Category Archives: Federal Criminal Law
THE HISTORICAL JOURNEY OF THE SPOUSAL PRIVILEGE
Two Privileges Protecting the Husband-Wife Relationship: Confidential Communications and Refusal to Testify in Criminal Proceedings By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy…
A MODEL ACT TO IMPROVE THE PRACTICE OF CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS
Preventing Wrongful Convictions by Legislating Prosecutorial Accountability By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Angela Davis, professor at American University’s Washington…
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS THAT ENCOURAGE WRONGDOING IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
Perry v. New Hampshire: Courts not Required to Determine Reliability of Eye Witness Identifications Unless Improper Police Conduct By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd…
ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT VERSUS GRAND JURY SUBPOENA
Protecting Attorney Client Relationship, Privileged Information from Government Subpoena By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The attorney work-product and the…
JUDGE IN MICHAEL MORTON CASE FACES “COURT OF INQUIRY”
Investigation of Intentional Prosecutorial Misconduct by Williamson County DA’s Office By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair In the 1980s Michael…
SELF-DEFENSE: NO DUTY TO RETREAT
Core of Defense of Third Person Is What the Actor Reasonably Believes Concerning the Situation of the Third Person By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John…
THE CLERGY PRIVILEGE
Clergy Privilege Protects Communications Made In Confidence, Waived if Called as Character Witness By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair In…
ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE
Special Rule of Privilege in Criminal Cases Provides Greater Protection to the Criminally Accused By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair…
CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVATE
Evidentiary Privileges in the American Legal System By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Writing in the Pittsburgh Law Review, University…
CONDITIONS OF BAIL IN DWI CASES CAN BE HARSH
Politics and Profit Motive Lead to Unreasonable Conditions of Bond in First Time DWI Cases By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy…
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