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Dec 26, 2015 Criminal

Shadow Juries and Mock Trials

What are Shadow Juries? A shadow jury is made up of individuals who closely match the demographics and backgrounds of...

Dec 23, 2015 Criminal

Minors and alcohol in Texas don’t mix – or at least not in the eyes of the law. In Texas,...

Dec 17, 2015 Criminal

The Criminal Implications of Using Bitcoin Bitcoins are the new black. Created and held electronically by users, this new form...

Nov 30, 2015 Criminal

What are 5K Motions in Federal Criminal Cases? A “5K” or a “5K motion” in the federal system is a...

Nov 15, 2015 Criminal

Ghost Dope in Federal Sentencing: Every criminal punishment is the result of two stages of fact finding. Phase One –...

Nov 10, 2015 Criminal

The Right to a Speedy Trial in Texas The government — not the defendant — bears the burden of bringing...

Sep 28, 2015 Latest News

Sex Offender Registration in Texas Sex offender registration is one of the most misunderstood aspects of criminal law in Texas....

Aug 26, 2015 Criminal

Federal Sentence Reducers If you have read our introduction to federal criminal law , you have a basic understanding of...

Aug 10, 2015 Criminal

We’ve all done it: looked down nervously at our speedometer when we see an officer on the roadway behind us,...