From the Drug Policy Foundation- A recent World Health Organization study on cocaine came back with these findings, inter alia, By far the most popular use of coca products worldwide is the snorting of cocaine hydrochloride. Most participating countries and sites did not report significant cocaine-related problems among this group…
Remember the debate over removing the special rule of attorney client privilege for criminal cases? Lubbock Criminal Defense Lawyer Ben Webb shows why 503(b)(2) still matters; because the State will call your defense lawyer to testify against you. From Lubbock-
Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act No issue better highlights the moral bankruptcy of law enforcement than the federal prosecution of state licensed and legal medical marijuana providers. Since SCOTUS long ago nuetered the 9th and 10th Amendment we now require a federal law that states the obvious; the feds should…
During a DWI voir dire I often remind jurors that drinking then driving is not illegal sans intoxicaiton. That is why every bar in Texas has a parking lot. But should it take a trip in automobile to reach a bar? Does our sprawl/automobile based society create DWI accidents? First,…
Jury selection is art and science, part Dr. Phil, part Dr. Freud with some law thrown in for good measure. It’s an area law schools provide no practical instruction for, yet no lawyer can try a case without knowing how to select a jury. What law students are taught is…
The Flower Mound PD must have known I was short on blog material while at the RD conference. Thanks guys. What happened? From DMN- Last month, a Flower Mound man called police because he thought a group of teens were drinking at a neighbor’s house. He knew the woman who…
I finally made it home from the Rusty Duncan advanced criminal law seminar. My wife and I spent 3 days in SA and stayed in Austin last night before returning to Ennis. I got more use out of my facebook iphone app in the last 4 days than I have…
I’m leaving for the annual Rusty Duncan conference in San Antonio today. I am considering not blogging while out of town. So if you don’t here from me until Monday it’s because I’m on the riverwalk (I know it’s a horrible cliche tourist trap, but we love it) I always…
I got my new shiny Dell Vostro 220 in yesterday. For some reason I can’t resist putting a new machine together right away. Originally, I had decided to wait until after work to start this project, but I got back early from lunch and I could not resist. I had…
Blood evidence is all the rage in DWI cases. Like most DWI defense lawyers I need an expert to help analyze blood results. Let’s talk to one. Today’s expert is Dwain Fuller, Technical Director of the Toxicology Laboratories at a leading North Texas medical center. Mr. Fuller holds a Bachelor…