Criminally Obscene: Bestiality and Scat Film Producer Sentenced to 4 Years in federal Prison
By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair
Ira Isaacs was sentenced on January 17 to four years in a U.S. district court…
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Criminally Obscene: Bestiality and Scat Film Producer Sentenced to 4 Years in federal Prison
By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair
Ira Isaacs was sentenced on January 17 to four years in a U.S. district court…
Judge Stays Execution Pending Results of DNA Tests
By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair
The Larry Ray Swearingen case has been a difficult from its inception. We posted a blog about the case in February…
Category: Federal Criminal Law
What’s Next After Exoneration? …Back Child Support
By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair
Michael Cosme, Devon Ayers and Carlos Perez were freed from prison in the night hours of January 23, 2013. Eighteen years ago…
A Guide for Those Who Can’t
By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair
Despite the efforts of many of the best criminal defense lawyers, too many individuals suspected or accused of committing crimes feel compelled to talk…
Remaining Silent NOT Enough: Don’t Answer Any Questions, Invoke Right to Remain Silent and Request a Lawyer
By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair
In a 2009 post we made this observation: “Even if an individual…
Category: Federal Criminal Law
Sex Offender Civil Commitment Hearing Gets Bogged Down in Legal Mumbo-Jumbo and Psycho-Babble
By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair
What about “paraphilia”?
The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 has three…
Category: Federal Criminal Law
Presenting Independent Claims of Actual Innocence Almost Impossible in Texas
By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair
What does “actual innocence” actually mean? It means quite simply that an innocent person has been wrongfully convicted for…
Consent to Enter Home May be Limited and Revoked
By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair
The English common law dictum, “an Englishman’s home is his castle,”—a term coined by 17th century English jurist Sir Edward…
The Response to Mass Killings Stirs Debate
By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair
In the wake of the December 14, 2012 shooting massacre in Newtown, the national news media has presented Connecticut as an idyllic…
Category: Federal Criminal Law
Snitch Culture Pollutes Communities and Criminal Justice System
By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair
In their 2000 book, An Introduction to Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Henry M. Wrobleski and Karen M. Hess said that…