Blog Posts in 2011

Q&A on the Jerry Sandusky Child Sex Abuse Cases

As a former assistant district attorney and current criminal defense lawyer, my husband, Bill Stradley is known for working on difficult trial cases that other attorneys do not have experience ...
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My Sister Deb's Thanksgiving Message to Us All

I learned about blogging from my sister Debby. She wrote an inspirational blog that started off talking about her life and her love for daughter Zoe, and sadly ended talking about her fight against ...
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Want to Save Taxpayer Money? Stop Federalizing Crimes.

One way that politicians on both sides of the aisle get elected is being "tough on crime." Nobody wants to take laws off the books that make them look soft. If there's a high profile bad ...
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Blogging Fundamentals: A Guide for Beginners

I've been asked to talk to a high school class about fundamentals of blogging. Instead of giving out handouts, I figured the best thing to do was to write a blog post. Here's some Blogging 101 ...
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My Favorite Houston Email/Website of 2011

Most emails I get aren't terribly uplifting. Through accident, I found one that truly has benefited my day to day life. Everybody I've shared this with agrees with me, so there must be ...
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The Amanda Knox Case: Character Assassination Versus Evidence

Today, Amanda Knox was found not guilty of murdering and sexually assaulting her roommate by an Italian appeals court. As a lawyer, I find the differences between the Italian criminal defense system ...
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Fined for a Typo? The Story of the 'Wicked Bible'

Interesting story today in the New York Times about King James Bible exhibit hosted at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC. They are commemorating the 400 year anniversary of the King ...
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'Presumption of Innocence' or 'Everybody Knows They're Guilty?'

I'm often asked to comment on legal issues by non-lawyer media members. I enjoy helping with that, though it is sometimes hard to explain legal matters without simplifying to the point of ...
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'To Kill A Mockingbird' - Representing Unpopular Clients in the Modern World

As a child, I didn't know any attorneys. Probably didn't meet one until I did an internship at a large lawfirm during college when I was trying to figure out whether I was going to law school. ...
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Houston Criminal Law visitors...Welcome to my blog

Greetings to those visiting from HoustonCriminalLaw.com and others. My name is Stephanie Stradley, and if you are here, you have discovered the location of my new blog. The blog isn't built out ...
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