Digital Receiver Technology, Inc. manufactures a security surveillance device called DRT 1301C. The devices are known in law enforcement and military circles as “dirt boxes.” It is referred to by that name because the police and military use it to…
Author: John Floyd
2017
Category: Criminal Justice Reform | Federal Criminal Law
By: Houston Criminal Defense Lawyers John T. Floyd and Chris Choate
Could U.S. Attorney General Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III be on the fast track to one of those federal prisons he has been trying to fill since becoming attorney…
2017
Category: Appeals | Criminal Law
There appears to be an increasing judicial feud underway between the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (TCCA) and the lower appellate courts throughout the state. The lower appeal courts are finding constitutional errors in criminal trials, attaching harm to them,…
2017
The Louisiana legal system, much like its political system, has never enjoyed a reputation for deep thinking or the ability to grasp complex constitutional issues.
For example, in 2004 the state sentenced Patrick O’Neal Kennedy to death for the…
2017
Category: Illegal Pornography | Sex Crimes Against Children
Congress and the federal courts have long adhered to the premise that child pornography websites cause “significant social harm.” The U.S. Supreme Court in 1982 said that the use of children in the production of child pornography was a “serious…
2017
Category: Constitutional Law | Corruption | Government
By: Houston Criminal Defense Lawyers John T Floyd and Christopher Choate
Between March 19, and August 19, 2016, longtime Republican political operative Paul Manafort played a significant role in the presidential campaign of Donald Trump, including being named campaign manager…
2017
Category: Prosecutorial Misconduct | Violent Crimes | Weapon Crimes
Two and one-half years after the bloody shootout between rival biker gangs at the Twin Peaks Restaurant in Waco, Texas on May 17, 2015 is no closer to resolution today than it was in 2015. As this blog is being…
2017
Category: Corruption | Criminal Justice Reform
Men in positions of power and official authority who use those positions to sexually harass women or extort sex from them must be held legally accountable for their misconduct. This is especially so for the police sworn to protect and…
2017
Category: Illegal Pornography | Sex Crimes Against Children
Robert Mapplethorpe was a well-known, albeit controversial, American photographer who is renowned for his ”stylized black and white photography,” including celebrity portraits, male and female nudes and a controversial series documenting the underground BDSM scene in New York City. One…
2017
Category: Prosecutorial Misconduct | Sex Crimes | Sex Crimes Against Children
Some prosecutors, at both the state and federal level, find it almost irresistible to engage in misconduct when prosecuting child sexual abuse cases. Those rogue prosecutors, who have no scruples about the rule of law, might argue that the end…