Category Archives: Sex Crimes Against Children
Exonerations and Wrongful Convictions: Texas Leads Nation in Sex Crimes Exonerations
In the May 31, 2024 edition of The Wrongful Conviction Law Review (Vol. 5, No. 1), two distinguished experts in psychology, Matthew Barry Johnson…
Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child: The Most Serious Crime in Texas After Capital Murder
Enacted in 2007 as part of the Texas Legislature’s package of child sex offenses known as “Jessica’s Law” (mandatory minimum sentencing for certain child…
The Due Process Tension Between Rule 403 and Art. 38.37
Rule 403 of the Texas Rules of Evidence provides that a court may exclude evidence if its probative value is substantially outweighed by a…
Texas Outcry Statute Expanded to Children Under 18
Outcry testimony is frequently used in child sexual abuse cases in Texas. For years, the statutory procedural rules governing outcry testimony have worked like…
Extraneous Offense Evidence: The Enemy of the Right to a Fair Trial
More than four decades ago, the First District Court of Appeals, based in Houston, defined an extraneous offense as: “… any act or misconduct,…
HPD on Rebound After Closing Thousands of Sex Crimes Cases for “Lack of Personnel”
Since 2016, the Houston Police Department (HPD) has received 2.8 million crime reports. During part of those eight years, HPD used a code called…
Sentencing Disparities in Criminal Courts Illustrate Unfairness
Sentencing disparity is systemic in the American judicial system. There are three primary causes for this disparity: race, economic status, and judicial bias. White…
Experts in Child Sexual Abuse Cases Used to Support Juror Bias
Child sexual abuse cases inherently create bias in every prospective juror. Every person with an iota of compassion and morality has an innate drive…
Giving Obscene Materials to Minors Is a Federal Crime
The distribution of obscene materials to minors is a serious crime punishable under federal law. This type of behavior is illegal because the general…
The Dangers of Trial When Facing Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse
Child sexual assault cases can pose the most significant difficulties for criminal defense attorneys, especially in politically conservative states whose legislatures have erected evidentiary…
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