As a criminal offense, arson is often allegedly committed by people who are attempting to commit insurance fraud or willfully damage the property (and possibly endanger the safety) of another party. One group of people that is frequently prosecuted for alleged arson offenses in Texas is minors. On February 13, the Austin American-Statesman reported that a... Read More »

Every person, who gets arrested, is not a criminal. Sometimes an individual just makes an unwise decision to hang out with the wrong crowd, engage in a physical altercation, or possess marijuana. That one unwise decision can result in a criminal conviction, which has serious consequences, including jail time, steep fines, ineligibility for certain... Read More »

On May 23, 2016, in a 7-1 decision, the United States Supreme Court reversed a Georgia man’s 1987 capital murder conviction on the basis that prosecutors purposefully excluded black prospective jurors from the jury. The Supreme Court determined in Foster v. Chatman, No. 14-8349, Georgia prosecutors violated the defendant’s, Timothy Tyrone Foster, constitutional right to... Read More »