Well, my jury trial got continued. One of the state’s witnesses was unavailable. What is the law on continuances for criminal trials in Texas? For the first continuance filed by the State- It shall be sufficient, upon the first motion by the State for a continuance, if the same be…
I am proud to announce the beginning of the Kaufman Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. KCDLA is open to all who practice criminal defense in Kaufman County. If you want to join, send me an email, or click below. KCDLA Visit this group
I’m never surprised when MADD lies to further their agenda. However, this is a new low, even for them.
Thanks for William for sending the link. A shocking story in Phoenix highlights all that is wrong with DWI enforcement. Here is the story- Jason Squires is a DWI attorney in Arizona. Mr. Squires gets a not guilty verdict on an “extreme” DWI case. Officer Bond Gonzalez was a witness…
I’m set for a DWI jury trial in the near future. I don’t blog about pending cases and I’m not going to start now. But I would like to share some insight on Texas juries. Today, let’s discuss juror qualifications. To be a juror in Texas you must Be a…
The Texas Rangers are off to a surprisingly decent start this season. One of the reasons was the offseason acquisition of Josh Hamilton from the Cincinnati Reds. Mr. Hamilton’s story is an amazing tale of drug addiction and redemption. Here is the short version. Josh Hamilton gets drafted first overall…
Scott McClelland, the former White House press secretary, has written a new book about his time serving the Bush regime. As most of you know, President Bush is a former alcoholic who was rumored to have used cocaine in his earlier days. However, since Bush is well connected neither his…
I’ll be at the Rusty Duncan conference in June. Mark has proposed getting the blawgers together, I concur. If you’ll be in San Antonio June 26-28 shoot me an email. I’m also speaking at Netroots Nation in Austin July 17/18. I’m in an open records panel. NN is a “progressive”…
Yesterday I caught the last half of a death warrant hearing. This was the first case set for a death warrant in Kaufman County since the Supreme Court ruled that lethal injection was not cruel or unusual punishment. What is a death warrant? In Texas, when a defendant who has…
The sad tale of the CPS polygamy raid took a fortunate turn today. The 3rd Court of Appeals in Austin ruled that CPS had no legal authority to abduct 41 children from their parents. Without legal authority this compound raid is nothing more than a massive kidnapping. How would you…