Postconviction Relief: Direct Appeals and Habeas Corpus
Some lawyers try cases. Some lawyers handle appeals. We do both. Trial practice makes a lawyer better at appeals (because he sees what's...
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Bennett & Bennett
bennettandbennett
- Jan 18
- 3 min
Defense of Family-Violence Cases
To begin, a politically incorrect fact: There are actual high-danger family-violence cases, but in lots of couples, it's an ordinary part...
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bennettandbennett
- Jan 14
- 1 min
Defense of Drug Cases
In a drug-possession case, the State has to prove that you knowingly possessed—that you knowingly exercised care, custody, control, or...
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bennettandbennett
- Dec 25, 2022
- 2 min
Dismissals
We see a lot of Houston criminal-defense lawyers advertising about the number of cases they have gotten dismissed. This is not a good...
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bennettandbennett
- Dec 24, 2022
- 3 min
Do not talk with anyone but the lawyer.
An unfortunate trend in lawyer advertising is the "live chat" box on the website. This'd be great if it connected the potential client...
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bennettandbennett
- Dec 17, 2022
- 4 min
Get It in Writing!
I heard a complaint recently from someone who had hired a lawyer for a criminal case in Harris County after the lawyer a) texted her out...
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Mark Bennett
- Dec 10, 2022
- 2 min
We've got your back.
I won't pick on anyone in particular, but about two thirds of criminal-defense lawyers' websites are utter nonsense, if you know anything...
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Mark Bennett
- Dec 10, 2022
- 2 min
Hello, World
Mark here. I've been writing online about criminal-defense issues for nearly two decades, at my Defending People WordPress blog, and in...
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Mark Bennett
- Dec 10, 2022
- 2 min
Top 100 Lawyers in the Galaxy
How about this badge, which you may see this on other lawyers' websites?: It may even be accompanied by the claim that the lawyer is a...
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