Murder Attorney in Houston, Texas

What trends do you see in the prosecution of murder cases in Texas?

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Well, murders and particularly murders involving firearms and self-defense are becoming increasingly politicized. And so, what we see is certain counties, particularly your bigger cities who are really trying to throw the book at anyone who has claimed self-defense or has used a firearm in what we hope to be justifiable self-defense. So what we see as a trend not only in Texas but really, nationwide is prosecutors really going after these particular kinds of murder charges, no sympathy, no dismissals, no help with the grand jury, sort of a I wash my hands of it, let’s let a jury decide whether or not you did the right thing.

Houston, TX criminal defense attorney Emily William Taylor talks about the trends she sees in the prosecution of murder cases in Texas.

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