Category Archives: Federal Criminal Law

REFORM CAN SOMETIMES BE BAD MEDICINE

By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Like all cold and flu medicine, “reform” at the governmental level sometimes gags those…

THE COST OF MURDER-THE PRICE OF INNOCENCE

Anthony Graves Exonerated: Blatant Prosecutorial Misconduct of D.A. Charles Sebesta Sent Innocent Man to Death Row for 18 Years By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John…

FREEDOM OF SPEECH SURVIVES YET ANOTHER ASSAULT

Freedom of Speech: Conviction for Lying about Medal of Honor Reversed By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair No one likes…

PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT-THE SCOURGE OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

Thompson v. Connick; Jury Awards 14 Million Dollars to Man Who Served 18 Years in Prison for Crime he Did Not Commit After Prosecutors…

DOG WITNESSES KICKED OUT OF THE COURTROOM?

Winfrey v. State: Evidence of Dog Scent Line-Up Identification, Standing Alone, Legally Insufficient to Support Conviction By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal…

Dr. Aafia Siddiqui – The Punishment Does Not Fit the Crime

86 Year Federal Sentence Handed to the Gray Lady of Bagram Greater Than Necessary, Cruel and Unusual Depending on who you believe, Dr. Aafia…

ACTUAL INNOCENCE IN POST-CONVICTION PROCEEDINGS

Timothy Cole Advisory Panel on Wrongful Convictions Recommends Expanded Post-Conviction DNA Testing, Habeas Corpus Based on Changing Science By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd…

TEXAS DISCOVERY PROCEDURES

Discovery, Brady Rules in Need of Reformation to Prevent Wrongful Convictions By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Last month the…

PREVENTING FALSE CONFESSIONS

Requirement That Interrogations Be Recorded Is the Best Way To Preserve Integrity Of Confessions By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair…

RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE TIMOTHY COLE ADVISORY PANEL ON WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS

Current Eyewitness Identification Procedure Reinforce False Memories and Lead to Wrongful Convictions By: Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair There have…

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