Category Archives: Criminal Law

Should A Registered Sex Offender Have Access to Social Media? Supreme Court May Decide

The State of North Carolina does not believe registered sex offenders should enjoy access to social media. State lawmakers made this clear in 2008…

Excessive Bail in Texas

On August 11, 2016, the Fourteenth Court of Appeal, based in Houston, issued an opinion in Ex parte Donaldson[1] that set out the legal…

Judge Disqualified from Cases When Previously Participated as Counsel for State

There are times when courts of appeals entertain certain issues of the law because the trial court failed to take reasonable steps to safe…

Police Shootings, Abuse and The Mentally Ill

The killing of a mentally ill, 66-year old, African American woman by police has been officially criticized as violating NYPD police policy. Deborah Danner…

Police Who Lie Are Subject to Civil Rights Damages

In 1997, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Ricciuti v. N.Y.C. Transit Authority held that law enforcement officers who fabricate evidence against a…

Abuse of Lethal Force by Police

Last month, on the heels of a string of high-profile police killings, the nation again witnessed two fatal police shootings: one in El Cajon,…

Its Hell to Be Poor in Texas’ County Jails

The Harris County Jail (“Jail”) houses more than 9,000 inmates and is the third largest jail in the country. We have previously stated the…

Police Destruction of Evidence Leads to Dismissal of Cases in Harris County

The Houston Chronicle carried a recent report that the Harris County District Attorney’s Office had dismissed 90 misdemeanor and felony drug cases because a…

Bail Reform Desperately Needed in Texas as Thousands Languish in Jail Awaiting Their Day in Court

The Harris County Jail (HCJ)is the third largest jail in the United States, and the largest in the State of Texas. It houses roughly…

Police Misconduct, Louisiana Style, Demands Retrial of Murder Conviction

Let us start by stating that most police officers are decent, hardworking people who make good faith efforts to fulfill their sworn duty to…

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