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Houston criminal defense lawyer Mark Bennett makes sure he follows through on those pesky little certificates of service, because he doesn’t want to be accused of a criminal offense, say, tampering with a governmental record.

So when a prosecutor filed a motion, and swore s/he had served Mark but hadn’t, he asked:

Are you laboring under the delusive belief that [the D.A.] won’t file charges against you?

The subcommittee hearing on whether to send a bill of impeachment (if that’s what it’s called) to the House floor regarding (some of) CCA Judge Sharon Keller’s outrageous, improper and unethical actions is apparently starting up around 5 pm today.

Blawg Review #198 is up at Jeremy Richey’s East Central Illinois Criminal Law & DUI Weblog.

Next week’s will be hosted by Texas’ own Mark Bennett at Defending People. I don’t remember two criminal defense Blawg Reviews back to back.

From an email:

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

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 one day course on Capital Mitigation and it sure looks interesting, but unfortunately it conflicts with my schedule.

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

Lots of folks had something to say about this:

Decatur lawyer Barry Wise points out that because Section 38.23 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure provides additional prophylactic protections to accused citizens the Virginia v.

Moore decision doesn’t have any real impact in Texas. Mark Bennett wonders why then did the Texas Attorney General even bother to weigh in on the amicus brief.

Good question.