In the early morning of August 20, 2022, a Columbus, Ohio, police officer named Ricky Anderson, along with two other white officers, entered the residence of a 20-year-old Black man named Donovan Lewis. The officers were present to serve an…
CRIMINAL JURISDICTION
Criminal Jurisdiction:
A Criminal Law Blog from a Defense Perspective
Sep.05
2022
2022
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law | Federal Criminal Law
The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides five distinct procedural safeguards for those accused of a crime and to secure life, liberty, and property. Those safeguards are:
right to grand jury indictment for capital or infamous crime;
double jeopardy,…
Sep.01
2022
2022
Hate crimes are increasing in America—as much as 44 percent in major cities.
Like the hate crime in Texas that got a 21-year-old man sentenced for 25 years behind bars.
His crime?
Attacking an Asian family in a…
Sep.01
2022
2022
Marijuana remains illegal in Texas, but hemp is legal. This can create confusion with Texans about which products are legal and which are not, especially with the emergence of hemp-derived products like Delta 8.
To avoid inadvertently breaking the law…
Aug.28
2022
2022
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Constitutional Law | Federal Criminal Law
The right to counsel originates from the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. However, the original draft of the Constitution did not contain the Sixth Amendment or any other amendments that guaranteed individual rights.
Although a fine blueprint for a…
Aug.27
2022
2022
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
The August 8, 2022 search and seizure at former President Donald J. Trump’s Mar-A-Lago private club/residence by the FBI has put the issues of search warrants, subpoenas, and probable cause at the forefront of political debate and social discourse across…
Aug.27
2022
2022
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Constitutional Law | Police Misconduct
The recent video that captured three Crawford County, Arkansas, police officers restraining and beating a man illustrates the social value of video recording the police in public.
The cell phone video shows two officers brutally striking and kicking the man…
Aug.20
2022
2022
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Corruption | Espionage | Federal Criminal Law
On August 8, 2022, the F.B.I. searched former President Donald J. Trump’s Mar-A-Lago private club and residence. The search stemmed from efforts by the National Archives and Records Administration to recover classified government documents which remained in Trump’s possession and…
Aug.17
2022
2022
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Federal Criminal Law
The search of former President Donald J. Trump’s Mar-A-Lago private club/residence on August 8, 2022, revealed a trove of classified and top secret documents in his possession. The subsequent revelation by the U.S. Justice Department that the former President is …
Aug.17
2022
2022
In the United States – and in Texas – you are allowed to defend yourself from criminal charges in both state and federal courts. People are facing federal crimes, however, tend to feel overwhelmed. Federal crimes seem as though they’re…
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