Confrontation Clause Alive & Well in Dallas

CONTACT DAVID FINN READ REVIEWS CONTACT US READ REVIEWS Confrontation Clause Alive & Well in Dallas Note: There are some judges who actually believe that the Confrontation Clause to the United States Constitution does not apply to domestic violence cases....

Downward Departure Upheld: Recent Opinion

CONTACT DAVID FINN READ REVIEWS CONTACT US READ REVIEWS Downward Departure Upheld: Recent Opinion Departures ( 5K ) United States v. Pepper 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 11885 (8th Cir. 2007) 40% downward departure for substantial assistance upheld The defendant pled guilty to...

Texas Lawyer: Felony DWI & Murder

CONTACT DAVID FINN READ REVIEWS CONTACT US READ REVIEWS Texas Lawyer: Felony DWI & Murder Felony DWI Can Be Basis for Felony Murder Prosecution By Mary Alice Robbins Texas Lawyer Friday, June 29, 2007 Prosecutors can use the offense of felony driving while...

Federal & State: What’s the Difference?

CONTACT DAVID FINN READ REVIEWS CONTACT US READ REVIEWS Federal & State: What’s the Difference? RUSTY DUNCAN ADVANCED CRIMINAL LAW COURSE San Antonio, Texas. Summer 2007. TEXAS STATE COURT VS. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?...

Coach Not Indicted: Dallas Morning News

CONTACT DAVID FINN READ REVIEWS CONTACT US READ REVIEWS Coach Not Indicted: Dallas Morning News Carroll coach who had sex with student won’t go to trial Carroll ISD: Move not to indict highlights ’03 law’s varying results 12:00 AM CDT on Friday, June...

New U.S. Supreme Court Decision-Sentencing Guidelines

CONTACT DAVID FINN READ REVIEWS CONTACT US READ REVIEWS New U.S. Supreme Court Decision-Sentencing Guidelines The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a federal criminal sentence within the Guidelines may be presumed to be reasonable when the case is on appeal....