Category Archives: Criminal Law
Every Texan — Every Citizen — Has the Right to Due Process
Many rights are enshrined in the United States Constitution that Americans hold dear. One is the time-honored right to due process under the law..…
Venue Transfers: When Your Texas Case Won’t Get a Fair Shake
Judges play an important role in every court case. With the eyes of the nation focused on Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination, the role of…
When Is Criminal Evidence Inadmissible in a Texas Court?
While many people have watched their fair share of network courtroom dramas, real life courtroom drama has a whole new meaning and perspective. The…
Plea Bargaining in Texas: What’s Acceptable and What Isn’t
Plea deals are a fixture in the U.S. criminal justice system. In fact, many people with no direct connection to the criminal justice system…
Chief Justice Decries Habitual Offender Laws as Racist
Judges are human beings like the rest of us. They make smart decisions, and they make decisions that bear little resemblance to logic. The…
Divisive Politics and Racism of the Criminal Justice System
Top officials of the Trump administration, including U.S. Attorney General William Barr,claimthere is no “systemic racism” in law enforcement in this country. Yet the…
Investigative Hypnosis: Effective Forensic Tool or Just Junk Science?
Detectives and other law enforcement personnel have a broad range of evidence gathering methods used when investigating a crime. The problem is that not…
Commit a Crime During a Declared Disaster? Face Higher Penalties in TX
Law enforcement agencies and state officials around the country are doing their best to maintain order during this unprecedented time. In the state of…
Has the President Committed Negligent Homicide?
In a recent podcast interview with Mehdi Hasan, MSNBC legal analyst Glenn Kirscher posed the interesting possibility that President Donald J. Trump could face…
Genetic Genealogy in Police Investigations
As of October 2019, genetic genealogy had been used to solve roughly 50 rapes and homicides across 29 states, including the infamous Golden State…
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