The Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer blog, published by Jaime Spencer, focuses on criminal defense issues primarily within Texas. It covers topics such as marijuana legalization and regulation debates, judicial decision-making processes, legal ethics including unauthorized practice of law, and practical advice for criminal defendants on selecting legal representation. The blog also discusses broader criminal justice themes, legislative developments, and courtroom dynamics, often with reference to local and national legal contexts. It provides commentary on legal controversies, case law, and the intersection of law and public policy, reflecting the author's experience as a criminal defense attorney.
The ballot title and submission clause numbered Amendment 64 to the Colorado Constitution asked:
Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning marijuana, and, in connection therewith, providing for the regulation of marijuana;
permitting a person twenty-one…
Further deepening my growing suspicions that life may best be described as a series of random events comes this news via Discover Magazine, “Justice is served, but more so after lunch: how food-breaks sway the decisions of judges”. Yeah,…
William Safire popularized the phrase “if by whiskey…” in his columns, and defined it in his Political Dictionary as, “Taking both sides of an issue; equivocating; a political straddle”. The term originates from a speech given by Soggy Sweat, a…
A client brought a nice Xmas gift to my office this week. Tamales. Delicious tamales. Homemade. But wait, it gets better than that…
Delicious homemade tamales… made by his mother. Merry Christmas to me.
And Merry Christmas to all, and to…
Jeffrey Partlow’s apparent lack of a law license hasn’t kept him out of the legal representation business over the last nine years:
A Dallas man arrested on suspicion of showing up to court intoxicated is now also accused of practicing…
I use one of the world’s most complicated and sophisticated voir dire note taking systems, consisting in no small part of adding plus and minus marks in each venire person’s allotted space on my sheets, and sometimes adding short annotations. It…
So, I get a text this morning walking out of my office on the way to court. Here’s the full exchange:
Got pulled over
Cop has my DL in his car
OK. It’s fine
They can’t get me for an unpaid…
“Comedy has to be based on the truth. You take the truth and you put a little curlicue on the end.” – Sid Caesar. At 2:18 in silly video number 2, the pretrial hearing, comes one of the exchanges that…
Loads of extranormal prosecution and defense lawyer comic videos going viral. The generic Why You Shouldn’t Go To Law School was followed by D.A. Confidential’s Window Into Plea Negotiations and In Defense of Defense Attorneys. Now, with a hat tip to…
So, she made a note on today’s calendar: California votes on Prop 19 today. Again with the hmmmmmmmmm.
