Plea bargaining is one of the most important aspects of criminal defense practice. Like most vital areas of real world law, it is not taught in law school. All PB experience happens on the job. One of the aspects of the plea bargain is talking with your ADA about problems…
I had court in Kaufman this morning. 6 cases set in two courts, one upstairs and one downstairs. First, I went to the upstairs court. I spoke with the ADA, worked out a plea bargain, decided to set two cases for pre trial etc. Things are moving along when two…
There is no shortage of good blawg advise on hiring a criminal attorney. There is a shortage of good information on hiring me. Too fill that void let me offer a quick guide to our consultation. FREE! Like most criminal defense lawyers I don’t charge for a consultation. I gladly…
Two great stories from DMN. First, the number of executions in Texas decreased from 27 in 2007 to 18 in 2008. What’s the cause of the 30% reduction in government killing? DMN attributes the enormous cost of death cases, a zealous defense bar, new sentencing options, and the decreasing number…
Texan of the Year and Dallas DA Craig Watkins came into office on 1/1/07 on a Democratic tidal wave. Beyond the DA’s office longtime GOP criminal court judges have been replaced with Democrats. Much hang wringing among the GOP law and order crowd ensued. What happens when liberal commie criminal…
First, some Einstein. Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence. – Albert Einstein Texas has a sorry history of passing and never repealing doltish criminal laws.…
Guitar Hero World Tour was an entertainment force in my house over the holidays. At my Christmas party, on Christmas, whenever friends or family were around the fake plastic GH drums, guitar and mic were in action. For the cave dwellers amongst my readership, Guitar Hero World Tour (GH) is…
First, I want to wish my readers a wonderful 2009. Thanks for reading and commenting. My 18 month old blog sits at 130,000 hits. I’ll keep typing as long as you keep reading. My wife and I celebrated New Year’s at a party in downtown Dallas last night. Like most…
I had a DWI bench trial few weeks ago and received a directed verdict of not guilty. I respect the ADA involved so I’ve waited until now to write about it. I don’t want to appear like I’m scoreboarding anyone. It was a unique case that played out very strange…
Celebrate the new year with the DWI Security Theater production of No Refusal. Of course by “no refusal” what is really meant is that the police are going to punish you for not taking their breath test, exercising your right to remain silent and not produce evidence, and exercising your…