Category Archives: Criminal Law
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…
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…
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…
Know Your Rights: When Police Come Calling With a Warrant
The August 8, 2022 search and seizure at former President Donald J. Trump’s Mar-A-Lago private club/residence by the FBI has put the issues of…
The Legal Legacy of Warren Jeffs and Yearning for Zion
Bigamy and polygamy are illegal in all 50 states. It is irrelevant to the criminal law that all the spouses in a polygamous marriage…
Official Jury Tampering in Harris and Brazoria County
Texan and former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark once said , “The jury system improves the quality of justice and is the…
Bail Reform is Not the Cause of Rising Crime
The COVID 19 pandemic (“pandemic”) taught the American criminal justice system one thing: the nation’s cash bail system is a for-profit practice that has…
U.S. Supreme Court Limits Ability to Claim Ineffective Assistance in Post-Conviction Proceedings
The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees a criminal defendant the right to effective assistance of counsel at both the trial and appellate…
Pending Execution of Melissa Lucio Rests with Greg Abbott
On February 17, 2007, paramedics in Harlingen, Texas, responded to a call at an apartment shared by Melissa Lucio and her husband, Robert Alvarez.…
Prosecutors Dodge Double Jeopardy, Collateral Estoppel
In the late afternoon hours of August 1, 2015, Christopher Rion was driving his Dodge Challenger in Dallas, Texas, when he collided with a…
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