INTRODUCTION Whether you agree with smoking marijuana (a.k.a. weed, bud, grass, dope, herb, reefer, pot, you get the picture) or not, it
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MoreThere’s a case name Texas criminal lawyers should memorize because we’ll probably be citing it for decades: Watkins. “Your honor, I object.
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MoreI am saddened to inform you that after 250 articles (yes, 250!) Buck Files has decided to put his pen down/close down
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MoreFor nearly a quarter of a century, I have been writing for The Voice about federal criminal cases. For my 250th –
MoreKudos to Jason Cassel, who helped dismiss the murder charge against his client, Deborah Smiley McFadden, for the death of her then‑boyfriend,
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