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Not Right, But Not a Crime

Mark Bennett | June 30, 2008

Young Matt Skillern over at the new Greater Houston Criminal Defense Law Blog (another LexBlog product; not everyone can roll his own blawg. I’ve added it to the blawgroll nevertheless) writes about the no-bill of Joe Horn for the shotgunning of two burglars (illegal immigrants from Colombia) after they left his neighbor’s house:

What do I [...]

Maybe Not the Strongest Self-Defense Case

Mark Bennett | December 8, 2007

It’s audio-video day here at Defending People. Here’s a 9-1-1 tape from the City of Pasadena, a suburb of Houston in Harris County:

Note to self: If you have time, before shooting someone in the back, to explain to the police that you understand the recent changes in the law of self-defense, then it probably isn’t [...]