…supposedly can’t be held against you, right ? It wouldn’t really be a ‘right’ if jurors were allowed to hold it against you.
Houston criminal defense lawyer Mark Bennett points out though that the instruction read to the jury in the charge in Texas is:
You are instructed that our law provides that the failure of the defendant to testify shall not be taken as a circumstance against him, and during your deliberations you must not...
Deferred Adjudication Means It 'Goes Away'... Right?
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...
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...
Good Law?
Doug Weathers asks criminal defense lawyers, “Would you rather have Good Facts or Good Law?”:Every time I am preparing for a trial I deal with the question of do I have good facts...
Best Google Baiting Practice: Stock Phrases or Content?
Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer**[see first comment] Mark Bennett pokes some good natured fun at me about a recent post and lists some of the phrases where he covets high Google SERPs:Austin...
Heartbreaking
Houston criminal defense lawyer Randall Kallinen posted the link to this story on the newly formed Texas defense lawyers listserv:Omaha, Nebraska (KMTV) - A 10-year-old Nebraska girl is...
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