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It was indeed a rare occasion. Seven out of the eight U.S. Supreme Court justices agreed on June 23, 2016 on the same legal conclusion. That’s truly rarefied air.
The issue involved was whether States can impose criminal penalties…
A criminal trial can sometimes be a confusing process in which important issues can be left unattended when procedural arguments become convoluted. This was recently illustrated in a DWI case, Smith v. State, decided by the Texas Court of Criminal…
Category: DWI | Uncategorized
The Fourth Amendment, which protects the individual from unreasonable search and seizure by the government, is probably the most difficult of all the bill of rights to understand and apply. The state and federal courts have sought to define the…
Category: Criminal Law | DWI
Currently pending before the Supreme Court are consolidated cases from Minnesota and North Dakota—under the title of Birchfield v. North Dakota—that could significantly change the way states deal with suspected drunk drivers.
The question before the Court is this:…
Category: DWI | Prosecutorial Misconduct
What’s going on with the D.A. Mark Skurka’s Office in Corpus Christi?
The Corpus Christi District Attorney’s Office has a serious problem with prosecutorial misconduct, or, at least, the persistent appearance of it. It is a subject we tackled…
The core facts in the case of Chad William Murray are not in dispute. His minor criminal saga began between 1:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. on January 16, 2011 when Hill County Deputy Sheriff James McClanahan, who was driving down…
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