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Category: Federal Criminal Law
By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair
During the initial minutes of Saturday, July 21, 2012, and only moments after the commencement of a special midnight showing of the Batman movie, Dark Night Rises, James Holmes,…
Probation, Deferred Adjudication, Shock Probation and Pre-Trial Diversion
By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair
Prior to 1913 there were on two sentencing options in Texas: a judge could sentence a defendant to prison or a…
The death penalty is state lynching.
It is an evil response to the primal need in man to take revenge. This need was graphically illustrated in a dank, foul-smelling Iraqi death chamber moments before Saddam Hussein’s neck was snapped by…
Fairness in Disclosure of Evidence Act Seeks to Address Growing Concern over Prosecutorial Misconduct and Wrongful Convictions
By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair
Brandi Grissom, writing in the July 5, 2012 edition of the Texas…
Lessons of Exonerations Fade, Reforms Needed
By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair
Imagine, if you can, being falsely accused of a crime, particularly a heinous crime like an aggravated sexual assault of a child or murder.…
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Uncategorized
Another Bold Decision by SCOTUS: “The Fair Sentencing Act’s new, lower mandatory minimums apply to the post-Act sentencing of pre-Act offenders.”
By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair
There was a time when a 5 to 4…
Category: Federal Criminal Law
Supreme Court Holds Eighth Amendment Prohibits Mandatory Life without Parole Sentences in Juvenile Homicide Cases
By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Billy Sinclair
The Juveniles:
Evan Miller and Kuntrell Jackson had a lot in common in their childhoods as…
Category: Federal Criminal Law
Allegations in Federal Case Against Former Defense Lawyer, AUSA, Offer Extreme Examples of Abuse of Position
By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair
“No witness, no case” was the motto of former U.S. Attorney and notorious criminal…
Category: Federal Criminal Law
By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair
Any form of criminal violence is a human tragedy. This is especially true in murder/suicides. The Violence Policy Center reported that in 2011 there were approximately 1382 murder/suicides in this…
Using Statements of Government Witnesses to Impeach Testimony
By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair
There are five primary sources outlining the obligations of U.S. Attorneys to disclose either favorable or impeachment evidence: Federal Rules of Criminal…
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