On January 1, 2014, the Michael Morton Act goes into effect in the state of Texas. This historic change in the law is the result of Morton being wrongfully convicted of his wife's murder back in 1987. In that case, the prosecutor deliberately withheld from defense...
Year: 2013
Texas Raises the Child Support Cap beginning September 1, 2013
Texas Raises the Child Support Cap Guidelines are used in Texas to help courts determine what a parent's child support obligation will be. There may be reasons for varying from the guidelines, but most family cases end up using these guidelines to establish the...
The Texas Castle Doctrine: An Affirmative Defense
New laws have been passed and are now in effect in the State of Texas, which have a major effect on the evidence you receive, as the Defendant, in your case. The Texas Castle Doctrine: An Affirmative Defense The George Zimmerman case in Florida, where 17-year old...
Significant Decision Report: Supreme Court
Significant Decision Report: Supreme Court Summarized from Voice for the Defense; May 2013, Volume 42, No. 4 Bailey v. United States, 133 S. Ct. 1031 (2013) Usually detaining someone requires a showing of probable cause. Under Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968), there...