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	<title>CRIMINAL JURISDICTION &#187; child sexual abuse</title>
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		<title>THE CONSTITUTIONAL QUICKSAND OF JESSICAS LAW IN TEXAS</title>
		<link>http://www.johntfloyd.com/blog/2010/11/18/the-constitutional-quicksand-of-jessicas-law-in-texas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>johntfloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Texas Penal Code 21.02, Continuing Sexual Abuse of a Child, Thwarts Long Established Requirement of Unanimous Verdicts

By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair

It’s been called arguably the second “most serious offense” in the State of Texas: Texas Penal Code 21.02, The Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child. The statute provides that a person commits the continuous sexual abuse of a child if (1) during a period that is 30 or more days in duration, the person commits two or more acts of sexual abuse, regardless of whether the acts of sexual abuse are committed against one or more victims, and (2) at the time of the commission of each of the acts of sexual abuse, the actor is 17 years of age or older and the victim is a child younger than 14 years of age. This law was enacted by the Legislature is 2007 and was part of Texas’ version of Jessica’s Law. These laws have met with serious constitutional challenges across the country.]]></description>
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		<title>SEXUAL ASSAULT DEFENSES SEVERELY RESTRICTED</title>
		<link>http://www.johntfloyd.com/blog/2010/11/04/sexual-assault-defenses-severely-restricted/</link>
		<comments>http://www.johntfloyd.com/blog/2010/11/04/sexual-assault-defenses-severely-restricted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 21:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>johntfloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Extraneous Offenses: The Impact of Bass on Admissibility of other Crimes, Wrongs and Bad Acts.

By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair

We wrote about the Curtis Bass case last year (here). We will restate the facts of the Bass case here to illustrate the profound effect the case has had on defending sexual assault cases, particularly those involving child victims.]]></description>
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		<title>THE PITFALLS OF EXPERT TESTIMONY IN CHILD  SEXUAL ABUSE CASES</title>
		<link>http://www.johntfloyd.com/blog/2010/05/08/the-pitfalls-of-expert-testimony-in-child-sexual-abuse-cases/</link>
		<comments>http://www.johntfloyd.com/blog/2010/05/08/the-pitfalls-of-expert-testimony-in-child-sexual-abuse-cases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 07:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>johntfloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Child Sexual Assault Expert Lies about Conclusions of Study

By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair

We have written previously about the prolific use of “child sexual abuse experts” in child sexual assault cases. In particular, we have criticized the testimony such experts from the Harris County Children’s Assessment Center (“CAC”). While seldom providing any specific source, these experts testify that the professional “literature” and “studies” reveal child sexual abuse victims rarely ever make “false” allegations about such abuse. The experts confidently inform juries that the rate of false allegations in child sexual abuse cases is about “three percent.” While our Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has held that such generalized testimony does not constitute impermissible “bolstering” of a child sexual abuse victim’s testimony, criminal defense attorneys who have faced this kind of “expert” testimony in emotionally-charged child sexual assault cases understand clearly that such testimony does lend tremendous bolstering-like credibility to the child’s testimony.]]></description>
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		<title>IS HIV A DEADLY WEAPON?</title>
		<link>http://www.johntfloyd.com/blog/2010/03/30/is-hiv-a-deadly-weapon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.johntfloyd.com/blog/2010/03/30/is-hiv-a-deadly-weapon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 05:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>johntfloyd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sexual Assault Crime Attorney]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Texas Prosecutors Use HIV as Deadly Weapon in Aggravated Sexual Assault Case

By:   Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair

Let us state quite emphatically at the outset that we do not know if K. L. Sellars is guilty of the crime the Harris County District Attorney’s Office has leveled against him. Many people are wrong accused of crimes they did not commit, so we will leave judgment that to a jury of his peers. 

Sellars is charged with having a 15-year-old teenager, who he met on the social networking site myspace.com, fly from his Indiana home to Houston last December, where he spend 10 days with Sellars. Based on accusations made by the teenager, the District Attorney’s Office charged Sellars with aggravated sexual assault of a child, primarily because the teenager is under age according to Texas law and secondly because Sellars allegedly used a deadly weapon in the commission of the offense.]]></description>
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		<title>CHILD PORN RESTITUTION RUN AMUK</title>
		<link>http://www.johntfloyd.com/blog/2010/03/22/child-porn-restitution-run-amuk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.johntfloyd.com/blog/2010/03/22/child-porn-restitution-run-amuk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>johntfloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Federal Judges Split on Issue of Restitution in Possession of Child Pornography Cases

By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair

Her name is “Amy.” She is twenty years of age. When she was a child, 8 or 9 (according to media reports), Amy was sexually abused by her uncle. The uncle took photos of the abuse and posted the images on the Internet. Amy’s images became some of “the most widely circulated child pornography images online,” according to Associated Press writer Amy Forliti in a recent report.]]></description>
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		<title>CHILD PORNOGRAPHY: JUDICIAL CHAOS LEADS TO HORRIFIC SENTENCING DISPARITIES</title>
		<link>http://www.johntfloyd.com/blog/2010/01/20/child-pornography-judicial-chaos-leads-to-horrific-sentencing-disparities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.johntfloyd.com/blog/2010/01/20/child-pornography-judicial-chaos-leads-to-horrific-sentencing-disparities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>johntfloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Court Describes Federal Sentencing Disparities as “A Picture of Injustice”

By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair

In 1984 the United States Congress enacted the Sentencing Reform Act (“SRA”), and as part of the Act, Congress created the United States Sentencing Commission (“Commission”) to “establish sentencing policies and practices for the Federal criminal justice system.” 1/ The Commission was charged with the responsibility of creating U.S. Sentencing Guidelines (“Guidelines”) that would assist Federal judges in the sentencing process to fulfill Congress’ five purposes for imposing criminal sentences. 2/]]></description>
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		<title>THE REAL DANGER OF EXTRANEOUS OFFENSE EVIDENCE</title>
		<link>http://www.johntfloyd.com/blog/2009/12/19/the-real-danger-of-extraneous-offense-evidence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.johntfloyd.com/blog/2009/12/19/the-real-danger-of-extraneous-offense-evidence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>johntfloyd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sexual Assault Crime Attorney]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Man Convicted on 2 Counts Indecency with a Child Found Actually Innocent After Nearly Two Decades in Prison: Extraneous Evidence False, Expert Testimony Wrong.

By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair

We have written on numerous occasions about the dangers of “extraneous offense evidence” when allowed into evidence in a criminal trial. What is extraneous offense evidence?

Extraneous evidence is evidence of another crime, wrong or bad act that is not relevant to proving the specific allegation made in the charging instrument, information or indictment.  For example, a prior unrelated DWI conviction would be an extraneous crime in an arson case.  It would generally be inadmissible in the guilt/innocence stage of a criminal case because it is irrelevant to the arson charge and has no bearing on any fact that is of consequence in that case.]]></description>
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		<title>SEX TOURISM: AN INTERNATIONAL DILEMMA</title>
		<link>http://www.johntfloyd.com/blog/2009/09/10/sex-tourism-an-international-dilemma/</link>
		<comments>http://www.johntfloyd.com/blog/2009/09/10/sex-tourism-an-international-dilemma/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>johntfloyd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child Abuse Crimes Lawyer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Federal Initiatives Aimed at The Continuing Problems of Human Trafficking , Sex Slavery and Exploitation of Children

By: Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair

It was called “Operation Twisted Traveler”—a joint law enforcement initiative between the U.S. Justice Department and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that targeted American citizens traveling to Cambodia to have sex with children. Last month, the Justice Department announced the arrest of three American men charged with traveling to Cambodia to sexually abuse children. All three of the men were allegedly previously convicted of sex offenses involving children.]]></description>
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		<title>THE UNRELENTING MARCH AGAINST FLDS</title>
		<link>http://www.johntfloyd.com/blog/2009/07/25/the-unrelenting-march-against-flds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.johntfloyd.com/blog/2009/07/25/the-unrelenting-march-against-flds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>johntfloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Texas Legislature Joins the Hunt 

By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair.

Besides March winds, April showers, and June humid heat, the one thing you can go to bank on: when state lawmakers, either in Texas or any other state, get involved is trying to legislate religion and morality, you will have a witch-hunt. Lawmakers are generally panderers to public opinion, not servants of public interest. If they believe one vote can be had by manipulating public fears or social outrage, they will get involved in any issue that generates media attention. The Eldorado, Texas-based FLDS (Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints), therefore, became an ideal target for legislative scrutiny during this past session.]]></description>
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		<title>A DEFENSE ATTORNEY IN THE HEAT OF BATTLE</title>
		<link>http://www.johntfloyd.com/blog/2009/06/23/a-defense-attorney-in-the-heat-of-battle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.johntfloyd.com/blog/2009/06/23/a-defense-attorney-in-the-heat-of-battle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>johntfloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rule 606(b) of the Texas Rules of Evidence; Conducting Inquiry into Juror Misconduct

By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair

Johnny Ray Ocon was put on trial in Ector County, Texas for the crime of aggravated sexual assault of a child. Sex offense cases involving children are the most difficult for a criminal defense attorney to try. Defense attorneys must be very careful and thorough during the voir dire of prospective jurors to identify any hidden biases a juror may harbor in such cases. It is not always easy to sift through an individual juror’s personality in the short period of time, and with a limited number of questions, to identify and isolate any prejudices the juror may have against the defendant.]]></description>
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