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Will Forfeiture Actions be Held Unconstitutional? SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in Timbs v. Indiana
On November 28, 2018, oral argument was heard in Tyson Tibbs v. Indiana, Cause No. 17-1091 before the Supreme Court of the United States. At the SCOTUS site, you can read the full transcript of this oral argument in Tibbs, or download it in various formats (MP3, etc.). This is a forfeiture case. It is…
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Misapplication of Fiduciary Property by Trustees, Guardians, Executors, Administrators, Managers in Texas: Fiduciary Criminal Charges
Fiduciaries Can Face Arrest under Texas Penal Code 32.45 When someone under a power of attorney, or other legal authority, has control over the financial assets or property of another person, there’s always the temptation to take things. Accordingly, under both civil and criminal law, fiduciaries are held to a higher standard of conduct. In…
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The Early Part of a Texas Criminal Case in State or Federal Court
Why a Defense Lawyer is So Important in the First Stages of a Criminal Case Crimes that can get you arrested in the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex, as well as the rest of the Lone Star State, are defined by the Texas Penal Code as well as federal statute. Every single day, arrests are…
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Texas Judges Gone Bad: Arrested and Charged for Felonies
Here in Texas, judges preside over all sorts of courts: municipal courts, county courts, district courts in both the state and federal jurisdictions. Courts where criminal charges are heard and defended. Judges make all kinds of rulings on law in these criminal cases, like whether or not a search was illegal or if evidence can…
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The 2018 Boom in Physician Arrests: Characteristics of the Arrested Doctor
It’s happening: more and more doctors are being arrested and imprisoned on federal charges. This isn’t a shocker, we’ve been warning about it for a while now. For details and background info, check out: Health Care Fraud Prosecutions in 2018: Money and Drugs Doctors in Texas Alert: Feds Are Targeting Health Care Fraud Arrests Doctor…
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Arrested After Police Field Drug Test? Fight Back: These Things Are Notoriously Wrong
Here’s what happens. You’re driving along, minding your own business, when you see those flashing lights in your rearview mirror and pull over. The police officer saunters up to your window. You ask what’s going on: why did he stop you? Next thing you know, he’s checking out stuff in your car and he’s using…
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Defending Sexual Assault Charges and the Bill Cosby Trial
The Bill Cosby trial enters its third day today as the comedian faces three counts of aggravated indecent assault, which are felonies under Pennsylvania law. Things are moving along. The jury is in the box, and witnesses are taking the stand in the Montgomery County courtroom. Accuser on the Stand This morning, the testimony of…
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Speedy Trials in Texas: Prosecuting “Killer Nurse” Genene Jones for 1981 Crime
Do you remember where you were in 1981? Were you even alive in 1981? Let’s think back … 1981 was the year: President Ronald Reagan was shot by John Hinckley; the CDC recognized the first five cases of AIDS in five homosexual men diagnosed with a “rare form of pneumonia” in Los Angeles; Donkey Kong…
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Intellectually Disabled or Mentally Ill: Competency to Stand Trial and the Insanity Defense
This week, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued its opinion in Moore v. Texas (read it here). This case is not only a victory for Texas Death Row inmate Bobby Moore; it’s also a major event in Texas criminal law. Why? SCOTUS has ruled that the Texas legal procedure for determining if…
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John Wiley Price Trial: a Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer’s 10 Things to Know
Back in July 2014, Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price was arrested by federal authorities on corruption charges. It was a real shock. The entire city reeled from the news of District 3’s “Our Man Downtown” being indicted. For details, read our July 2014 post “The John Wiley Price Case: a Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer’s…
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