The August 1, 2023 indictment of former President Donald J. Trump on four criminal charges related to repeated attempts to overthrow the 2020 presidential election results has triggered contentious public debate about the free speech rights guaranteed by the U.S.…
CRIMINAL JURISDICTION
Criminal Jurisdiction:
A Criminal Law Blog from a Defense Perspective
2023
Category: bail reform | Criminal Justice Reform
There are more than 3,000 county jails in the United States. They house more than 650,000 inmates on any given day. Roughly 70 percent of these inmates are pretrial detainees in jail pending trial because they do not have the…
2023
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Police Misconduct | terrorism
They became known as the “Newburgh Four”: James Cromitie, David Williams, Onta Williams, and Laquerre Payen. The FBI arrested the four men on May 20, 2009, on terrorism-related offenses involving a plot to attack the Air National Guard in Newburgh,…
2023
Category: Arson
Facing accusations of arson in Texas can be an overwhelming and distressing experience. Being accused of an arson-related offense entails possible severe consequences, including lengthy prison sentences and significant fines.
If you find yourself in this challenging situation, it is…
2023
Category: Criminal Justice Reform | Criminal Law | Junk Science
With so many television crime drama shows relying on forensic evidence to capture the guilty party, it is understandable why there is a broad misconception in the general public about the value of forensic evidence.
In actuality, flawed forensic evidence …
2023
Category: Criminal Justice Reform | Qualified Immunity
Pasadena, Texas, population 152,000, is a suburban community in Harris County that falls on the outskirts of the greater Houston metropolitan area.
In the early morning of March 28, 2019, Pasadena police arrested 32-year-old Jamal Ali Shaw for public intoxication…
2023
Category: White Collar Crime
Being accused of a white-collar crime in Texas is a serious and complex matter that can have profound ramifications for individuals personally and professionally. White-collar crimes often involve fraudulent activities, embezzlement, or other non-violent financial offenses, and are taken very…
2023
Getting charged with driving under the influence (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI) in Texas can have serious legal ramifications. While these offenses may seem similar, they have distinct differences in terms of the legal process and potential consequences.
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2023
Category: Appeals | Criminal Law
In a January 21, 2022, post, we called upon the Texas justice system to vacate the 1998 murder conviction and death sentence of Rodney Reed.
That will not happen.
On June 28, 2023, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, in…
2023
Category: Constitutional Law
A cursory look over the past 55 years through ten presidential administrations reveals that the political divide in this country has intensified through each presidency. The past six years, through the presidencies of Donald Trump and Joe Biden, have witnessed…