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What follows is an excerpt from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals’ recent published decision in Ex Parte Gutierrez regarding the propriety of post-conviction DNA testing. It does...
May 9, 2011 · Brandon Barnett · 2 min read
Read moreCan a defendant waive his constitutional right to trial by six jurors (in County Court)? The United States Supreme Court has held that a state-law scheme that imposed a jury of few...
May 6, 2011 · Brandon Barnett · 4 min read
Read moreToday, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals released Meekins v. State , a case out of Lubbock County wherein the issue for appellate review was whether that State proved by clear an...
May 4, 2011 · Brandon Barnett · 3 min read
Read moreIn Schmerber v. California , 348 U.S. 757 (1966), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a warrantless blood draw constitutes a search and seizure under the Fourth Amendment. The Court a...
April 26, 2011 · Brandon Barnett · 4 min read
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The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals recently heard a case involving excessive force by police. In, Hereford v. State the ultimate issue presented to the CCA was whether forced used...
April 15, 2011 · Brandon Barnett · 3 min read
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