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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Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Louisiana looks to shed vestige of Jim Crow

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In 48 states it takes a unanimous vote from a jury to convict a person accused of committing a criminal act. And, if you think about it, tha...

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Fighting to keep innocent men behind bars

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Over in Kentucky we have the latest example of a prosecutor forgetting that seeking justice, not obtaining convictions, is his ethical duty....

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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...

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Testing the presumption of innocence

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Why is that whenever someone discusses the verdict in the Casey Anthony case they must preface their comments by stating that they think she...

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Thursday, November 25, 2010

Being thankful

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For all of its faults, our criminal (in)justice system does have one saving grace -- trial by jury. I am thankful I live in a country in whi...

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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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