LINKS AND INFORMATION

The Declaration of Independence
Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence is at once the nation's most cherished symbol of liberty and Jefferson's most enduring monument.

The Bill of Rights
On September 25, 1789, the First Congress of the United States therefore proposed to the state legislatures 12 amendments to the Constitution that met arguments most frequently advanced against it. The first two proposed amendments, which concerned the number of constituents for each Representative and the compensation of Congressmen, were not ratified. Articles 3 to 12, however, ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures, constitute the first 10 amendments of the Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights.

Cecil Greek's Criminal Justice Page
This is the best compilation of Criminal Justice Information on the Net.

Alex DeBunin's Reversible Errors list covering 1995-2000
A must have for those who do federal criminal defense work. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file.

Jeff Flax's Legal Resource Page
Jeff Flax is a consultant to the Federal Defender Program in Colorado and has put together a collection of links to the resources every defense lawyer needs to find the law, find an expert, find a witness, learn about medicine or other subject areas and to best use technology to present a defense in a criminal case.

U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
A complete and up to date listing of U.S. Supreme Court Decisions.

http://www.texasbar.com
Website for the State Bar of Texas.

Federal Grand Jury Information
A good overview of grand juries and how they operate for the layperson by the authors of West's "Federal Grand Jury."

Findlaw
The most comprehensive law locator on the Net. Its Criminal Law section can be reached by clicking here.

The New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
One of the most comprhensive collections of links for the defense on the web.

The Legal Pad's Criminal Law Page
A good collection of criminal law reference materials.

Free Advice's Criminal Law Page
A good summary of basic criminal law concepts and terms.

Criminal Defense Issues
A good collection of basic criminal law issues and law.

A Law Review Search Engine
A consortium of law schools put this site together to help you find relevant law review articles.

CrimeLynx Home Page
A great collection of resources for the criminal defense lawyer.

The National Legal Aid and Defender Association's Performance Guidelines for Criminal Defense Representation
This is what a criminal defense lawyer is supposed to do.

The U.S. Attorney's Manual and Bulletin
Find out how the other side is supposed to act.

The National Speed Trap Registry
This site also has listings of the types of unmarked cars police use on patrol.

http://www.dcdla.org/index.html
The Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (DCDLA) is a non-profit professional association of attorneys who practice criminal defense law in Dallas County, Texas and other counties in the DFW Metroplex.

http://www.tcdla.com
To protect and ensure by rule of law those individuals rights guaranteed by the Texas and Federal Constitutions in criminal cases; resist the constant efforts which are being made to curtail these rights; to encourage cooperation between lawyers engaged in the furtherance of these objectives through educational programs and other assistance; and through this cooperation, education and assistance to promote justice and the common good.

http://www5.law.com/tx
Large Databaase of daily news and commentary as it pertains to the law field.

http://www.law.washington.edu/ipnw
Innocence Project Northwest (“IPNW”) is a non-profit group of attorneys, professors, and students working to free innocent prisoners.

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us
Information updates to this web site occur approximately 15 minutes to 1 hour after the information is entered into the legislature's internal computer system. The internal system is updated as soon as or shortly after legislative events occur.

http://www.house.state.tx.us
Information on the Texas State House of Representatives.

http://www.lrl.state.tx.us
The primary purpose of the Legislative Reference Library is to satisfy the research and reference demands of the Legislature, its committees and staff, and, where possible within that framework, to assist other state departments and agencies and the general public with legislative research.

http://www.oag.state.tx.us/newspubs/opeds/199912drink.htm
Information on Texas lowering the bar for drunk driving offenses.

http://www.co.harris.tx.us/hcll
Harris County Legal Reference Library.

http://library.law.smu.edu
Underwood Law Library Dedman School of Law Southern Methodist University.

www.tarrantcounty.com
Tarrant County is an urban county located in the north central part of Texas. Fort Worth serves as the county seat to a county population of approximately 1.4 million citizens. This is the County's online Web Source.

http://www.law.utexas.edu/us5th/us5th.html
The University of Texas Online Law Library.

http://www.law.ou.edu/library
The University of Oklahoma Law Library Online.

Licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas. Licenciado por el Corte Supremo de Texas.
Not Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
No Estan Certificados por la Mesa Directiva de Especializaciones
Legales del Estado de Texas.

The information you obtain at this site is not, nor is it intended to be, legal advice. This has been prepared by Andrew M. Chatham for informational purposes only. We do not intend to create an attorney-client relationship between our firm and the recipient of the information contained on the pages that follow. You should consult an attorney for individual advice regarding your situation.