Oh, campaign season is all around us. The other day I got a mailer from the Republican Party of Texas promoting Republican judges. I suppose for the ordinary person who hasn’t the slightest clue how the criminal (in)justice system works,
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Blaming the victim, Texas style
This is a video that Texas now requires all high school students to view. Its purpose is to “teach” students how to interact with the police.But, in reality, it serves to give the police any number of excuses when they
The intersection of the movement and representation
When we took that oath and received our ticket to play we obligated ourselves to do everything within our power to represent our clients’ interests. We agreed to set aside our own political beliefs when representing our clients.I have represented
Washington Supreme Court strikes down the death penalty
Allen Eugene Gregory was not a very good person. In 1996 he robbed, raped and murdered a woman. Two years later he was investigated for another rape. During that investigation police discovered evidence that tied Mr. Gregory to the robbery,
Sid Miller steps right in it (and doesn’t even know it)
Sid Miller is the Texas Agriculture Commissioner. The job appears to be primarily about promoting Texas agricultural products as well as slapping stickers adorned with his visage on gas pumps and scales in grocery stores.Apparently one of the unwritten
Of mice and men and executions and intellectual disabilities
Last week the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stayed the execution of Juan Segundo pending a determination of whether or not his intellectual disability is so severe as to render him unfit for execution.At the time of Mr. Segundo’s trial,