Category Archives: Federal Criminal Law

CELLPHONE SEARCHES: INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY AT RISK

Consent to Search Vehicle Should Not Extend to Search Cell Phone By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair TheNew York Timesrecently…

OUR SURVEILLANCE STATE: THE FBI AND EMAIL SNOOPING

Patraeus Affair Reveals Lack of Privacy in Personal Email By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair David Petraeus was director of…

Doctor for Doctor: Aafia Siddiqui for Shakil Afridi?

Should there be a prisoner exchange between the U.S and Pakistan? Governments routinely lie to their citizens, including some in the government of the…

SUPREME COURT MAY CLARIFY ACTUAL INNOCENCE CLAIMS

Courts, Prosecutors Use Procedural Tricks to Keep Innocent People in Prison By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The U.S. Supreme…

FORMER PROSECUTORS IN THE MICHAEL MORTON CASE BACK IN THE NEWS

Judge Ken Anderson Sued by State Bar, Former DA John Anderson wants to be “Special” By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy…

DODD-FRANK WHISTLEBLOWERS: SNITCHING MADE PROFITABLE

Last month we reportedabout the impact the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) will have on sentencing in federal fraud cases.…

ANOTHER FAILURE TO FULLY DISCLOSE DISCOVERY CASE

Federal Prosecutors Fail to Disclose EP2P Software, Material Evidence in Child Pornography Case. By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Discovery…

TDCAA RESPONDS TO PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT CRITICISM

“Convict At Any Cost” Mindset of Criminal Prosecutors Has Become Way of Doing Business By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair…

SIGNIFICANT FOURTH AMENDMENT CASES BEFORE U.S. SUPREME COURT

Court Hears Significant Cases Regarding Police Searches of Home and Body By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The U.S. Supreme…

THE IMPACT OF DODD-FRANK ON FRAUD SENTENCING GUIDELINES

Sentencing Guidelines Increase Federal Prison Sentences for Organized Insider Trading By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The Dodd-Frank Wall Street…

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