A new law will make Texas the 21st state that allows people to carry firearms without a permit. The law takes effect on September 1. There is a reasonable fear that this new law will escalate the rate of gun…
Month: August 2021
Aug.20
2021
2021
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Federal Criminal Law
The planning of a crime and actions taken toward committing it are enough to send an individual to federal prison – even if they ultimately do not follow through with the crime. It’s a lesson three Texas men are learning…
Aug.20
2021
2021
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Criminal Justice Reform | federal Sentencing
As of August 11, 2021, 570 people had been arrested in connection with the January 6 insurrectionist takeover and plundering of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. Thirty-six of the defendants have pled guilty after reaching “plea deals” with…
Aug.17
2021
2021
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Criminal Justice Reform | Police Misconduct | Prosecutorial Misconduct
In 2018, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner established the Philadelphia Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU) in his office—a unit set up by Krasner to investigate claims of innocence and wrongful convictions. Krasner’s CIU has exonerated twenty-two wrongfully convicted persons.
According to…
Aug.06
2021
2021
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Domestic Assault
Texas Governor Greg Abbott released his agenda for the special legislative session earlier in July. It had a surprising item on it – family violence prevention.
Governor Abbott wants the lawmakers to back legislation that would require schools across…
Aug.06
2021
2021
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Sex Crimes | Sex Offender Deregistration | Sex Offender Registry
Being convicted of a sex crime doesn’t just mean you have a criminal history. It also means you will be required to register as a sex offender in Texas and anywhere else you move to if convicted of any of…
Aug.06
2021
2021
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: HB 1540 | Sex Crimes | Sex Trafficking
On September 1, 2021, a new law will go into effect in the state of Texas that is the first of its kind: House Bill 1540.
This new law makes it a felony to purchase sex in the state.…
Aug.01
2021
2021
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Criminal Justice Reform | Police Misconduct | SCOTUS
This past May, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, and Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas told the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee that white supremacists are “the greatest domestic security threat” in the United States.
That assertion is welcome but long overdue, given…
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