For nearly a hundred years, Mitchell Palmer was considered one of the worst U.S. Attorney Generals in American history. He was appointed and confirmed as A.G. in March 1919. The author of the nation’s first Red Scare, Palmer’s nearly two-year…
CRIMINAL JURISDICTION
Criminal Jurisdiction:
A Criminal Law Blog from a Defense Perspective
Nov.27
2020
2020
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Criminal Justice Reform
The current American criminal justice system has four key components: arrest, prosecution, sentencing, and incarceration.
On September 15, 2020, the Brennan Center released a report (“BC Report”) titled, “Conviction, Imprisonment, and Lost Earnings: How Involvement With The Criminal Justice System…
Nov.25
2020
2020
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Drug Crime | Drug Smuggling | Drug Trafficking
Law enforcement officers have broad discretion and legal responsibility to uphold the law. That doesn’t make them above the law, however.
Unfortunately, investigations like Operation Blue Shame reveal that some officers abuse their law enforcement discretion to a point…
Nov.20
2020
2020
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Criminal Law | Due Process
Many rights are enshrined in the United States Constitution that Americans hold dear. One is the time-honored right to due process under the law..
Why this particular right?
Because it’s a right that can easily be taken by…
Nov.12
2020
2020
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Crimes Against Children | Human Trafficking | Sex Trafficking
Child trafficking happens in places least likely to come to mind, including Texas. In fact, it’s a crime that is on the rise in this state and across the nation.
Recently, a human trafficking sting in Beaumont resulted in…
Nov.12
2020
2020
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Castle Doctrine | Defense of Property | Self-Defense
Some Texans wonder if they have the right to protect themselves on their own property, and if so, under what circumstances. The short answer is that yes. However, under what is known as the Castle Doctrine, there are with limitations.…
Nov.06
2020
2020
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Corruption
America is now two nations. The people of both nations are, for the most part, polarized against each other along racial, cultural, and political lines. We stand at the crossroads of a difficult time, the very essence of our country…
Oct.30
2020
2020
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Corruption | Prosecutorial Misconduct
In a June 4, 2020 post, we called for the impeachment of U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr because of his role in the government’s criminal assault on June 1, 2020, of peaceful George Floyd protesters in Lafayette Park outside…
Oct.29
2020
2020
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Corruption | Prosecutorial Misconduct
We posted an October 20, 2020 piece calling for the resignation of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. We said the attorney general “is not morally, ethically, or legally fit to hold public office in the Lone Star State. He is…
Oct.29
2020
2020
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Criminal Law | Venue Transfers
Judges play an important role in every court case. With the eyes of the nation focused on Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination, the role of judges at every level has garnered significant public debate.
Critics do not support Amy Coney…
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