I predicted some humorous tidbits would come from D.A.
Confidential, and I’ll predict now that this post may be hard for DAC to top.
I’m going to forgo substantive comments, merely hinting at the subject matter, hopefully forcing you to click through and actually read the original .
(You know how new bloggers get obsessed with watching their stats.)
A total guess here on my part: the defense lawyer simply handed this motion to the prosecutor...
D.A. Confidential
A new criminal law blog in Austin has popped up recently, but unlike those I recently posted about, this one comes in the black hat variety. That’s right: it’s written by a...
Sharon Keller: But I Was Wearing Someone Else's Pants
Overwhelming immutable facts that tend to show the defendant is indeed guilty of the crime charged can lead to some pretty creative excuses. For example, defendant gives consent to search on...
Every defense lawyer has wanted to file an answer like this.
From a real, live answer recently filed in a real, live case pending in a Texas state court (court, parties, and counsel redacted): I. Defendants assert a general denial under...
The Mind and Criminal Defense
I see that my buddy and noted Texas defense lawyer Mark Bennett is speaking at Center for American and International Law CLE called “The Mind and Criminal Defense”. It’s a...
Re: Not Commenting on Eldorado
Skimming law related posts on my RSS reader and I think to myself I should answer Grits’ question: “Why haven’t blogging lawyers weighed in on the Eldorado...
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