The Criminal Defense of Child Molestation Allegations
THE CRIMINAL DEFENSE OF CHILD MOLESTATION ALLEGATIONS: THE PSYCHIATRIC KNOWLEDGE BASE FROM WHICH TO EVALUATE YOUR CASE MARK J. BLOTCKY, M.D. It is a great pleasure and an honor to be asked to speak with you today – a psychiatrist among a sea of attorneys. You are probably wondering what I can offer you in your real-world day-to-day work, and I plan to rise to that challenge with some very pointed information and facts. You live in an adversarial system, with innocence and guilt and ...
Cross-Examination of Child Witnesses
Cross-Examination of Child Witnesses STANLEY G. SCHNEIDER Schneider & McKinney, P.C. 5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007, (713) 951-9994 During the past several years, we have experienced a great increase in the number of criminal prosecutions that depend on the testimony of child witnesses, children under the age of 18 years of age. Even more disturbing are the number of cases where lawyers are forced to question children who are five or six years old or younger. These cases present distinct and difficult problems for the criminal defense lawyers. Traditionally, lawyers are taught to ...
Defense of Child Sexual Abuse Cases
Defense of Child Sexual Abuse Cases STANLEY G. SCHNEIDER Schneider & McKinney, P.C. 5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007, (713) 951-9994 During the past several years, we have experienced a great increase in the number of criminal prosecutions that depend on the testimony of child witnesses, children under the age of 18 years of age. These cases present distinct and difficult problems for the criminal defense lawyers. For example, traditionally, lawyers are taught to aggressively cross-examine. Terrence MacCarthy, from Chicago, preaches that during cross-examination, the defense lawyers should be in total control of the witness and ...
Extraneous Offenses – Defending Sex Crimes Involving Children
“EXTRANEOUS OFFENSES” DEFENDING SEX CRIMES INVOLVING CHILDREN STANLEY G. SCHNEIDER Schneider & McKinney, P.C. 5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007, (713) 951-9994 Presented to: Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, March, 2006 I. SCOPE OF ARTICLE This Article analyzes the admissibility of extraneous acts of misconduct under Rules 404(b) and 403 of the Texas and Federal Rules of Evidence. In particular, sections will focus on the admissibility of evidence of offenses as it ...
Troy McKinney graduated magna cum laude from South Texas College of Law and having been a briefing attorney at the First Court of Appeals. He is a Board Certified Specialist in Criminal Law and Criminal Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization as well as in DWI Defense Law by the National College for DUI Defense (the only lawyer in Texas to have all three of these Board Certifications). He is the Dean of the National College for DUI Defense, a past President of the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association and past Board member of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and ...
Mr. Moran received a Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Texas in 1973 and a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree, with honors, from South Texas College of Law in 1984. He was an award winning reporter for the Midland Reporter-Telegram and the Houston Chronicle from 1973 until 1989, when he became associated with Schneider & McKinney. Mr. Moran is licensed to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the United States District Court for the Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Texas, the United States Army court ...
