crime in Harris County. [read post]
22 May 2009, 2:24 pm
By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Shortly after assuming the presidency, Barak Obama announced his intention to close the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, which currently houses 240 individuals classified as "enemy combatants" suspected of having engaged in some form of terrorism against the United States. [read post]
