For a Public Information Office

Napoleon’s Third Rule of Infantry Combat, per Terry MacCarthy:

When your enemy is in the process of destroying himself, do not interfere!

In light of that, I’m tempted not to comment on the Harris County DA’s proposed creation of a Public Information Office to serve as the “face and voice” of the Office.
The Chronicle doesn’t like the [...]

Confidence-Inspiring

From the solicitation letter sent to Bennett & Bennett by Transperfect, “the leading provider of international communications services to the world’s top intellectual property practices”:

In fact, more than 25% of our revenue comes from assisting clients with international litigations.

I’m sure they do that work with honesties and integrities.

Suffering Laryngitis

I’m helping host two communicating-with-juries workshops (with Joshua Karton) and the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association annual banquet in the next two days.
Could there be a more inopportune time for me to lose my voice?
(Answer: yes, actually: in the middle of a trial.)

Glen Rose, Texas, May 4, 2008


Which is Worse?

Houston criminal defense trial lawyer Sarah Wood and I have a disagreement.
She says that when I put my hand in my pants and simulated masturbation in an indecent exposure jury trial to illustrate what the police officer admitted having done to entice the accused to show his penis, it was “much worse” than Adam Reposa’s [...]

It Might Just Work

While I was contemplating the six-thousand-year-old theropod and sauropod tracks on Mr. McFall’s farm over the weekend, Dallas D.A. Craig Watkins came out in favor of summarily executing prosecutors who concealed exculpatory evidence . . . well, actually just hitting them with bar sanctions and maybe criminal prosecution. Lots of folks had something to say [...]

The Real News: AP is Clueless

The Associate Press reports (H/T Judgment Day) that the feds prosecute more Hispanics than white people for powder cocaine trafficking. In a desperate bid to get more of a reaction than “Duh!”, the writer, Laura Jakes Jordan, tries to draw a meaningful connection between the feds’ prosecution statistics and the public perception that powder cocaine [...]

Diplomatic?

My lawyer informs me that, since I’m going to be HCCLA president next year (actually next week), I’m going to have to start being more “diplomatic”.
I’m not sure I can do that.
But I’ll try. . . . starting tomorrow.
Today’s Asshat of the Day Award (henceforth “ADA”) is shared by every 25-28 year old lawyer who [...]

What We Are vs. How We Act

Fort Worth criminal defense lawyer Shawn “No Prisoners” Matlock asked a simple question:

If you’re hiring a defense attorney, do you want someone to feel your pain, or someone to take no prisoners in defending you?

Given that choice, I argued that a person is better off with a person who has compassion than one who is [...]

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I need an SQL hacker to set up a searchable database on the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association website. Email me. (Gotta love that gmail spam protection!)

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