Calls for “prison reform” are now coming from every political corridor. The reason is obvious: American taxpayers cannot continue to bear the exorbitant costs of the nation’s prison system. Last year CBS News reported that U.S. taxpayers are paying about…
Category: Criminal Law
2015
Category: Criminal Law | Federal Criminal Law
He was a flamboyant criminal defense attorney, well- known in the state criminal courts in Harris County for his courtroom theatrics and his contentious, often contemptuous, demeanor before the trial judges presiding over the cases he was defending.
By…
2015
Category: Criminal Law | Prosecutorial Misconduct
In dismissing an ethics complaint against Fort Bend, County District Attorney John Healy, Denton County District Judge Jonathan Bailey ruled that the Texas Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 3.09(d) placing an ethical responsibility on prosecutors to disclose favorable material to…
2015
Category: Criminal Law | Guns
(Editor’s Note: Please do not contact us if you are seeking a pardon or restoration of gun rights. We do not represent individuals attempting to restore their gun rights or obtain a pardon. We are a criminal defense law firm…
2015
Category: Appeals | Criminal Law
After 16 years in prison Lorenzo Johnson was released on bail after the Third Circuit Court of Appeals found the evidence upon which his conviction was based was insufficient. Five months later, the U.S. Supreme Court, in deference to the…
2015
Category: Criminal Law | Federal Criminal Law | Prosecutorial Misconduct
A conviction culture has historically permeated the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. The Brady rule has routinely been raped by its prosecutors by hiding evidence, lying about evidence, using and encouraging false crime lab results, manufacturing evidence, and sending innocent…
2015
Laws are necessary. They protect us from each other. They preserve social order. They regulate the forces of greed and criminalize the forces of wrongdoing. That’s why laws exist at the local, state and national levels to maintain the social…
2015
Category: Criminal Law | Prosecutorial Misconduct
On September 1st, a new law took effect in Texas is intended to fundamentally change the landscape of the grand jury selection process. Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation designed to “reform” this selection process by eliminating the “pick-pal” method of…
2015
Category: Criminal Law | Federal Criminal Law
Psychopathic Records is located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The recording label is owned by Insane Clown Posse. The label was formed in 1991 by the group’s leader. In a September 2015 decision, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals said the…
2015
Category: Criminal Law | Federal Criminal Law
Congress has always had its nose in the business of mental health, alternately responding and ignoring the issue with little success. Over all, politicians have had little real concern about the equitable treatment of individuals suffering from mental health…