Thoughtful, Experienced Criminal Defense
Earlier this month I wrote about the United States Sentencing Commission taking "emergency" action to translate the new "Fair Sentencing Act" into workable sentencing rules for folks charged with federal crack cocaine offenses. So now we have the United States'...
I got call today on a very mundane subject which led me to do some creative thinking about a possible workaround for unaffordable probation and/or fine payments. The caller was very upset–he had been on probation for some time but had lost his job and couldn't afford...
The Williamson county attorney's office has started providing discovery of offense reports by pdf email delivery. This feature is very useful as it enables faster receipt of the information necessary to evaluate and prepare a defense for our clients. Another very...
Here's a new ploy from law enforcement–do you think this passes the smell test? Use confidential informants to "recruit" prospective robbers of drug dealers This keeps the undercover informants' handlers hands clean Once "recruited" by the CI, the undercover agent...
I wanted to share with you something I learned at a CLE in Austin today. The Travis County Attorney's office has initiated a "veteran's court" designed to deal with veterans suffering from PTSD and/or Traumatic brain injuries who also get into non-violent criminal...
