NOT GUILTY


"A Texas criminal law blog."

Author: Doug Weathers practices at Hendricks, Weathers & Jefferson in Keller, Texas.

Blawg Related Categories: Criminal Justice • States • Texas • Solo / Small Firm • Private Defense

Recent Posts from NOT GUILTY


  • Defending the Undefendable

    Every criminal defense attorney gets the question that Wolf Blitzer of CNN asked John Galligan the defense attorney for Major Nidal Hasan. How can you represent that guy? The short answer is because we took…

  • A lot of dead people

    It may seem like everyone in the practical legal blogisphere is talking about this, eg. Simple Justice , Grits for Breakfast, The Matlock Blog , but here is my view. It was bound to happen…

  • The Unrepentant Judge

    This past week the State of Texas experienced a rare event. The Chief Justice of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals was on trial before the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct. Judge Sharon Keller is…

  • Thank you so much Mr. President.

    President Obama recently inserted himself directly into a disorderly conduct misdemeanor arrest in Massachusettes. I can't remember a President dealing with a misdemeanor before unless you include President Carter and his brother Billy. You may…

  • How many crimes do we need?

    I was at a statewide conference of criminal defense attorneys recently when I heard a statistic that caused me to look up from my coffee and continental breakfast. The speaker said that in Texas we…

  • Governor Perry's idea of a hazard to public safety.

    Sorry for the delay between posts. You can insert all the usual reasons i.e. busy, vacations, lazy or held hostage etc. Anyway, I am back and I have a question for you. What does Gov.…

  • The "but I didn't have anything to drink" DWI

    Many people in Texas are surprised to learn that you can be arrested for DWI when you have had no alcohol to drink. Yep, turns out the "I" in DWI, which stands for intoxicated, is…

  • Changing of the guard.

    Tarrant County District Attorney Tim Curry passed away early this morning after a fight with lung cancer. He was first elected Tarrant County District Attorney in 1972. That made him the longest serving District Attorney…

  • Finally, Good News Out of Washington!

    Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court issued the opinion in Arizona v. Gant. For the first time in a long time the supremes put a limit on the government power to skip around the 4th Amendment…

  • I know what I saw.

    Last night on 60 Minutes there was a great report on the reliability of eyewitness testimony. The report featured a woman who was raped by a man of a different race. She said that she…