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Navarette v. California: Supreme Court Okays Anonymous Tip for Traffic Stop —...
Back in January, we warned about what happened today: the United States Supreme Court has okayed police pulling people over to search their vehicles based upon an anonymous tip in the case of Navarette...
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Police Brutality in Texas? Robert Tolan Wins as 1983 Excessive Force Case...
Robert Tolan fights for justice. How many other Texans have 1983 excessive force cases against police officers that they are afraid to file? Earlier this month, the United States Supreme Court...
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Why the Jane Does’ CVRA Lawsuit Re Alleged Epstein Child Sex Ring Drags On
This news story has everything it needs to become one of the biggest scandals of the 21st Century: there’s sex and power, of course. Add to that the targeted criminal defendant, Jeffrey Epstein – so...
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When The Police Stop You: the Law and Your Need for a Zealous Defense Lawyer
The death of Freddie Gray while in the custody of the Baltimore Police Department continues to be big news here in Dallas and the rest of the country: this week, the six police officers who were...
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Success in Intoxication Manslaughter Case Before Fort Worth Court of Appeals:...
The Fort Worth Court of Appeals (panel of Justices Walker, Gabriel, and Sudderth) has issued its opinion in an appeal of an intoxication manslaughter case coming out of Cooke County, Texas. Michael...
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Fighting the Prosecutor on Just Punishment: Evidence on Sentencing and...
For many people, maybe because it seems like it in so many TV shows, criminal trials are one big event. It’s exciting and fast-paced, where the attorneys roam the courtrooms, there’s very little...
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Prosecutorial Misconduct in Texas Alert: Ethical Rules Held to Have Broader...
Back in November 2014, a State Bar of Texas Grievance Committee ruled that a Denton County assistant district attorney named William (”Bill”) Schultz had violated the ethical rules that all Texas...
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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: Case of First Impression on Texas’ New Junk...
Two years ago, we were optimistic about the efforts being made by many to resolve a huge problem of injustice here: the problem of “junk science.” All too often in this state, and across the country,...
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False Confessions: Police Get Them, Prosecutors Use Them – Three Recent...
Let’s talk about Confessions. False confessions. Think about this: you’re tried — and convicted — of a very public crime, let’s say a homicide, and sent off to prison. Your lawyers keep working; the...
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Can Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Rely Upon Jury Questionnaires in 2020?
The Aftermath of Fort Worth Court of Appeals Decision in Badger Here in Texas, jury selection begins down in Austin. The Secretary of State’s Office combines (1) each county’s list of registered...
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