Friday, August 29, 2008

"No Refusal" weekend

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The best way to avoid a DWI in Harris County (or the surrounding counties) this weekend is NOT to drive if you've been drinking -- call ...
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Thursday, August 28, 2008

What comes around, goes around

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U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent made history on Thursday as he became the first federal judge to be indicted for a federal sex crime. Wh...
Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Jail can be a deadly place

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As reported in Grits for Breakfast , a federal jury ordered Dallas County to pay $900,000 to the family of man who died while in custody a...
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Criminalizing automobile accidents

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While flipping channels late last night I came across a taped speech by Warren Diepraam of the Harris County DA's Office on one of the m...
Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Interrogation and false confessions

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I came across some interesting articles on police interrogation methods and false confessions after my trial was continued this morning (se...
Sunday, August 24, 2008

Twitter

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It's a beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon in Houston, Texas and I'm sitting in the office preparing for a DWI trial on Tuesday. It...
Saturday, August 23, 2008

Zen and the art of voir dire

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Father. Husband. Son. Brother. Uncle. Soccer coach. Poker player. Native Texan. Cook. Mechanic. Runner. Country music fan. Jazz listener. Te...
Friday, August 22, 2008

A day in my life

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What a crazy day! I'm set for trial on an accident/no test DWI case next week. I had an interview scheduled this morning with a witness ...
Thursday, August 21, 2008

Drink. Drive. Go to Jail?

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NHTSA's new DWI enforcement campaign is now underway through Labor Day and, once again, it's time to remind our fellow citizens of ...
Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Loss of normal use...

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According to the DWI statute in Texas, the state can prove a citizen is intoxicated in one of three ways: 1. Loss of the normal use of one...

Perspective

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Today is my daughter's first day of school. I just got back from dropping her off. Always remember what's important because it all...
Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Actual innocence

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One of the hardest tasks for a criminal defense attorney is to defend a citizen who is (absolutely) innocent of the charge filed against him...
Monday, August 18, 2008

Out of whack

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You can get deferred adjudication for murder, rape and burglary in the State of Texas -- but not for the heinous offense of driving while in...
Saturday, August 16, 2008

Is the State of Texas guilty of murder?

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In 2004, Cameron Willingham , a Corsicana auto mechanic convicted of setting the fire that killed his 1-year-old twins and 2-year-old stepd...
Friday, August 15, 2008

Just say no to the intoxi-liar

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In Texas, the implied consent laws found in the Transportation Code, state that if a driver is asked to provide a breath or blood specimen...
Thursday, August 14, 2008

A response to Kelly Siegler

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So K elly Sie gler , late of the Harris County District Attorney's Office (after a failed run for the office in the Republican primary)...
Wednesday, August 13, 2008

The new capital punishment

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On August 1, 2008, Arturo Chavez , a 17-year old illegal immigrant and student at Clear Creek High School, was stopped by League City (TX) P...
Tuesday, August 12, 2008

CRU and the assault on the Constitution

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HPD's Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) is making the city safe from the likes of hardened criminals like jaywalkers and bicyclists. It's ...

It's spring in the valley

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While I spend most of my time downtown at the Criminal (In)justice Center, I still handle the occasional traffic ticket in Harris County. O...
Monday, August 11, 2008

Implied consent or forced incrimination

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The 5th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that: "No person...shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against hi...
Friday, August 8, 2008

Another day at the Criminal (In)justice Center

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REPEAT AFTER ME... don't blow in the Intoxi-liar. Had a client with a good video who blew a .10. The jury thought the arresting officer...
Thursday, August 7, 2008

This kind of thing doesn't happen in small towns

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Things like this aren't supposed to happen in small towns like Santa Fe, Texas. Small town cops know better than to allow video such as...

Justice delayed...

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According to the Houston Chronicle , the Harris County DA's office has dismissed criminal charges filed against Jose Jesus Vieyra who wa...
Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Consular rights and the Medellin case

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Mexican national, Jose Medellin, awaits execution in Texas while the U.S. Supreme Court decides the merits of his latest request for a stay...

PR Bonds

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Rumors are swirling about that inmates in the Harris County Jail will soon be receiving 3-for-1 credit on their time served. Harris County c...
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