Police Misconduct

Criminal Jurisdiction

A Criminal Law Blog from a Defense Perspective

Jun 14, 2021

Qualified immunity is a judicial doctrine created in 1967 by the U.S. Supreme Court. This doctrine...

May 23, 2021

The Texas Legislature convened on January 12, 2021. In a January 19, 2021 post , we pointed out that...

May 21, 2021

The death of George Floyd took place in Minnesota, but it sent shockwaves across the country. In...

Apr 24, 2021

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd both intentionally and...

Apr 8, 2021

Most opponents of “police reform” use the tattered and by now the thoroughly discredited argument...

Mar 21, 2021

Racial discrimination in policy and policing has been a consistent problem in Texas since its...