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John Staley Heatly

Government, Criminal
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  24 Years

Cornell Douglas Curtis

Real Estate, Wills & Probate, Business & Trade, Personal Injury
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  26 Years

Angela Nicole Baskerville

Juvenile Law, Wills, Family Law, Criminal
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  26 Years

Margaret Ruth Filbey

General Practice
Status:  Inactive           Licensed:  24 Years

Jonathan Jack Whitsitt

Divorce & Family Law, Criminal, Business, Administrative Law
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  14 Years

Dan Mike Bird

General Practice
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  51 Years

Wilson Ellis Friberg

Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate, Wills, Elder Law
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  54 Years

Don Ross Malone

Litigation, Oil & Gas, State Appellate Practice, Administrative Law
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  52 Years

Michael S. Baskerville

Divorce & Family Law, Business, Accident & Injury
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  51 Years

Christopher Brent Lehman

Litigation, Oil & Gas, State Appellate Practice, Administrative Law
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  20 Years

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LEGAL TERMS

ASSAULT

A crime that occurs when one person tries to physically harm another in a way that makes the person under attack feel immediately threatened. Actual physical co... (more...)
A crime that occurs when one person tries to physically harm another in a way that makes the person under attack feel immediately threatened. Actual physical contact is not necessary; threatening gestures that would alarm any reasonable person can constitute an assault. Compare battery.

CAPITAL CASE

A prosecution for murder in which the jury is also asked to decide if the defendant is guilty and, if he is, whether he should be put to death. When a prosecuto... (more...)
A prosecution for murder in which the jury is also asked to decide if the defendant is guilty and, if he is, whether he should be put to death. When a prosecutor brings a capital case (also called a death penalty case), she must charge one or more 'special circumstances' that the jury must find to be true in order to sentence the defendant to death. Each state (and the federal government) has its own list of special circumstances, but common ones include multiple murders, use of a bomb or a finding that the murder was especially heinous, atrocious or cruel.

CONVICTION

A finding by a judge or jury that the defendant is guilty of a crime.

BAILOR

Someone who delivers an item of personal property to another person for a specific purpose. For example, a person who leaves a broken VCR with a repairman in or... (more...)
Someone who delivers an item of personal property to another person for a specific purpose. For example, a person who leaves a broken VCR with a repairman in order to get it fixed would be a bailor.

CONSTABLE

A peace officer for a particular geographic area -- most often a rural county -- who commonly has the power to serve legal papers, arrest lawbreakers and keep t... (more...)
A peace officer for a particular geographic area -- most often a rural county -- who commonly has the power to serve legal papers, arrest lawbreakers and keep the peace. Depending on the state, a constable may be similar to a marshal or sheriff.

ACQUITTAL

A decision by a judge or jury that a defendant in a criminal case is not guilty of a crime. An acquittal is not a finding of innocence; it is simply a conclusio... (more...)
A decision by a judge or jury that a defendant in a criminal case is not guilty of a crime. An acquittal is not a finding of innocence; it is simply a conclusion that the prosecution has not proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt.

JURY NULLIFICATION

A decision by the jury to acquit a defendant who has violated a law that the jury believes is unjust or wrong. Jury nullification has always been an option for ... (more...)
A decision by the jury to acquit a defendant who has violated a law that the jury believes is unjust or wrong. Jury nullification has always been an option for juries in England and the United States, although judges will prevent a defense lawyer from urging the jury to acquit on this basis. Nullification was evident during the Vietnam war (when selective service protesters were acquitted by juries opposed to the war) and currently appears in criminal cases when the jury disagrees with the punishment--for example, in 'three strikes' cases when the jury realizes that conviction of a relatively minor offense will result in lifetime imprisonment.

INTERROGATION

A term that describes vigorous questioning, usually by the police of a suspect in custody. Other than providing his name and address, the suspect is not obligat... (more...)
A term that describes vigorous questioning, usually by the police of a suspect in custody. Other than providing his name and address, the suspect is not obligated to answer the questions, and the fact that he has remained silent generally cannot be used by the prosecution to help prove that he is guilty of a crime. If the suspect has asked for a lawyer, the police must cease questioning. If they do not, they cannot use the answers against the suspect at trial.

ARREST WARRANT

A document issued by a judge or magistrate that authorizes the police to arrest someone. Warrants are issued when law enforcement personnel present evidence to ... (more...)
A document issued by a judge or magistrate that authorizes the police to arrest someone. Warrants are issued when law enforcement personnel present evidence to the judge or magistrate that convinces her that it is reasonably likely that a crime has taken place and that the person to be named in the warrant is criminally responsible for that crime.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Meadoux v. State

... [2]. On direct appeal, Meadoux argued, for the first time, that the prohibition on cruel and unusual punishments contained in the Eighth Amendment barred the State from subjecting a juvenile capital offender to imprisonment for life without parole. ...

In re Hall

... In this original mandamus proceeding, we must decide whether an indigent person, adjudicated a juvenile delinquent as a minor and sentenced to forty years, has a 926 statutory right under the Juvenile Justice Code to the appointment of an attorney in a habeas corpus ...

In re FD

245 SW3d 110 (2008). In the Matter of FD, a Juvenile. No. 05-06-01712-CV. ... 112 Background. FD pleaded guilty in juvenile court to two counts of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. He was committed to TYC on September 10, 2003, when he was seventeen years old. ...