Category Archives: Criminal Law

The Demand for Bail Reform Gains Traction

You know there is a need for “reform” when all sides of the political spectrum join forces in demanding it. The staggering expense of…

Denial of Bail Offends Presumption of innocence, Forces Pleas and Leads to Jail Deaths

We recently posted a piece about bail which is an essential component of our criminal justice system but which is too often abused by those in…

Two Systems of Justice: Black and White

The recent dust up between former President Bill Clinton and the activist from Black Lives Matter raised the serious, and quite relevant, question about…

JUNK SCIENCE: BITE MARK EVIDENCE CALLED INTO QUESTION

This past February the Texas Forensic Science Commission (TFSC) recommended that Texas courts discontinue allowing prosecutors to introduce bite mark evidence in criminal trials…

DA Exposed for Picking All-White Juries in Wharton County

Keeping African Americans off juries in criminal case is not a new phenomenon. In fact, currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court is the case of…

SCOTUS Adding Stun Guns to 2nd Amendment Precedent?

A stun gun is more commonly known as a Taser. It is a device or weapon from which an electrical current may be fired…

Justice Delayed for the San Antonio Four

In September 1994, four San Antonio women—Elizabeth Ramirez, Cassandra  Rivera, Anna Vasquez, and Kristie Mayhugh—were arrested and charged with sexually assaulting two nieces, ages 9 and…

Civil Case Against Police Officer Who Shot Unarmed, Compliant, 68 Year-Old African-American Man Will Proceed

Qualified immunity is generally the first defense invoked by a police officer when faced with a lawsuit alleging that he or she intentionally violated…

Why Did Discredited Texas DA Chose Palau to Practice his Brand of Law

In 2011, DNA results completely exonerated Michael Morton as the killer of his wife. Morton had spent nearly 25 years in the Texas prison…

Republican Judges Give Governor Perry a Free Pass on Abuse of Power Indictment

FORMER TEXAS GOV. RICK PERRY GETS FREE PASS ON ABUSE OF POWER INDICTMENT On February 24, 2013, the Texas Court of Appeals put an…

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