criminal defense lawyer

NetRoots Nation: Sunshine Laws for Bloggers

Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer  Wed, 07/09/2008 - 6:40pm

Just found out that Dallas criminal defense lawyer Robert Guest is speaking at next week’s NetRoots Nation conference as part of a panel on “Sunshine Laws for Bloggers”:

Nearly every state has some form of open records or "sunshine" law designed to make accessing public records at least somewhat less difficult than it otherwise could be.



 

Deferred Adjudication Means It 'Goes Away'... Right?

Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer  Thu, 07/03/2008 - 12:10am

From an email:

If you have the time, and don't mind, may I have your perspective on Article 42.12 - the specified portion:



 

It Is Better For One Innocent Person To Be Convicted...

Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer  Thu, 06/19/2008 - 12:32pm

Houston criminal defense lawyer Stan Schneider left a series of comments on former Harris County District Attorney candidate Kelly Siegler’s post There’s No Such Thing As ‘Closure’ over at Women in Crime Ink. His last comment in the thread ended with



 

If I Lived in Kaufman County...

Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer  Tue, 06/03/2008 - 11:19pm

…I’d be emailing Robert Guest and asking to join the Kaufman County Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association



 

The Parrot Who Wouldn't Talk to the Police

Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer  Wed, 05/21/2008 - 11:11am

Here’s a story about a parrot who seems to have taken the general advice of criminal defense lawyer’s a little too far:

When Yosuke the parrot flew out of his cage and got lost, he did exactly what he had been taught -- recite his name and address to a stranger willing to help.



 

I Am Not Dennis Toad (Really, I'm Not)

Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer  Mon, 05/19/2008 - 5:50pm

“Hi, Dennis.”

Bumped into fellow Austin criminal defense lawyer Jon Evans in the courthouse last week, and he had just looked me right in the eyes and said, “Hi, Dennis”.

I’ve known Jon for as long as I’ve been a lawyer. He officed upstairs in the old Stewart Title Building when I was first out of law school and practicing on the first floor. He had only been practicing for about 5-6 years at the time, but he was already one of the most seasoned trial lawyers in Austin.



 

Felon Spy (dot com - of course)

Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer  Wed, 05/14/2008 - 9:31pm

A private investigator that has access to the Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Listserv sent an email out a few days ago (I usually link to folks to give them some Google Juice, but in this case, I’m doing the guy a favor by not doing that):

This is quite interesting, lets you know who and what to watch out for!  Try it.

Interesting facts about your neighbors.

PLACE  YOUR ADDRESS IN AND SEE THE CRIME IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

OR



 

Dallas DA on 60 Minutes: Practical Blawgosphere Goes Hog Wild

Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer  Tue, 05/06/2008 - 12:32am

Houston defense lawyer Mark Bennett bemoans other lawyers reacting to this story before he can:

Lots of folks had something to say about this:



 

Retracting False Accusations

Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer  Wed, 04/30/2008 - 9:41am

From an anonymous commenter (Revised for spelling, punctuation and all caps; comment since deleted):

I called the police on my boyfriend and said he hit me with a gun which never happened. I was mad and I wanted him to go to jail that day.

But now I feel bad for lying and I want to tell the truth but I don’t know what will happen since I lied to the police.

Please help me and tell me what I should do.



 

Hiring a Jerk to be Your Lawyer

Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer  Tue, 04/29/2008 - 12:38am

Blogging lawyers in Houston and Forth Worth are posting back and forth on which is the superior quality to be found in a criminal defense lawyer: empathy or ruthlessness.