We have made it quite clear that we are not fans U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr. A political sycophant, Barr has sworn an allegiance to serve the personal and political interests of President Donald J. Trump rather than serve…
CRIMINAL JURISDICTION
Criminal Jurisdiction:
A Criminal Law Blog from a Defense Perspective
2020
As of October 2019, genetic genealogy had been used to solve roughly 50 rapes and homicides across 29 states, including the infamous Golden State Killer. Family Tree DNA defines genetic genealogy as “the use of DNA testing to determine relationships…
2020
Category: Constitutional Law | Corruption
In the wake of a series of executive clemency actions, and interference with criminal cases being prosecuted by the U.S. Justice Department, President Donald J. Trump declared himself “the chief law enforcement officer of the United States” under the authority…
2020
Texas enjoys a number of Spring Break hot spots like Corpus Christi and South Padre Island. These locales are easy to reach for those in or near South Texas. They offer an opportunity to party — for all ages.
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2020
Category: Criminal Justice Reform | Police Misconduct | Prosecutorial Misconduct
How much should a state be required to pay a person it wrongfully convicts and keeps in prison for 43 years?
The State of Florida wrongfully convicted Nathan Meyers and his uncle, Clifford Williams, for a 1976 murder they…
2020
Category: Constitutional Law | Criminal Justice Reform
Former New York mayor and current Democratic Party presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg has a dark authoritarian history. That is not in dispute.
Writing in a November 2019 edition of The Atlantic, Conor Friedersdorf wrote a comprehensive piece about why…
2020
Category: Healthcare Fraud
The cost of healthcare remains on a permanent upward trend. Pharmaceutical companies know people need their products, so they raise their prices at will.
Because of the volume of money in the health care industry, opportunities for fraud are…
2020
Category: Sex Crimes
Enacted last year, Texas Senate passed Bill 212 now outlines new reporting requirements for sex crimes.
Beginning January 1 of this year, any employee of a Texas university is subject to criminal charges and immediate termination if they fail…
2020
Category: Criminal Law | DWI
As we have noted before, criminal trials and sentencing are governed by strict rules of evidence and procedures. Objections to admission of impermissible evidence during the trial and to procedures utilized in the sentencing process that results in an illegal…
2020
Category: Federal Criminal Law | federal Sentencing
Former New York City financier Bernie Madoff is serving a 150-year term in the federal prison system following guilty pleas to multiple charges involving a $20 billion Ponzi scheme that bilked a wide range of celebrities, charities, financial funds, friends…