Jury Selection Tips From Jerry Giesler

I am always interested in other lawyers’ observations on jury selection. A criminal lawyer can always learn from others. Earlier this week I […]

Jerry Gielsler Great Criminal Lawyer

One of the greatest criminal lawyers of this past century was Jerry Giesler. Gielsler began to practice law in Las Angeles in 1910 under the […]

Should I Talk to the Police Detective?

In Texas almost every criminal investigation the investigating officer will eventually contact the person who is being accused of a crime and ask them to […]

Dallas County Animal Cruelty Case Set For Sentencing

A Dallas Animal Cruelty case was featured in the Dallas Morning News today. The defendant plead guilty as a jury was called up […]

Improper Relationship Between Teacher and Student Cases On the Rise in Texas

2013 showed an increase in the felony charge of Improper Relationship Between Teacher and Student cases in Texas. It seemed like these types of […]

Older Jurors More Likely to Convict

A study of 700 plus felony trials in Florida revealed that older jurors are more likely to convict than younger jurors. Researchers found that when […]

Death Penalty Cases Decrease in Texas

I was recently quoted in the Texas Lawyer Blog regarding the reasons the Death Penalty verdicts have dropped nation wide and in Texas. […]

Jury Selection Theories of Sam Leibowitz

  I often read biographies of famous criminal trial lawyers. They have lead very interesting lives and one can always learn from other […]

David Dewhurst, Affluenza and ‘Apostrophe’ Laws

Eric Nicholson of the Dallas Observer makes a very good point in his recent post regarding Lt. Governors David Dewhurst’s comments expressing outrage […]

Confrontation Clause Still in Effect in Texas

Recently The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed The Court of Appeals in Burch v. State, 401 S.W.3d 634(Tex. Crim.App.2013) reversed and remanded a […]