The Defense Rests

These are the musings, ramblings, rantings and observations of Houston DWI Attorney Paul B. Kennedy on DWI defense, general criminal defense, philosophy and whatever else tickles his fancy.

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Monday, February 6, 2012

A rose by any other name...

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Remember when you were in school and asked the teacher what a particular word meant? She told you to find it in the dictionary. Not the onli...

Friday, January 20, 2012

Proving a negative

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In a comment to a recent post (" A little shifting of the burden "), Adam Poole referenced a provision of the Texas Code of Crimin...

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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

A little shifting of the burden

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My topic today is nothing new. I've written about it before - and I'm sure I will continue to write about it. Of course we're ta...

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Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Standing up and fighting

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"All persons are presumed be be innocent and no person may be convicted of an offense unless each element of the offense is proved beyo...

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Monday, June 14, 2010

Jury charge undermines presumption of innocence

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One of the things a judge always tells a jury (in one form or another) is that " the jury is the exclusive judge of the facts, but is b...

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Paul B. Kennedy: Houston, Texas; Houston DWI Attorney Paul B. Kennedy handles DWI defense as well as general criminal defense. He is also a BBQ enthusiast.

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