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Insights, updates and news on criminal law in Texas and the 5th Circuit.
By Shawn Matlock

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Last Entry: July 28, 2012 at 20:23:07

Hiring a Criminal Defense Attorney - Rule of Thumb #3

Posted on December 29, 2008
Know what you're buying. As a good friend of mine has been known to say, the problem with lawyers is that we don't make anything. We don't grow crops, we don't build cars, nor do we make ballpoint pens. We...

How much is your kid worth?

Posted on December 23, 2008
Juvenile defense has become somewhat of a larger part of my practice than I ever really imagined it would. Perhaps it is because so few attorneys actually handle juvenile cases, or for another reason that I can't think of. In...

Hiring a Criminal Defense Attorney - Rule of Thumb #2

Posted on December 23, 2008
Now that you realize you will have to actually spend money, possibly a lot of money, when you hire a defense attorney, how do you go about actually deciding on the one you want. Well, the easiest way to go...

Hiring a Criminal Defense Attorney - Rule of Thumb #1

Posted on December 23, 2008
Brian Tannenbaum over at Criminal Defense recently wrote a great book on hiring a criminal defense attorney entitled ?The Truth About Hiring a Criminal Defense Lawyer.? It?s a good read for anyone that is actually doing some research before they...

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Because, in the end, we're all family

Posted on December 20, 2008
Just as with sports I suppose, the legal profession has its rivalries and animosities. But at the end of the day, win or lose, we know we will see each other on another day, in another court, on another case....

No Honor Among Cops

Posted on December 10, 2008
I have a client that hired me over a year ago because she felt that her former employer would try to retaliate against her for making claims of improper behavior in the workplace. So, over the last twelve to fifteen...

The BCS debacle

Posted on December 08, 2008
Just as an aside from the normal conversation on this blog. Specifically, the detailed scholarly conversation about all things legal-related, as well as the witty opinion of all things. Seriously, all things. While I don't know that I favor the...

The economics of criminal defense

Posted on December 06, 2008
The economy is slumping. We just learned that we are in a recession, and in fact, we have been for a while now. People are out of work. Plants are closing and companies are folding. (Hell, Circuit City opened a...

Courthouse fashion...or not.

Posted on December 02, 2008
In case you missed it, I haven't really had a lot to write about lately. Maybe it's the holidays. Maybe it was my trip to Oregon. Maybe I've been too busy at work. Whatever the reason, I just have not...

Bailout?

Posted on December 02, 2008
This is an interesting story. Tarrant County District Clerk Thomas Wilder is being sued for allegedly eliminating the jobs of Peter Hinojosa who ran against Wilder in the Republican primary with the help of Bobby Cook. The lawsuit is against...

Where in the world is Shawn Matlock?

Posted on November 20, 2008
I know, I know. It's been a while. Every now and then I have to back away and reset. It happens. Too much of this for too long tends to cause me to lose focus, and that is bad for...

The Typical Fort Worth/ Tarrant County DWI

Posted on October 25, 2008
Driving While Intoxicated is perhaps the most unique criminal charge in Texas, and perhaps the most prosecuted. A DWI is essentially an opinion crime; that is, it is the opinion of the officer whether a person is charged with DWI,and...

A Conservative Republican for Obama?

Posted on October 19, 2008
The big news in politics today is that President Bush?s former Secretary of State, Colin Powell, is endorsing Senator Barack Obama for president. Personally, I don?t see why this is a big deal. It doesn?t matter. Senator Obama will win...

Under Pressure

Posted on October 07, 2008
Under Pressure ?Pressure pushing down on me Pressing down on you no man ask for Under pressure - that tears a building down Splits a family in two Puts people on streets? Queen with David Bowie. Democratic candidate for Criminal...

Ignorance is bliss, except...

Posted on October 02, 2008
This is a sign posted in the visitation area of the Tarrant County Greenbay Detention Facility. A free prize for anyone that can spot what's wrong with this picture.

Under Pressure ?Pressure pushing

Posted on September 30, 2008
Under Pressure ?Pressure pushing down on me Pressing down on you no man ask for Under pressure - that tears a building down Splits a family in two Puts people on streets? Queen with David Bowie. Democratic candidate for Criminal...

I think my Google is broken

Posted on September 26, 2008
My apologies to Judge Salvant for stating that he had no website. It didn't take a reader long to point out that the judge does in fact have a website for his reelection to the bench of Criminal District Court...

Now Hiring: Judge Criminal District Court Number Two of Tarrant County

Posted on September 26, 2008
There is only one contested criminal court judicial race this year in Tarrant County. That race is for judge of Criminal District Court Number Two. Republican incumbent Judge Wayne Salvant faces Democratic challenger Maureen Tolbert. First, why are Tarrant County?s...

What is your verdict? It's the economy, stupid.

Posted on September 26, 2008
Scott Greenfield posts today about the effect of the economy on juries. His post comes on the heels of a post by Anne Reed at Deliberations that discussed the Sixth Circuit case of Smith v. Berguis. In Smith, the court...

So you've been arrested in Tarrant County?

Posted on September 25, 2008
A person arrested in Tarrant County is probably going to have his or her case set in the Tarrant County Justice Center located at 401 W. Belknap in downtown Fort Worth. Depending upon the type of case, it is classified...

Tarrant County's Felony Alcohol Intervention Project (FAIP)

Posted on September 23, 2008
Tarrant County implemented the Felony Alcohol Intervention Project, or FAIP, in 2007. The mission statement sums it up pretty well: To capitalize on the trauma and consequences of an arrest by early intervention in the alcoholic's course of conduct. From...

Apple of my eye

Posted on September 19, 2008
I am often asked how I run a law office using only Macs. It's easy really. Very well, thank you. I am somewhat known for the fact that everything within my firm is a Mac. In a world of crashing...

Holy Land Foundation - Redeux

Posted on September 15, 2008
Jury selection (such as it is in federal court) begins today in the retrial of five defendants charged in United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas of various crimes associated with funding terrorism. The original charges in...

The Shoe on the other foot

Posted on September 14, 2008
I am often asked how I would like it if I were the victim of a crime and the accused had a defense attorney that tried to get their client out of trouble in the same manner in which I...

Pop quiz, hot shot.

Posted on September 09, 2008
Some movies are so bad they become almost iconic. Strangely, many of them have Keanu Reeves. (I am an F-B-I agent!!) But no matter how bad the movie might be, they always have great lines. Hence the title. One of...

Mom's Bail Bonds - Fort Worth

Posted on September 03, 2008
While many might disagree, I am actually a relatively easy-going person. Sure, I might seem serious all the time, but in reality I?m just rocking through life like most everyone else. Although this is true, there are times when I...

Rudy?

Posted on August 29, 2008
So after a long morning in court, and a hotter-than-expected walk back to the office, I return to the TV in the office on to the live broadcast of the Republican rally in Dayton, Ohio. I knew earlier that Alaska...

Drink. Drive. Go to jail. Really?

Posted on August 28, 2008
We have all seen the billboards around that read ?Drink. Drive. Go to jail.? Mimi Coffey even put up her own billboard arguing against them. For the longest time, I just assumed this was standard scare-tactic propaganda used to frighten...

Who says cops are no fun? I just

Posted on August 18, 2008
Who says cops are no fun? I just couldn't resist this one. I'm sorry. It was brought to my attention because the news anchor, Jennifer Cabala, was the local anchor in Cheyenne, Wyoming when I was in law school. She...

Blogging like never before

Posted on August 12, 2008
It used to be when I thought of something about which to post, I had to sit at the computer or stop what I was doing on my laptop to post. Those days are over. Thanks to the new iPhone...

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