Category Archives: Criminal Law

Nov 10 2017

Courts Feud Over Constitutional, Harmless Error

There appears to be an increasing judicial feud underway between the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (TCCA) and the lower appellate courts throughout the…

Nov 09 2017

Give Me A Lawyer Dog

The Louisiana legal system, much like its political system, has never enjoyed a reputation for deep thinking or the ability to grasp complex constitutional…

Oct 22 2017

A Student’s Expectation of Privacy Versus Need to Search

With a population of less than 21,000 people, Worth County, Georgia is hardly a speck on the nation’s map. But, thanks to Worth County…

Sep 25 2017

Criminal Defense Attorney on The Horns of Dilemma

Drunken cowboys and cowgirls on a trail ride is a recipe for trouble—and that is precisely what a jury found happen in December 2012…

Sep 20 2017

Convictions of Police Officers Indicted for Fatal Shootings Rare

Some of the facts in the fatal shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith in December 2011 by former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley are…

Jun 19 2017

The Doctrine of Abatement Ab Initio Expanded

Moments before he took his own life in a Massachusetts prison this past April, former NFL star Aaron Hernandez was a convicted murderer. The…

Jun 19 2017

Bad Driving Is Not Criminally Negligent

Texas has more than its share of bad drivers. One of its cities, San Antonio, ranks in the top ten among the nation’s most…

May 22 2017

What Is a Brady Violation?

The landmark decision Brady v. Maryland was handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1963. The decision held that, under the Fifth and…

May 19 2017

What Trump’s Picks for Federal Courts Mean For Criminal Defense

President Trump’s abrupt firing of former FBI Director James Comey, and its related political fallout, has dominated the news cycle over the last week…