Category Archives: Federal Criminal Law

SUPREME COURT BLESSES LAW ENFORCEMENT MISCONDUCT

Lack of Criminal and Civil Accountability Points to Need for Criminal Justice Reform Commissions By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair…

REQUESTS FOR DNA TESTING PRESENT ENORMOUS CHALLENGES

Right to Appointed Counsel Not Absolute: Courts Only Required to Appoint Counsel if Reasonable Grounds Exist for DNA Testing By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John…

TRANSGENDER RIGHTS-A DEVELOPING LEGAL FRONT

Transgendered Issues Confound Courts and Prison Officials By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The case of Justin Purdue has captured…

ACTUAL INNOCENCE-PUTTING A CAMEL THROUGH EYE OF A NEEDLE

Habeas Claims of Actual Innocence Require “Herculean” Burden by Clear and Convincing Evidence By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair It…

Fourth Amendment Curtailed Once Again

By: John Floyd – Houston Criminal Lawyer Kentucky V. King: Warrantless Entry into Residence Reasonable When Exigent Circumstances Exist That Were Not Created By…

DWI BLOOD DRAWS TAKE A HIT

Refusal to Perform DWI Police Tests Not Enough to Substantiate Probable Cause for Blood Draw By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy…

Aggravated Assault NOT Lesser Included of Aggravated Sexual Assault

Defense Lawyers Sound Objection to Lesser Included Offense Causes Appellate Mental Madness By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Billy Sinclair The law is…

HOW FAR DOES THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY GO IN A MARITAL HOME?

Wiretaps and Secret Video Taping by Spouses in the Home Can Lead to Criminal and Civil Exposure By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and…

ROGUE PROSECUTORS GET LICENSE TO LIE AND CHEAT

Connick v. Thompson:U.S. Supreme Court Allows Prosecutors to Hide Evidence Favorable to the Accused without Consequence By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal…

HARRIS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY USES LINGUISTICS TO TRANSFORM OLD CASES INTO COLD CASES

Decades old cases are h6rosecuted without any new evidence and with critical fact witnesses missing or dead, increasing likelihood of wrongful convictions By: Houston…

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