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Texas has plenty of laws on the books that are obscure to the average Texan (including lawyers like me). In an effort to educate the general public (since ignorance is no defense),...
July 29, 2011 · Brandon Barnett · 1 min read
Read more about Obscure Texas Law #1 | Use of Laser PointersLast year, I posted about a murder case wherein a Fort Bend County dog handler used three bloodhounds to conduct a "dog scent lineup" to match a suspect's body scent to the scent o...
July 28, 2011 · Brandon Barnett · 2 min read
Read more about Fort Bend County Loses the Dog Scent Lineup Issue AgainThe Second Amendment to the United States Constitution provides: ...the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. But who are "the people?" Does that inclu...
July 15, 2011 · Brandon Barnett · 1 min read
Read more about Second Amendment Not Written For an Illegal AlienWhile the 5th Circuit case linked below has nothing to do with criminal law and procedure, it has everything to do with ridiculous Texas shenanigans. Volokh linked it first. I foun...
July 14, 2011 · Brandon Barnett · 1 min read
Read more about Wanna-be Texas Cheerleader's Lawsuit Falls Off the Pyramid
Ex Parte Neal Hampton Robbins – Tex. Crim. App. , June 29, 2011 In 1999, Neal Robbins was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison for the death of his girlfrien...
July 13, 2011 · Brandon Barnett · 4 min read
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