Author Archives: John Floyd
The Impact of a Federal Criminal Record on Your Future
A federal criminal record can have profound and lasting effects on various aspects of your life. Compared to state-level offenses, federal crimes often carry…
Understanding Your Federal Sex Crime Charge
Typically, sex offenses are charged and handled at the state level – but not always. The federal government has jurisdiction to assume prosecutorial control…
What to Know about Federal Drug Charges and Penalties
Federal drug charges are among the most serious criminal offenses one can face in the United States. Unlike state drug charges, federal charges involve…
Deferred Adjudication is Not a Felony Conviction
In April 2021, Shanea Lynn Reeder was arrested in Wheeler County for unlawful possession of a firearm. The arrest followed a consent-to-search of Reeder’s…
Justice Clarence Thomas: A Corrupt Ideologue Who Should be Investigated, Impeach
Clarence Thomas became an associate justice of the Supreme Court in October 1991. Former President George H.W. Bush appointed him to the Court to…
The Return of The King to the American Throne
King George III was the King of Great Britain at the time of the American Revolutionary War—a successful war fought by English colonists determined…
Demand for Revenge Meets Faith Based Program’s Obligation for Mercy
Texas takes pride in its perception of being a God-fearing state. It also takes pride in its law-and-order image, sporting bona fides as the…
Execution of Ramiro Gonzales Illustrates Fallacy of Future Dangerousness
If a jury convicts a defendant of capital murder in Texas, state law requires the trial court to conduct a separate sentencing proceeding before…
Exonerations and Wrongful Convictions: Texas Leads Nation in Sex Crimes Exonerations
In the May 31, 2024 edition of The Wrongful Conviction Law Review (Vol. 5, No. 1), two distinguished experts in psychology, Matthew Barry Johnson…
U.S. Supreme Court Curtails Use of Safety Valve to Avoid Federal Mandatory Minimums
In a complicated and convoluted March 15, 2024 decision,Pulsifer v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld an Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals’ interpretation…
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