Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer
Texas criminal defense, criminal procedure, and other criminal law issues.
Author: Jamie Spencer is a solo practitioner in Austin, Texas.
Blawg Related Categories: Criminal Justice • Sentencing/Post Conviction • Criminal Procedure • Evidence • States • Texas • Solo / Small Firm • Private Defense
Recent Posts from Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer
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Drug Dealers Paid By The State; or How to Write a Flashy Headline
I told Scott Henson on Friday that there are two kinds of stories that reporters like to write or broadcast about crime more than any other in Travis County – or anywhere else for that…
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Prosecution vs. Defense: Witty Banter
So Western Justice’s quote of the week – or is that quote of the month? – is currently:“In my courtroom, day after day, I have seen the dregs of the community—and some of their clients,…
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Blawg Review is Up
This week’s edition is hosted by Jeffrey Mehalic at the West Virigina Business Litigation Blog.
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The $100 Six Pack
…or “How To Not Get Arrested for DWI”Background for the PostI went to see Steanso and his band play some excellent tunes from the 80’s a few months ago and it was a great gig. Folks…
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One Search (Logically) Leads to Another
Sometimes I like to look at my stats package which lets me know among other things how folks stumbled across my blog. So from a few minutes ago…The first search:where to buy weed in Austin, Tx…
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Everything You Ever Needed to Know...
…about Mark Bennett here.And mind you – that post is written by a prosecutor.
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NetRoots Nation: Sunshine Laws for Bloggers
Just found out that Dallas criminal defense lawyer Robert Guest is speaking at next week’s NetRoots Nation conference as part of a panel on “Sunshine Laws for Bloggers”:Nearly every state has some form of open…
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"We're Going to Teach You To Think Like a Lawyer"
…said every professor in every first year class on the first day of law school. (It’s been a while, but somehow that’s how I remember the entire first week of UT Law.)That and a heavy dose…
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Deferred Adjudication Means It 'Goes Away'... Right?
From an email:If you have the time, and don't mind, may I have your perspective on Article 42.12 - the specified portion: ----------------------------If the judge discharges the defendant under this section, the judge may set…
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More on Forced Blood Draws
See: Forced Blood Draws Come to Austin in DWI Cases and Austin Reacts to Forced Blood Draws as well as Frisco DWI comments at DWI Blood Draw Debate ContinuesBrowsing through the RSS reader, and I…