Showing posts with label criminal procedure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label criminal procedure. Show all posts
Friday, March 16, 2018

Consequences, what consequences?

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Alfred Brown spent a decade of his life on death row in Texas before he was exonerated by phone records found in a detective's garage i...
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Friday, January 19, 2018

Can acting in a client's best interest violate the 14th Amendment?

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On Wednesday the US Supreme Court heard a case out of Louisiana that raised the question of whether or not a lawyer can tell a jury his clie...
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Monday, December 4, 2017

Ignorance is disgusting

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Last week Donald Trump once again displayed his ignorance about how the criminal (in)justice system works in this country when he tweeted ou...
Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Having too much information can be hazardous

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Brian P. Fox is a student at Notre Dame Law School, not an actual lawyer. He has studied criminal law and criminal procedure but he has not ...
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Friday, July 11, 2014

Unintended consequences of the Michael Morton Act

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All across the State of Texas, local district attorneys are teaming up with judges to find creative ways to get prosecutors out from under t...
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Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Hear my tiny violin

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The Michael Morton Act was passed in response to the wrongful conviction of Michael Morton. Mr. Morton, as has been noted here before, sat i...
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Class dismissed

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Talk about your sophisticated ways of poisoning jury pools and public opinion. The Harris County District Attorney's Office found the pe...
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Thursday, December 5, 2013

Is it time to bail on the bond system?

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In Maryland whenever someone was arrested they would be brought before a judge who would determine if the defendant should be granted bail, ...
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Outside the box and over the line

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Chapter 45 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure lays out the procedural rules for the handling of Class C misdemeanors in municipal and ...
Friday, April 12, 2013

State Senate passes Michael Morton Act (corrected version)

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Yesterday the Texas Senate unanimously passed the Michael Morton Act which will expand the scope of discovery for defendants in criminal ca...
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Monday, March 25, 2013

False equation

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In his latest shot at the defense bar, Grits for Breakfast seems to be making the argument that everyone should ignore the defense bar's...
Monday, February 25, 2013

Reciprocal discovery is a wolf in sheep's clothing

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There's a battle a-brewing in Texas. A bill, sponsored by State Senator Rodney Ellis (D-Houston), is making its way through the legis...
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Taking a look at notable criminal justice bills in the Texas Senate

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Yesterday we looked at some of the criminal justice bills filed in the Texas House. Today it's time to head down the hallway and check o...
Monday, November 19, 2012

Taking a look at notable criminal justice bills in the Texas House

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It's that time of year again. It's time for our beloved state legislators to pre-file bills before the beginning of the biennial ses...
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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Forcing the hand of the state

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In Texas the state has two ways in which to pursue felony charges against an individual. The state can send the case to a grand jury who, af...
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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Civil rules of discovery can help you in a criminal case

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Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 176. "Subpoenas" 176.1 Form. Every subpoena must be issued in the name of "The State of Texas...