Category Archives: Criminal Law

Jan 22 2023

Unreliable Expert Medical Testimony Cost Man 25 Years in Prison

The U.S. Supreme Court in June 1992 established the “Daubert Rule” in its landmark decision Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals. The Rule created the…

Jan 16 2023

Defending Yourself Against Common TX Holiday Charges

Crime occurs all year in Texas, especially over the holidays. There are many reasons for this, from celebrating a little too much to being…

Jan 13 2023

Traffic Stop for Safely Crossing Dividing Lane Ruled Unlawful

The legal question before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (“CCA”) in a November 2, 2022 decision, State v. Hardin, was straightforward and constitutionally…

Jan 13 2023

SCOTUS Orders Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to Revisit Flawed DNA Case

This past November, we posted a blog about the death penalty conviction of Ariel Escobar, who was sitting on Texas’ death row at the…

Nov 18 2022

Know Your Rights When Under Arrest

An arrest can be a traumatic experience. Last year NBC News reported about the arrest of 16-year-old Trevor Lawrence in Washington, D.C. The Black…

Nov 17 2022

Women on Death Row

On November 14, 2022, Taylor Renee Parker became the seventh woman to arrive on Texas’ death row. The 29-year-old Parker was convicted on October…

Nov 15 2022

The Legally Flawed Execution of Tracy Lane Beatty

On November 9, 2022, the State of Texas executed 61-year-old Tracy Lane Beatty. He was the 577th person put to death by lethal injection…

Sep 13 2022

Despite Governor’s Fear Mongering, Bail Reform Works in Harris County

In current reelection campaign ads, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tries to bolster his artificial “law-and-order” bona fides with assertions that he stopped dangerous criminal…

Sep 05 2022

Know Your Rights: Right to Remain Silent

The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides five distinct procedural safeguards for those accused of a crime and to secure life, liberty, and…