On October 5, 2022, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals upheld the two convictions of Stoyan Anastassov for the second-degree felony of indecency with a child by contact. The jury assessed punishment at nine years in prison on one charge,…
Month: November 2022
Nov.18
2022
2022
An arrest can be a traumatic experience.
Last year NBC News reported about the arrest of 16-year-old Trevor Lawrence in Washington, D.C. The Black teenager was standing in line in a sandwich shop when two white police officers entered…
Nov.18
2022
2022
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Immigration Crimes | Marriage Fraud
It’s easy to get a green card when marriage to a United States citizen is involved, but there is substantial official concern about this aspect of the green card process. Because of this, the penalties for a fake “green card…
Nov.17
2022
2022
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Criminal Justice Reform | Police Misconduct
Police misconduct is the historical scourge of American policing. It raises its head in media from time to time with a horrific incident caught on video, but in reality, it thrives in communities across the country every day.
USAToday …
Nov.17
2022
2022
On November 14, 2022, Taylor Renee Parker became the seventh woman to arrive on Texas’ death row. The 29-year-old Parker was convicted on October 4, 2022, of capital murder by a Bowie County jury. On November 9, 2022, the jury …
Nov.15
2022
2022
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Capital Crimes | Criminal Law | Death Penalty
On November 9, 2022, the State of Texas executed 61-year-old Tracy Lane Beatty. He was the 577th person put to death by lethal injection in this State since 1982. Scores of these individuals were executed despite highly credible evidence of…
Nov.09
2022
2022
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Bank Robbery | Federal Criminal Law
Bank robbery is a crime most people are familiar with – not because they’ve perpetrated it, but because
it’s seen so much on television and in movies. In fact, you may think it is a crime that doesn’t occur very…
Nov.09
2022
2022
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Embezzlement | Fraud | White Collar Crime
For those who may be facing embezzlement charges in Texas, you may have a lot of questions.
Primary among those questions are the types of penalties you may face if convicted, and the
best ways to defend against these charges.…
Nov.06
2022
2022
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Death Penalty
On May 31, 2009, 17-year-old Bianca Maldonado was found dead in an Austin, Texas, apartment she shared with her mother and sister. She had been stabbed 43 times and cut 30 times with two different sharp instruments. Her infant son…
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