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The Ammons Law Firm

Houston, Texas April 30, 2010-- The Ammons Law Firm is excited to announced the launch of their new website, www.ammonslaw.com. The news Ammons Law Firm site features important information for injured people about their legal rights. The ammonslaw.com s... Read >

AN ELECTION TORPEDOES THE CONSTITUTION

Politics of Terror Threaten Constitution By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The recent election of Republican Senator Scott Brown in Massachusetts has effectively torpedoed the constitutional right to silence by a... Read >

More Evidence of Bad Evidence, Again

Criminal Defense Attorneys Must Question Findings, Conclusions of Forensic Experts By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair We have posted a number of blogs about the "junk science" associated with forensic evidenceâ€"a... Read >

VIOLENCE IS A NATURAL GROWTH INDUSTRY

Prison Systems Breed Future Violence By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The Wall Street Journal (Jan. 8, 2010) carried a report about the decreasing violent crime rate across the country. The report, based on FBI ... Read >

THESE ARE DANGEROUS TIMES IN WHICH WE LIVE

Civil Commitment: Pre-Emptive Strike against Future Acts by Convicted Sex Offenders By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair In 1999 John Charles Volungus plead guilty in the United States District Court for the Western... Read >

A CALL FOR ACTION: A NEED FOR REAL CHANGE

To Regain Public Confidence Houston Police and Crime Labs Must Adhere to the Highest Standards of Competence, Independence and Integrity By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair Houston's Mayor Annise Parker announced re... Read >

THE REAL DANGER OF EXTRANEOUS OFFENSE EVIDENCE

Man Convicted on 2 Counts Indecency with a Child Found Actually Innocent After Nearly Two Decades in Prison: Extraneous Evidence False, Expert Testimony Wrong. By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair We have written on ... Read >

Controlling the Media Frenzy Around a Sensational Case: Lessons Learned

Controlling the Media Frenzy Around a Sensational Case: Lessons Learned Miranda Sevcik, Principal, Media Masters A little boy from a fame-craving family in an escaped balloon, a runaway politician, a seemingly perfect sports star caught up in the most ... Read >

TEXAS FORENSIC SCIENCE COMMISSION LACKS CREDIBILITY

The Texas Legislature created the Forensic Science Commission ("FSC") in 2005 to investigate what the Texas Monthly called "scientific negligence and misconduct." The legislature acted following the February 2004 execution of Cameron Todd Willingham and t... Read >

NO ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PROSECUTORS GONE ROGUE

The primary ethical and legal duty of a criminal prosecutor is to serve the interests of justiceâ€"not their personal interests of winning at any costs as is too often the case with a many prosecutors. This was made clear in October 2008 in the federal pr... Read >

DISTRACTED DRIVING: A MENACE TO SOCIETY

Death Cause by Distracted Driving While on Cell Phone Leads to Conviction for Negligent Homicide By Houston Criminal Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair. It was an emotional crime, to be sure. The father of the daughter convicted of the c... Read >

STOP AND FRISK

Law enforcement officials claim "stop and frisk" is one of their most effective crime prevention practices. Civil libertarians, however, claim that "stop and frisk" is being used as another racial profiling tool against hundreds of thousands of innocent c... Read >

Another Not Guilty: Client Falsely Accused of Indecency with Child Acquitted After Trial by Jury

Every prospective juror summoned to court for jury duty in a criminal case is questioned by counsel for the State and defendant as to his/her willingness to follow the law as given by the judge at the conclusion of the trial. A prospective juror who canno... Read >

Sixth Innocent Harris County Man Freed

Hall of Shame: Texas Leads Nation in DNA Exonerations That the Houston City Police Department's Crime Lab was a lawless, rogue unit serving the "convict at any costs" philosophy of the Harris County District Attorney's Office during the Johnny Holmes a... Read >

Mentally Retarded Teen Gets 100 Years

Mentally Disabled Youth with IQ Of 47, Allowed to Plead Guilty to Sexual Assault of a Child, Judge Orders Sentences to be Served Consecutively By: Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair The jury said it did not lik... Read >