Appeals & Legal News
Appellate Attorney Niles Illich Joins Local Law Firm Scott Palmer Law
Read press release here announcing appellate attorney Niles Illich joining Scott Palmer Law Firm in Addison, Texas. [SHOW_ND_MAP]Contact Me About Your Case Contact me for a consultation to discuss your case in person or over the phone.
Prominent Appeals Cases
Former clerk for the Honorable Evelyn V. Keyes, Ph.D. of the First Court of Appeals in Houston, Texas. I have handled more than 100 criminal appeals to opinion, and I have participated in more than 40 oral arguments (state and federal). I also have an extensive motion...
TDCJ Approved Magazine List 2020
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Big Win for Client on Fourth Amendment Issue. Reversed on Appeal!
Big win for our client on a Fourth Amendment issue. The question was whether the police officer had the right to approach the client in the manner that the officer did. The trial court found for the State but the court of appeals reversed and found that the police...
Dealing with Late Notifications of Intent to Enhance
Late Notice of Enhancement and Ways to Deal with It Key cases: Villescas v. State, 189 S.W.3d 290 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006) Pelache v. State, 324 S.W.3d 568 (Tex. Crim. App. 2010) Texas LawTexas law once required sentence enhancement allegations to be included in...
Overcharging Defendants
Even if a defendant is guilty of some offense it often is not the offense that the State charged him with. This article is an example of successfully addressing this issue on appeal. Article Here[SHOW_ND_MAP]Contact Me About Your Case Contact me for a consultation to...
Criminal Appeals
Criminal Appeal Lawyer I represent clients on all levels of criminal offenses. The list below contains a list of some of the offenses for which I have represented clients. The list is not complete nor is it always updated with my most recent briefs. This is...
The Constitutionality of Section 2G1.3(b)(2)(B) of the Sentencing Guidelines
Sentencing Guidelines Criminal appeals attorneys are often fighting the US Sentencing Guidelines for our clients. In a recent case we argued that Section 2G1.3(b)(2)(B) includes an unconstitutional-mandatory presumption and is thus invalid. Section 2G1.3(b)(2)(B)...
DACA Oral Arguments
This morning the Supreme Court is hearing a case on DACA. The consolidated cases ask whether the termination of the DACA program violated the Administrative Procedures Act. People slept in the cold to be in line so that they could hear some or all of the oral argument...
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