Congratulations to attorney Morgan Walker, Associate of Blizzard and Zimmerman Attorneys. Morgan was sworn in today by Federal Magistrate Judge John R. Parker and was admitted to the bar of the Northern District of Texas. Newly-admitted attorneys are formally sworn in with an oath of admission. This allows her to practice in the United States…
The reversal of Clinton Young’s murder conviction in Midland County, Texas, due to prosecutorial misconduct,offers hope to the loved ones of those incarcerated in Texas state prisons. This decision also brings new hope to over 300 individuals who were convicted of criminal charges in Midland County over the past 20 years. It also brings hope…
Important Information for anyone with a conviction out of Midland County, Texas! If you had a Midland County conviction over the past 20 years there are exciting developments from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA). On September 22, 2021 the CCA reversed the conviction of death row inmate Clinton Young on his habeas application….
There are many mistakes you can make when filing your 11.07 Writ of Habeas Corpus application, but there are four particular mistakes that could be devastating if you accidentally make them, so I’m here today to write about the four biggest mistakes you can make when you file your 11.07 Writ of Habeas Corpus application….
Learn how a messed-up plea bargain had left an Abilene, Texas man in prison with no hope for release. He was promised a two year sentence, but it turns out mistakes were made with his plea agreement. Until we filed an 11.07 Writ of Habeas Corpus application. Persistence on the part of Joshua Beaver-Gaines’ wife…
You’ve probably read my writings before about how ineffective assistance of counsel is one of the most powerful grounds in an 11.07 Writ of Habeas Corpus application. That’s why today I wanted to walk you through some examples of the types of Ineffective Assistance of Counsel claims that can be used as a ground for…
Blizzard and Zimmerman partner Jacob Blizzard has been selected a Super Lawyer Texas Rising Star. Jacob is recognized by the State Bar of Texas Board of Legal Specialization as a criminal law and criminal appeal specialist and Capital Murder Appellate List Qualified, 7th Judicial Region of Texas. According to Super Lawyers, he received the Texas…
Many innocent people are tragically convicted and sent to prison, so today I decided to write about some statistics about exonerations in cases and just how proficient the system is at putting innocent people in prison. Many times throughout my practice I’ve seen that there are many people who are exonerated and there are some…
Hello again, and today, I wanted to talk to you about another issue that can be fought in post-conviction relief: juvenile certifications. Suppose someone has been tragically sentenced to a lifetime or a very long period of time in prison when that person was actually just a child. That person was 16 years old or…
Hello There. Today I would like to write about the 11.07 writ process as it pertains to immigration consequences and how those things might lead to relief for you. If you were not a citizen in the United States or you were here on permanent residency status, that fact may have been affected by your…
