What does "custody simpliciter" mean?

It is not a term that I would use, if that is what you are asking. There is no good reason to distract or annoy the judge with an unusual usage...

If you had a very old case and were prosecuted or sentenced under Ch. 38 you can find the text of the old statute in a well-stocked county law...

File for early termination

Assuming that the motion and any supporting documents and exhibits are ready to go, assuming that most judges hear criminal motions several times a...

The law in every state that I know of is that the testimony of a single witness, if believed by the trier of fact (i.e., the jury or the trial...

If you are called as a witness you tell the truth about what you saw and that is all you do. It is not your place to speculate on anybody's...

Nephew got charged with sexual assault - good kid -but found himself messing around with younger girls - court appt atty?

That depends on who was appointed, whether the fees made available to appointed counsel are adequate for the kind of defense the case needs,...

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I agree with Mr. Kaman that it is only in the custodial interrogation situation that the Miranda warnings must be given at all. I would add that...

My boyfriend is being charged with cruelty to children and aggravated battery for "shaking" our baby, but he didn't do it. Help?

Those cases can be extraordinarily difficult. There is sharply conflicting medical opinion about some aspects of "shaken baby" cases, and I have...

Confidential informant and witness protection

My limited experience is that people are in the witness protection program because they believe they are in great danger outside of it. I have...

After a felony arrest, can a sheriff's make factual statements about a suspects guilt in a public press release?

Probably not defamation. As to influence on a potential jury, that is an issue that the defendant's attorney might take up in pre-trial motions,...