Category Archives: Criminal Law

Nov 25 2016

DOJ Report Blasting Baltimore Police Instructive Nationwide

During the recent presidential election, President-elect Donald Trump pledged to make African-American neighborhoods “safe.” As part of this campaign rhetoric, Trump promised to give…

Nov 21 2016

Denying Justice by Limiting Definition of “Conviction”

The laws that apply to guilt do not always apply to punishment—at least that is the position of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals…

Nov 14 2016

Rural and Suburban Counties Set New “Tough on Crime” Agenda

Crime reached unprecedented levels in the 1980s and early 1990s before it began a precipitous decline beginning in 1995. Experts from every field in…

Nov 13 2016

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…

Nov 12 2016

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…

Oct 31 2016

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…

Oct 31 2016

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…

Oct 16 2016

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…