Duplicity in Prosecution or Politics as Usual? In recent days, Tarrant County District Attorney Sharen Wilson has publicly stated that her office plans to pursue a murder indictment against former Fort Worth Police Officer Aaron York Dean in the officer-involved shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson. “We have completed an initial review of the case, and […]

Gamble vs. U.S. (2019) The Supreme Court handed down its decision in Gamble vs. United States (No. 17–646) on July 17 in which the Court declined to put an end to state and federal prosecutors punishing individuals twice for the same crime. In its 7-2 decision, the Court declined to overturn the dual-sovereignty doctrine. While

Substitute Assets in Criminal Asset Forfeiture: Substitute Assets are one of the most powerful forfeiture theories in the Government’s ability to seek the forfeiture of property that isn’t connected to crime as a substitute for property that has been spent, transferred, or dissipated in some other way.  Texas state forfeitures do not contain substitute asset

Updated: July 22, 2019 – Here are the 40 new criminal law legislative changes you need to be aware of from the 86th legislative session in Texas. Most of the new laws took effect on September 1, 2019. This article will be periodically updated with more changes to criminal laws that are going into effect

Many parents face child care issues and, sometimes, they believe they have no other option but to leave their child alone at home while they go to work or run a quick errand. Similarly, it’s not uncommon for parents to leave their children in the car while they run into a store or restaurant. But