When someone is accused of a crime, the U.S. Constitution guarantees them certain fundamental rights that secure a fair trial ...

Recent high-profile crime cases in America have revealed deep-seated issues within the nation’s criminal justice system, shining a light on problems like racial bias, law enforcement accountability, ...

In 2006, George Alvarez was charged with assaulting a prison guard while awaiting trial on public intoxication. He knew he didn’t do it — the guards actually jumped him — but the ten year mandatory ...

I recently published a law review article in the Texas Law Review's symposium on mercy and the law, concerning the proper role of crime victims in the criminal justice process. Here's the abstract: ...