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Category: Criminal Law | Self-Defense
Self-defense is a fundamental right that allows individuals to protect themselves from harm in situations where their safety is at risk. Understanding self-defense laws is essential to know when you can lawfully use force to defend yourself or others. In…
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 …
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…
Category: Criminal Law
A confidential relationship between an attorney and their client is sacrosanct. All communications, personal and professional, between the attorney and their client are confidential—a cornerstone of common law in our legal system for 500 years.
One exception to the confidentiality…
In Texas, a criminal conviction occurs once a jury delivers its verdict of guilty to the trial judge or a defendant elects to plead guilty, and the judge accepts the plea.
There is a significant difference between these two types…
Category: Criminal Justice Reform | Criminal Law | Police Misconduct
Bad prosecutors are not a new phenomenon. They have existed since the Founders envisioned an adversarial judicial process when forming the United States of America. For more than 230 years, bad prosecutors have displayed a propensity to lie, embellish, suppress…
Category: Criminal Law | Mental Health
Mental health plays a crucial role in criminal defense cases in Texas. A defendant’s mental health can affect their ability to understand the charges against them, to assist in their defense, and to make informed decisions about their case.
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Category: Criminal Law | Insanity Plea
The insanity defense is a legal strategy used in criminal cases by defendants who claim they were not legally responsible for their actions due to mental illness or defect.
In Texas, the insanity defense is a complex legal concept…
Category: Criminal Law | Jury Selection
The role of a juror in any criminal case, and especially in a case where the penalty is death or life without parole is in play, has a solemn, uncompromising duty to impartially examine all the evidence presented by the…
Category: Cel Phone Trafficking | Criminal Law
Cellular Location Site Information (CLSI) allows law enforcement, through the global positioning system (GPS) and phone company records, to track the location of a cellphone anywhere in society or even in one’s own home.
CLSI played a major role in…
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