Category Archives: Federal Criminal Law
APPELLATE COURTS DO NOT ALWAYS GET IT RIGHT EITHER
U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Corrects itself by Holding Overt Act Not Element of Conspiracy to Launder Money, 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h) By:…
NO EXCUSE FOR POLICE BRUTALITY
Misdemeanor Charges for Beating of Handcuffed 15-Year Old Lead to Community Outrage By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Four Houston…
HOUSTON-HARRIS COUNTY NEEDS AN EMERGENCY DNA LAB
Independent DNA Lab Necessary to Successfully Prosecute Dangerous Criminals and Prevent Wrongful Convictions By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Last…
MISTAKEN IDENTIFICATIONS SENT TWO INNOCENT MEN TO PRISON
Suggestive Police Procedures and Mistaken Identification Resulted in Two More Wrongful Convictions and Incarcerations, One for 27 Years By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd…
CAMERON TODD WILLINGHAM: IMPROPER OR WRONGFUL CONVICTION?
Texas Forensic Science Commission Concludes Flawed Science Used In Trial That Led To Conviction and Execution By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal…
PSR OBJECTIONS OVER PLAIN ERROR DOCTRINE
Criminal Defense Attorneys Must File Objections to Pre-Sentence Report in Federal Criminal Cases to Protect Appellate Rights By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and…
WHEN NOT GUILTY DOES NOT MEAN INNOCENCE
Monetary Damages Under § 2513, for Unjust Conviction and Imprisonment, Requires Showing of ‘Truly Innocent,’ Even After Acquittal By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd…
A CHILD CANNOT BE BOTH CRIMINAL AND VICTIM
By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The Texas Supreme Court recently held that a child under the age of fourteen…
A DEFENSE ATTORNEY’S NARROW MARGIN FOR ERROR
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel: Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Questions about Defendant’s Post Arrest Silence Opens Door to Cross Examination By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd…
THE TIME HAS COME FOR AN INDEPENDENT REGIONAL CRIME LAB
Continued Scandals in Houston, Harris County Criminal Justice System Beg for Independent Regional Crime Lab By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy…
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