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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bennettandbennett
- 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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bennettandbennett
- 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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bennettandbennett
- 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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bennettandbennett
- Jun 22, 2020
- 1 min
Moving On
After almost 16 years of intermittent blogging, I’m moving along to a different platform, which I think will better suit both my talents...
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bennettandbennett
- Jan 11, 2020
- 4 min
The Trump Impeachment in Voir Dire
Interesting voir dire question on Twitter, from a Gideon’s Promise (it’s a terrific program; if you have some charity dollars to direct,...
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bennettandbennett
- Nov 4, 2019
- 1 min
PSA: Ten-Year Sex-Offender Registration Offenses in Texas
I think I have discovered a bug in how DPS administers the sex-offender registry in dealing with people who have ten-year sex-offender...
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bennettandbennett
- Oct 23, 2019
- 3 min
Revenge Porn: Peanut Gallery Weighs In
Some dolt ((Not an argumentum ad hominem: I’m not saying his argument is wrong, because he’s a dolt. I’m saying he’s a dolt, because his...
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bennettandbennett
- Oct 21, 2019
- 4 min
Illinois Supreme Court Gets Revenge Porn Wrong
In an opinion rife with logical and legal error, the Illinois Supreme Court has upheld that state’s revenge-porn statute in the face of...
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bennettandbennett
- Sep 28, 2019
- 8 min
Revenge Porn Questions and Answers (Updated)
Dear Mr. Bennett, I’m writing to follow up on a voice mail I left late yesterday. I’m a writer with the ABA Journal, the American Bar...
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bennettandbennett
- Aug 29, 2019
- 4 min
Texas National Send a Butt Pic to the Governor Day.
SECTION 1. Chapter 21, Penal Code, is amended by adding Section 21.19 to read as follows: Sec. 21.19. UNLAWFUL ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF...
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bennettandbennett
- Aug 24, 2019
- 4 min
You’re Using Microsoft Word Wrong
My friends, you have some habits in using Microsoft Word that are making your life more difficult. More importantly, they are making it...
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bennettandbennett
- Aug 12, 2019
- 6 min
The Kim Ogg Credibility Shitshow
I was a fan of Kim Ogg’s candidacy for the Harris County DA. It was time to break the Republican party’s chokehold on that office, and...
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bennettandbennett
- Aug 10, 2019
- 4 min
Texas Court Holds Harassment Statute Unconstitutional
This week the Fort Worth Court of Appeals decided Ex parte Barton, No. 02-17-00188-CR, holding unconstitutional section 42.07(a)(7) of...
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bennettandbennett
- Jul 7, 2019
- 2 min
Jeffrey Epstein’s Forlorn Hope
Here’s the Southern District of Florida’s Nonprosecution Agreement with Jeffrey Epstein: [pdf-embedder url=”http://blog.bennettandbennett...
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bennettandbennett
- Jul 7, 2019
- 3 min
2018 Word of the Year
A reader was kind enough to remind me, six months ago, that I hadn’t written about 2018’s Word of the Year yet. To remind you: every year...
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bennettandbennett
- Apr 14, 2019
- 3 min
What’s Wrong with Moral Clarity
I did not run for Congress to be silent. I did not run for Congress to sit on the sidelines. I ran because I believed it was time to...
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bennettandbennett
- Apr 6, 2019
- 2 min
The Keystone of American Freedom
The keystone of American freedom is something that is hinted at in our Constitution: Congress shall make no law … …shall not be...
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