Category Archives: Criminal Law
Alex Murdaugh Case Illustrates Unpredictability of Jury Trials
The role of a juror in any criminal case, and especially in a case where the penalty is death or life without parole is…
“Rust” Prosecution Faces Serious Legal Hurdles
First District District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies publicly disclosed on January 19, 2023, that famed movie and television actor Alex Baldwin and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will…
Unreliable Expert Medical Testimony Cost Man 25 Years in Prison
The U.S. Supreme Court in June 1992 established the “Daubert Rule” in its landmark decision Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals. The Rule created the…
Defending Yourself Against Common TX Holiday Charges
Crime occurs all year in Texas, especially over the holidays. There are many reasons for this, from celebrating a little too much to being…
Traffic Stop for Safely Crossing Dividing Lane Ruled Unlawful
The legal question before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (“CCA”) in a November 2, 2022 decision, State v. Hardin, was straightforward and constitutionally…
SCOTUS Orders Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to Revisit Flawed DNA Case
This past November, we posted a blog about the death penalty conviction of Ariel Escobar, who was sitting on Texas’ death row at the…
Know Your Rights When Under Arrest
An arrest can be a traumatic experience. Last year NBC News reported about the arrest of 16-year-old Trevor Lawrence in Washington, D.C. The Black…
Women on Death Row
On November 14, 2022, Taylor Renee Parker became the seventh woman to arrive on Texas’ death row. The 29-year-old Parker was convicted on October…
The Legally Flawed Execution of Tracy Lane Beatty
On November 9, 2022, the State of Texas executed 61-year-old Tracy Lane Beatty. He was the 577th person put to death by lethal injection…
Despite Governor’s Fear Mongering, Bail Reform Works in Harris County
In current reelection campaign ads, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tries to bolster his artificial “law-and-order” bona fides with assertions that he stopped dangerous criminal…
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