Known as the “Railroad Killer,” Angel Resendiz was no angel. During his forty-seven years on this earth, his Wikipedia entries say he killed as many as 23 people. Just weeks shy of his 40th birthday, Resendiz surrendered to Texas authorities…
Category: Murder
May04
2018
2018
The Golden State Killer (GSK), as he was dubbed by the media, went on a prolific crime spree in ten northern California counties between 1974 and 1986, murdering as many as 13 people, committing 45 or more rapes, and burglarizing…
Mar.05
2018
2018
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Capital Crimes | Murder
Kent Whitaker—an extraordinary man and an exceptional father. A person could travel this wretched globe ten times over and could count the number of Kent Whitakers he would find on one hand.
On December 10, 2003, Kent Whitaker’s eldest…
June19
2017
2017
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Appeals | Criminal Law | Murder
Texas has more than its share of bad drivers. One of its cities, San Antonio, ranks in the top ten among the nation’s most dangerous drivers.
In 2016, there were 3,773 traffic fatalities in Texas, according to the Texas…
Apr.20
2017
2017
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Appeals | Cyber Crimes | Drug Trafficking | Murder
On April 12, 2017, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled that Article I, Section 9 of the Texas Constitution does not provide broader privacy rights than the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
The case involves G. Jerard…
Aug.14
2016
2016
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Appeals | Criminal Law | Murder
Let us start by stating that most police officers are decent, hardworking people who make good faith efforts to fulfill their sworn duty to protect and serve. On a daily basis, they face dangerous, and often fatal, risks as they…
Apr.19
2016
2016
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Appeals | Capital Crimes | Murder
U.S. Supreme Court decisions are often perplexing; sometimes impossible to understand, much less rationalize.
That was the case when the Court on April 12, 2016 refused to block the execution of Kenneth Fults by the State of Georgia.
…
Apr.17
2016
2016
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Murder
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals is the federal appellate court with jurisdiction over U.S. District Courts in Tennessee, Michigan, Kentucky, and Ohio.
In 2015, a total of 52,698 federal appeals were filed in the 12 regional Courts of…
Feb.12
2016
2016
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Murder | Prosecutorial Misconduct
In 1994, former Burleson County District Attorney Charles Sebesta prosecuted former prison guard Robert Carter and Anthony Graves for the murder of a Somerville family of six who were killed in April 1992. The murder victims included a well-liked woman…
Feb.06
2016
2016
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Murder | Prosecutorial Misconduct
Corpus Christi, Nueces County has a problem with their District Attorney’s Office.
Over the last couple years the Texas State Bar has sent an unmistakable message to state prosecutors that the days of getting a free ethical pass on…
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