Texas has been through some rough times recently – and it appears as if it might not be over yet.
In addition to the widespread human and property damage caused by the winter storms that left millions of residents…
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Texas has been through some rough times recently – and it appears as if it might not be over yet.
In addition to the widespread human and property damage caused by the winter storms that left millions of residents…
Category: bail reform | Criminal Justice Reform
There has always been a stark contrast between the quality of justice dispensed by the American criminal justice between wealth and poverty. The bottom line is this: justice tends to favor wealth. Some will argue that it is a natural…
Category: Fraud | Healthcare Fraud | Medicare/Medicaid Fraud
Some white collar crimes are often seen as having little or no impact on society at large. These are generally referred to as victimless crimes. But the reality is that these crimes are anything but victimless.
A good example…
Category: Criminal Justice Reform | Police Misconduct
The Texas Legislature has a significant piece of legislation pending before it calling for meaningful police reform. The failure to address the merits of the proposed Texas George Floyd Act will result in continued unjustified police misconduct, abuse, and homicides…
Category: Prostitution | Sex Crimes
Prostitution is known as the oldest profession in the world. There is a basis for this universal belief. One would be hard-pressed to find any major city around the globe where prostitution doesn’t exist in some form. Houston is no…
An individual convicted of a criminal offense in Texas has a right to appeal that conviction. It can, however, be a complicated process that must be initiated quickly in order to have any sort of advantage.
An experienced attorney…
Category: bail reform | Criminal Justice Reform
The COVID virus has devastated American jails and prisons. By the end of 2020, one in every five inmates in the country had tested positive for the deadly virus—a rate four times higher than the general population. That translated into…
Category: Uncategorized
During the four-year term of President Donald J. Trump, 893 Black Americans were killed by police officers. Most of the involved officers were white. Black Americans were killed by police at a rate twice that of White Americans. Many of…
Category: Criminal Justice Reform | Police Brutality
Imagine your nine-year-old daughter handcuffed in the back seat of a police car. Now imagine she was having a mental crisis and was pepper-sprayed by officers called to the scene for assistance, while confined in the back seat of the…
Category: Criminal Law | Jury Selection
In the Constitution of the United States, the Sixth Amendment guarantees many protections for those accused of crimes, including the right to have your case heard by an impartial jury. The Texas State Constitution also codifies this right for every…