Recent Posts in Criminal Defense Category
Posted on Sep 27, 2011 By Steph Stradley
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. ...
Continue reading "'To Kill A Mockingbird' - Representing Unpopular Clients in the Modern World" »
Posted on Sep 28, 2011 By Steph Stradley
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 ...
Continue reading "'Presumption of Innocence' or 'Everybody Knows They're Guilty?'" »
Posted on Oct 3, 2011 By Steph Stradley
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 ...
Continue reading "The Amanda Knox Case: Character Assassination Versus Evidence" »
Posted on Jun 3, 2011 By Steph Stradley
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 ...
Continue reading "Houston Criminal Law visitors...Welcome to my blog" »
Posted on Dec 13, 2011 By Steph Stradley
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 ...
Continue reading "Q&A on the Jerry Sandusky Child Sex Abuse Cases" »
Posted on Nov 17, 2011 By Steph Stradley
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 ...
Continue reading "Want to Save Taxpayer Money? Stop Federalizing Crimes." »
Posted on Feb 1, 2012 By Steph Stradley
If you practice criminal defense law in the Houston area, you may not be terribly surprised at the article in Sunday's Houston Chronicle entitled, "Discipline problems persist at Harris ...
Continue reading "Why Does the Sheriff's Department Want to Censor Our Law Firm Website? Issues at the Harris County Jail." »
Posted on Feb 10, 2012 By Steph Stradley
Most of the people who hire our criminal defense firm have never been in trouble with the law before and see themselves as law-abiding people. Everybody wants to throw the book at criminals unless it ...
Continue reading "Talking to Your Kids About Jail, the Law, and Avoiding Dumb Choices" »
Posted on Mar 6, 2012 By Steph Stradley
The husband Bill reported seeing a guy at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center wearing this t-shirt. He wasn't sure if the guy was a defendant or visitor, but I don't have to tell you ...
Continue reading "What Not To Wear: Harris County Criminal Court Edition" »