Category Archives: Federal Criminal Law
Men Imprisoned for Nearly 40 Years in Prison Released After Discovery of Police Misconduct
Defense lawyers know all too well the gut wrenching fear of representing a client they believe is innocent. We fight zealously for all of…
Republican Judge on Texas High Court Says Death Penalty Should be Abolished
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Tom Price cites the unreasonably high risk of executing an innocent person as one of several compelling reasons…
Should a Defendant Testify in His Own Defense?
Defense Lawyers often advise against their clients testifying in their own defense. It is typically unnecessary and tends to expose the client to great…
CHILD PORNOGRAPHY SENTENCES ARE SIMPLY OUTRAGEOUS
When has a sex offender convicted of possessing child pornography paid his debt to society? It is the natural response upon hearing of children…
Crossing the Line from “Preparation” to “Attempt” to Engage in Sex with a Minor
It is called proactive online policing: law enforcement officials posing as minors, or guardians of minors, on the Internet to catch child sexual predators.…
Greg Abbott Continues Perry’s Legacy of Political Cronyism
Many Texans have now seen Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott’s ad about his herculean effort to re-build his strength following an accident…
Reversal of Conviction for Appearance of Judicial Bias
Socrates once said, “Four things belong to a judge: to hear courteously, to listen wisely, to consider soberly, and to decide impartially.” The federal…
Recanted Testimony Fails to Meet “Extraordinaily High” Burden for Claim of Actual Innocence
Probably the most difficult constitutional claim to establish in a federal habeas corpus proceeding is one of “actual innocence.” This premise was reinforced by…
File Sharing Not Necessarily Distribution
File sharing permits the public or private sharing of computer data in a network that allows multiple people to read, view, modify, copy, print,…
Gov. Perry Gives “Banana Republic Politics” a Bad Name
Gov. Rick Perry and his defense team have characterized his recent two felony abuse of power indictments by a Travis County Grand Jury as…
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