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Prosecutor Accountability?
Texas leads the nation in convicting innocent people. Appalling! This is not a lead to be proud of. According to the National Registry of Exonerations,
Debt to Society
How long must someone be punished for a criminal act? When is that person’s debt to society ever forgiven? In Texas, it’s a lifetime debt.
The Defender Summer 2015
Just when I think I run out of steam, another Defender energizes me! View and download this issue here We have an amazingly talented group
Controlling Chaos and File Checklist
If your practice is like mine, chaos can easily take over. Each client’s question is the most important question in the world…to him. Sure it’s
Human Decency
to protect and serve; honor; integrity; trust These are the words I learned growing up in a police family. Being an officer meant you did
Looking for the Truth Shouldn’t Cost Friendships
Maybe you have been following the David Temple case. Maybe you haven’t. In short, David Temple was convicted of killing his wife in a totally
Why Would You Plead Guilty to a Crime You Didn’t Commit?
Sadly, many people do. Samuel Gross, a law professor at the University of Michigan and editor of the National Register of Exonerations writes: In the
Should your lawyer turn you over to the government?
Lawyers advise clients. Lawyers speak for clients. Lawyers do not give up their clients. Defense lawyers do not help the government. Criminal defense lawyer Norm
Not Your Typical Hollywood Ending
Chronicle Editorial Hits Nail on the Head: Hollywood ending, A potentially innocent man sat behind bars so that a prosecutor could get on television. “an
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
Some of the most powerful words in history: The Declaration of Independence. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,