All posts tagged "prosecutors"
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531Federal JudgesAnother Light Prison Sentence for a Political Felon and One Percenter in Corrupt US Federal Courts
A former state senator and member of a powerful Arkansas political family was sentenced to 46 months for bribery and filing false...
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1.3KAppellate CircuitWho Nominates Federal Judges and Prosecutors in Texas?
Senator Ted Cruz and Senator John Cornyn accept applications for judges and prosecutors in Texas - so good luck removing them from...
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5.8KEditors ChoiceMurder for Hire Waco Attorney Killed in Motorcycle Crash
Waco attorney Chelsea Tijerina, 34, who was under indictment in an alleged murder-for-hire plot that targeted her ex-husband, has died.
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1.6KAppellate CircuitWhat You Should Know About Perjury and False Statements
Federal law proscribes providing the federal courts, Congress, or federal agencies with false information. The prohibition takes four forms: false statements; perjury...
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1.1KFederal LawWhat is the The Due Process Protection Act?
The Due Process Protection Act should help stem prosecutorial misconduct, prevent violations of defendants’ due process rights, and avoid costly reversals and...
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1.8KLawyer ComplaintsWhy Non-Disclosure by This Bankruptcy Lawyer Ended With A Criminal Prosecution for Perjury and a Jail Sentence
The U.S. Attorney concluded that Gellene’s non-disclosure constituted perjury and a bankruptcy crime and successfully prosecuted him, ultimately obtaining a felony conviction...
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2.2KKen PaxtonProsecutors in Ken Paxton Criminal Case Slam Rookie Lawyer Earning $300 Per Hour
Prosecutors paint Ken Paxton as a hypocrite for challenging their $300 rate as excessive while paying a rookie lawyer the same in...
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3.3KEditors ChoiceJudge David Hittner Judgments are Not Vindictive nor Unconstitutional According to a 2020 Opinion by the Fifth Circuit
In 1992, a Fifth Circuit judge called out Senior United States District Court Judge David Hittners sentencing as vindictive and unconstitutional. Move...
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2.7KEditors ChoiceAttorney-Privilege Does Not Apply to Threats of Violence Statements says 8th Circuit
The attorney-client privilege is narrowly construed and protects disclosures necessary to obtain informed legal advice. Threats of violence do not count.
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3.6KAppellate CircuitFormer Florida Foreclosure Defense Lawyer Indicted
Former Florida Foreclosure Defense Attorney James Lee Clark indicted on many charges, including bankruptcy fraud, and eight counts of wire fraud.
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6.0KEditors ChoiceTheater In The Courtroom Lawyer Seth Sutton Will Need An Agatha Christie Inspired Performance in His Murder for Hire Trial
A well-known Waco, Texas defense lawyer, who once ran for county district attorney, sat behind bars on Saturday in a murder for...
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3.4KEditors ChoiceVermont Lawyer Uses a Known Texas Trial Tactic to Convince Store Clerk to Listen to Her False and Bad Faith Claims
A Vermont lawyer has had her license suspended on an interim basis after she was accused of pulling a gun on a...
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3.0KEditors ChoiceDetroit Man Arrested for Making Credible Social Media Threats to Kill Gov. Whitmer
Sen. Mike Shirkey condemned those who have populated a number of social media posts with crude, violent and threatening messages about our...
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3.6KEditors ChoiceJudge David Hittner is Threatened and Guess Who Defended the Convict? None Other than Magistrate Judge Peter Bray
Public Defender Peter Bray, who is representing Yarbrough said “I expect Mr. Yarbrough to make a statement at the time of sentencing...
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2.6KEditors ChoiceJudge David Hittner Judgments are Vindictive and Unconstitutional According to a Fifth Circuit Judge
"Everybody's different," United States District Judge David Hittner told Coates in case he'd heard about the more harsh sentencing of the man...
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7.4K1Editors Choice25 Texas Lawyers Gone Rogue, the December 2019 List of Judges and Texas Lawyer Sanctions & The 20 Bad Attorneys Who are Privately Disciplined
25 Texas Lawyers Gone Rogue, the December 2019 List of Disciplined Lawyers and Judges & The 20 Bad Attorneys Who are Privately...
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1.9KEditors ChoiceTexas Judge Who Sent Man to Death Row is Accused of Being Blatantly Anti-Semitic During the Trial of a ‘Texas 7’ Member
More than 100 Jewish attorneys and four religious organizations have filed an amicus brief siding with a death-row inmate who’s seeking a...
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2.1KEditors ChoiceSenior Judge Lynn Nettleton Hughes Creates Havoc in His Courtroom by Sentencing Terrorist to 18 Months; and the ISIS Fanatic is Now Out and Headed Back to University of Houston
ISIS fanatic Khan admitted in his plea that he’d told Garcia via Facebook that he wanted to join ISIS. A few weeks...
