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Texas Criminal Jury Charges
by Elizabeth Berry George GallagherTexas Criminal Jury Charges provides the most comprehensive and authoritative set of criminal jury charges available in Texas. This affordable resource offers more than 650 pre-drafted instructions, detailed legal discussions with 1,100 supporting citations, and dozens of strategies. Use it to: * Plan winning pretrial strategies * Spot and set-up issues * Identify evidence requirements * Negotiate favorable plea bargains * Win important instructional battles * Deliver better results for your clients The book's jury charges cover the full range of crimes, from manslaughter to capital murder, from assault to aggravated sexual assault, from handling waste without permits to unauthorized discharge of pollutant, and hundreds more. Before each set of charges you will find an analysis of the underlying law, complete with exceptions, caveats, and practice tips.
Texas Criminal Law: Principles And Practices
by Jerry L. DowlingFor undergraduate courses in Texas Criminal Law Criminal Law in the Lone Star State Texas Criminal Law: Principles and Practices provides an in-depth review of Texas criminal law while highlighting how Texas legal sanctions differ from other states. Its state-specific focus on terminology and laws makes this an ideal text for readers planning to serve in the Texas criminal justice system. The Second Edition uses historical references and inter-state comparisons to examine the Texas criminal law system in varied contexts. The book uses real world examples of the day-to-day application of laws by law enforcement to connect major concepts to their practical application in the field. A scholarly presentation is balanced by an informal tone, making Texas Criminal Law interesting and easily digestible for readers.
Texas Criminal Lawyer’s Handbook
by Mark Daniel Robert GillMark Daniel and Judge Robert K. Gill, two of the most respected criminal law authorities in the state, have rejuvenated and expanded Paul McClung's beloved criminal casebook. Here is ready access to key Texas criminal law precedent. Find winning arguments, evaluate key issues, anticipate the opposition's moves, and locate case support with Texas Criminal Lawyer's Handbook. This authoritative work provides practical and detailed coverage of today's tough issues: * Admissibility of DNA Evidence * Batson Challenges * Challenges for Cause * Child Abuse Evidence * Child Witnesses * Confessions * Discovery Issues * Hate Crimes * Illegal Searches * Ineffective Counsel * Prior Sexual Conduct * Probable Cause * Probation Revocation Issues * Sentencing Issues Now Texas Criminal Lawyer's Handbook contains three types of helpful information skillfully woven together in a quick-reading, easy-to-follow reference guide: 1. Authoritative legal analysis. 2. Timesaving forms and checklists. 3. Practice tips. Search and seizure Strategies for cross-examination Discovery Jury selection Trial objections The most comprehensive and respected criminal practice guide in Texas, providing everything you need to help you prepare for, and win, criminal trials. Covers more than 250 topics. The Handbook also gives you in-depth practice advice on constitutional rights, documentary evidence, scientific evidence, impeachment techniques, punishment, and more.
Texas Driver Handbook
by Texas Department of Public Safety Driver License DivisionWith a view to to help you qualify for a Texas driver license, and become a safer driver, this handbook provides you with accurate information on traffic laws, clear images of road signs, examples of common driving situations, and general safety tips.
Texas DTPA Forms and Practice Guide
by David G. TekellRevisions to the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act continue to give consumers more hurdles to overcome. The courts are strict in determining which DTPA cases fit within the "laundry list" pleading provisions. A "knowing" violation is required for all mental anguish damages. And in some cases, damage caps may eliminate DTPA protection altogether. Overcome DTPA defenses and win tough Insurance Code cases with Tekell's Texas DTPA Forms and Practice Guide. This useful guide includes over 290 forms, from custom Insurance Code interrogatories and pattern deposition questions through jury charges to laundry list questions and trial objection checklists. You will also find detailed legal discussions and step-by-step procedures in every major consumer law category, including: * Purchase of goods and services * Investments and business opportunities * Home and land purchases * Assisted living facilities * Commercial property leases * Construction defects * Lender liability
Texas DWI Manual
by Deandra M. GrantIncludes hundreds of trial-tested questions and accompanying explanations that can be used to create compelling cross-examinations of the State's witnesses.
Texas Employment Law
by James Tanner Rogge Dunn Kristi Taylor Jane Matheson Rani Garcia John Browning John Hagan Steven Clark Wade Forsman Joel Gomez Steven Ladik Laura Franze Bryan Neal Justin SmithTexas-Specific Answers to Employment Law Questions The first and best place to look for employment advice is Laura Franze's Texas Employment Law. It provides well-supported answers to both common and difficult questions, annotating its suggestions with 3,800 cases and 156 forms. The book includes over 60 substantive discovery and pleading forms, omission-preventing checklists and outlines, time-saving letters, authoritative jury instructions, dispute-avoiding employment agreements, and artfully-drafted motions. There are nine well-supported chapters covering all types of employment discrimination - disability, sexual harassment, FMLA, race, sex, and age. It also includes substantive and procedural analysis of the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act and its remedies, over 150 pages on workplace torts, with comprehensive coverage of interference with business interests, violations of business covenants, trade secret and privacy issues, defamation, negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, fraud and more. Authoritative coverage of the traditional issues of wages, hours, and overtime, along with safety and health, employee benefits, unemployment compensation, employer record-keeping and internal policies. Additionally, Texas Employment Law includes the law of employment agreements - written, oral, and implied. Constructive discharge and the Sabine Pilot doctrine. Proper and improper methods of employee selection. Employment-oriented immigration laws and much more. The first and best place to look for employment answers is Laura Franze's Texas Employment Law Authoritative guidance is provided in this detailed analysis of local and federal cases and statutes covering: Employment contracts, Wages, hours & overtime, Employee safety & health, Immigration issues, Pension, Health & welfare benefits, Privacy issues, FMLA Wrongful discharge, Constructive discharge, Sexual harassment, Disability discrimination, Race, sex, and age discrimination, Arbitration of employment claims, and a thorough discussion of whistleblower protection under Sarbanes-Oxley, as well as practical advice on the impact of the law for employers and employees.
Texas Estate Planning
by Dianne ReisSpeed is important when you charge fixed fees for creating wills and trusts, but imprecise drafting can lead to costly errors. When novel situations demand quick answers and custom clauses, turn to Dianne Reis' Texas Estate Planning. Her big book contains over 40 Texas-specific pattern wills and trusts annotated with alternate clauses, pitfalls to avoid, practice tips, recent cases, tax considerations, and more. For example, you receive: * Pattern clauses. Drafting recommendations include sample clauses that you can copy and paste. * Direct answers. Issue-oriented text is to-the-point, delivered without hedging, and is well-supported with recent cases. * Flow charts. Use the handouts to help your clients understand how particular types of assets affect the estate plan. * Tax considerations. Consequences and opportunities are clearly presented and supported with examples. Every estate planning attorney needs a base of ready answers, clauses, and documents. This affordable guide will add many reliable answers and over 80 forms to your collection.
Texas Law For The Social Worker: A 2016 Sourcebook
by Vicki Hansen J. Ray HaysTEXAS LAW FOR THE SOCIAL WORKER: A 2016 SOURCEBOOK provides licensed social workers, social work students, and professors with the key legal and policy issues specific to the state of Texas today. Issues directly affecting practitioners and their students have been carefully selected from statutes, case laws, official archives of the Attorney General Opinions and Open Records Opinions, the Social Work Practice Act, and the NASW Code of Ethics. No other compilation of such critical, up-to-date material exists for the state of Texas. New up-to-date material from 83rd Legislative Session!
Texas Law for the Social Worker: A Sourcebook
by Jay Ray Hays Robert McPhersonTexas Law for the Social Worker provides licensed social workers, social work students, and professors with the key legal and policy issues specific to the state of Texas today. <p><p>Issues directly affecting practitioners and their students have been carefully selected from statutes, case laws, official archives of the Attorney General Opinions and Open Records Opinions. <p><p>No other compilation of such critical, up-to-date material exists for the state of Texas. Produced in collaboration with the Texas Psychological Association.
Texas Pretrial Practice
by Dan Boyd Scott BristerA step-by-step outline format and proven practice tips help you avoid pitfalls. Procedure and law outlines in the publication are supported by 2,700 case citations summarized in plain English. Texas Pretrial: Step by Step When civil procedure challenges arise, sage advice can make a big difference in your hours, stress, and results. Texas Pretrial Practice probes every step of civil procedure before trial. This problem-solving manual covers each portion of pretrial procedure and focuses on the issues that arise in pleading, motions, and discovery. Chief Justice Scott Brister of the 14th Court of Appeals and veteran Dallas trial lawyer Dan Boyd have set a new standard of excellence for Texas legal resources with thorough coverage of: Jurisdiction & venue Pleadings Citation & service of process Special exceptions Defaults TROs & injunctions Privileges Motion practice Discovery disputes Depositions Requests for admission Inspection of documents Interrogatories Physical & mental exams Settlement & ADR Summary judgment Outline format and tight writing. The frequent headings, short paragraphs, plain English, and clear writing speed your access and understanding. Chapter tabs and a detailed index make searching quick and easy. Proven practice tips. Advantages and disadvantages, cautions, caveats, examples, tactics, tips, and more keep you clear of pitfalls and help you plot strategy. Recent cases. Legal principles are supported with current, summarized cases rather than lengthy string citations with no differentiation. Direct answers to tough discovery questions. Texas Pretrial Practice provides authoritative and direct responses to every discovery issues. And much more--nine detailed chapters are devoted to discovery issues. Procedure and law outlines are supported by 3,200 cases and over 220 forms. Principles of law are illustrated with recent case examples, not strings of undifferentiated case citations. And the book is packed with tips on how to: * Avoid and fix mistakes * Resolve peripheral disputes * Craft better documents * Answer ethical questions * Process cases efficiently * Improve your advocacy Texas Pretrial Practice delivers quick and reliable answers with its fast-access outline format, tight writing, superb scholarship, and extensive citations. Its practice-tested forms speed drafting.
Texas Probate Forms and Procedures
by Keith BranyonNo better timesaver exists than a well-drafted, on-point form. Here are over 170, plus a law-and-procedure outline. Keith Branyon's formbook will help you deal with the ever-increasing pressure to do more in less time, covering each procedural step with: * The relevant code sections. * Summaries of the interpretive cases. * Advice for avoiding common pitfalls. * A complete collection of practice-proven forms. All forms are custom-drafted in plain English specifically for use in Texas by one of the state's top probate practitioners. Here are some of the topics covered by the book's many forms: * Initial representation * Independent administration * Dependent administration * Other options * Creditors * Foreign wills * Contested matters
Texas Rangers: Lives, Legend, And Legacy
by Bob Alexander Donaly E. BriceAuthors Bob Alexander and Donaly E. Brice grappled with several issues when deciding how to relate a general history of the Texas Rangers. Should emphasis be placed on their frontier defense against Indians, or focus more on their role as guardians of the peace and statewide law enforcers? What about the tumultuous Mexican Revolution period, 1910-1920? And how to deal with myths and legends such as One Riot, One Ranger? <p><p> Texas Rangers: Lives, Legend, and Legacy is the authors’ answer to these questions, a one-volume history of the Texas Rangers. The authors begin with the earliest Rangers in the pre-Republic years in 1823 and take the story up through the Republic, Mexican War, and Civil War. Then, with the advent of the Frontier Battalion, the authors focus in detail on each company A through F, relating what was happening within each company concurrently. Thereafter, Alexander and Brice tell the famous episodes of the Rangers that forged their legend, and bring the story up through the twentieth century to the present day in the final chapters.
Texas Real Estate Agency
by Loretta DeHayYour duties as an agent are important! Make sure you know what's expected. Learn what you need to know to obtain a real estate license and understand relationships created in real estate transactions. The Real Estate License Act (TRELA) requires agency as a course of study for everyone seeking a real estate license. This edition focuses on all statutory topics and ethical standards required by TRELA for a prelicensing core course in agency law. Test your knowledge with exam questions after every unit.
Texas Rules of Form: The Greenbook
by University of Texas School of LawThe 14th edition of The Greenbook includes significant updates, including: The addition of cross-references to the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure to the petition history tables A new petition history designation: "petition pending" Increased cross-referencing both internally and to The Bluebook Clarification of administrative citations in the Texas Register Updated information about the ongoing codification and revision of Texas statutes A new quick-reference table for rule abbreviations Updated citation examples throughout
Texas Small-Firm Practice Tools
by Cindy StormerThe latest edition of Texas Small-Firm Practice Tools includes updated citations and substantive coverage to reflect the implementation of the Estates Code, as well as new and revised text on a broad range of topics, including: * Business records affidavits * Collateral consequences of a DWI * Criminal discovery under the Michael Morton Act * Management trusts for disabled persons You also receive 31 new and revised forms to help you work more efficiently. Texas Small-Firm Practice Tools is the one resource you need to stay current on Texas law and practice. Order your copy today . . . Texas Legal Checklists Pilots and accountants have long relied on checklists to avoid omissions. Your legal work deserves the same care, especially if you handle a variety of practice areas. Bring order and method to your practice, tackle new areas with confidence, and avoid omissions and wasted effort with the task checklists in Cindy Stormer's Small-Firm Practice Tools. These checklists break big jobs like probating a will, filing a divorce, forming a corporation, preparing for trial, and dozens more into manageable tasks. You receive: Civil litigation checklists Car accident checklists Business checklists Divorce checklists Estate checklists Criminal checklists Over 560 Texas FormsEach of the 16 practice areas in Cindy Stormer's Small-Firm Practice Tools is supported with a: (1) summary of the essential law and procedures, and (2) collection of custom-drafted, time-tested forms in both print and on Jamesforms.com.
The Texas Supreme Court: A Narrative History, 1836-1986
by James L. Haley"Few people realize that in the area of law, Texas began its American journey far ahead of most of the rest of the country, far more enlightened on such subjects as women's rights and the protection of debtors. " Thus James Haley begins this highly readable account of the Texas Supreme Court. The first book-length history of the Court published since 1917, it tells the story of the Texas Supreme Court from its origins in the Republic of Texas to the political and philosophical upheavals of the mid-1980s. Using a lively narrative style rather than a legalistic approach, Haley describes the twists and turns of an evolving judiciary both empowered and constrained by its dual ties to Spanish civil law and English common law. He focuses on the personalities and judicial philosophies of those who served on the Supreme Court, as well as on the interplay between the Court's rulings and the state's unique history in such areas as slavery, women's rights, land and water rights, the rise of the railroad and oil and gas industries, Prohibition, civil rights, and consumer protection. The book is illustrated with more than fifty historical photos, many from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It concludes with a detailed chronology of milestones in the Supreme Court's history and a list, with appointment and election dates, of the more than 150 justices who have served on the Court since 1836.
Text and Materials on the Criminal Justice Process
by Nicola Padfield Jonathan BildHighlighting key issues in Criminal Justice that students need to consider, the Fifth Edition of this popular text contains a wide and varied selection of materials which help to explain the evolution of the criminal justice process in England and Wales since the early 1990s. Statutes, case law, empirical research and official and unofficial reports, as well as theoretical perspectives and academic comment are woven together and contextualized by the accompanying narrative to provide an authoritative account of the recent development of the criminal justice system. Fully updated, this Fifth Edition explores the issues around: • the introduction of Police and Crime Commissioners; • the contracting out of probation services; • the significant reforms to legal aid funding; • the challenges to trial by jury posed by the internet. This book also helpfully directs students to further reading by chapter to provide next steps for research. Written in an accessible style, Text and Materials on the Criminal Justice Process is a valuable resource for students of criminal justice.
Text, Cases and Materials on Contract Law
by James Devenney Richard StoneWritten by leading authors in the field, this clear and highly accessible volume provides full coverage of the topics commonly found in the contract law syllabus, alongside up-to-date illustrative case examples and stimulating commentary. Composed of approximately one-quarter authors’ commentaries and three-quarters cases and materials, including academics’ articles and extracts from books and Law Commission papers, this book takes account of a variety of theoretical perspectives, including economic, relational and empirical conceptions of the law. This book facilitates the development of personal study skills and encourages readers to engage with the leading academic commentaries in the area. Features to support your learning include: ? chapter introductions to highlight the salient features under discussion and signpost topics to guide readers through this comprehensive text; ? additional reading listed at the end of each chapter to assist further study and independent research; ? clear and attractive text design that differentiates between the authors’ commentaries and the materials; ? a companion website that provides skills materials and self-assessment tasks to help further your learning. The range of material covered, straightforward style and targeted updates to this fourth edition make Text, Cases and Materials on Contract Law a comprehensive and invaluable resource for all undergraduate and postgraduate students of contract law.
Text, Cases and Materials on Contract Law
by Richard Stone James DevenneyComposed of approximately one-quarter authors' commentaries and three-quarters cases and materials, including academics' articles and extracts from books and Law Commission papers, this book facilitates the development of personal study skills and encourages readers to engage with the leading commentaries in the area. Clearly signposted chapter introductions highlight the salient features under discussion and additional reading collected at the end of each chapter guides further study and independent research. The range of material covered and the straightforward style makes Text, Cases and Materials on Contract Law an invaluable resource for all undergraduate students of contract law.
Text, Cases and Materials on Contract Law
by Richard Stone James DevenneyWritten by leading authors in the field, this clear and highly accessible volume provides full coverage of the topics commonly found in the contract law syllabus, alongside up-to-date illustrative case examples and stimulating commentary. Composed of approximately one-quarter authors’ commentaries and three-quarters cases and materials, including academics’ articles and extracts from books and Law Commission papers, this book takes account of a variety of theoretical perspectives, including economic, relational and empirical conceptions of the law. This book facilitates the development of personal study skills and encourages readers to engage with the leading academic commentaries in the area. Features to support your learning include: chapter introductions to highlight the salient features under discussion and signpost topics to guide readers through this comprehensive text; additional reading listed at the end of each chapter to assist further study and independent research; clear and attractive text design that differentiates between the authors’ commentaries and the materials; a companion website that provides skills materials and self-assessment tasks to help further your learning. The range of material covered, straightforward style and targeted updates to this fifth edition make Text, Cases and Materials on Contract Law a comprehensive and invaluable resource for all undergraduate and postgraduate students of contract law.
Text, Cases and Materials on Equity and Trusts
by Mohamed RamjohnText, Cases and Materials on Equity and Trusts has been considerably revised to broaden the focus of the text in line with most LLB core courses to encompass equity, remedies and injunctions and to take account of recent major statutory and case law developments. The new edition features increased pedagogical support to outline key points and principles and improve navigation; 'notes' to encourage students to reflect on areas of complexity or controversy; and self-test questions to consolidate learning at the end of each chapter. New to this edition: is a detailed examination of The Civil Partnership Act 2004 and the Charities Act 2006 important case law developments such as Stack v Dowden (constructive trusts and family assets), Oxley v Hiscock (quantification of family assets), Barlow Clowes v Eurotrust (review of the test for dishonesty), Abou-Ramah v Abacha (dishonest assistance and change of position defence), AG for Zambia v Meer Care & Desai (review of the test for dishonesty), Horley Town Football Club (gifts to unincorporated association), Re Loftus (defences of limitation, estoppel and laches), Templeton Insurance v Penningtons Solicitors (Quistclose trust and damages) and many more are new chapters on the equitable remedies of specific performance, injunctions, rectification, rescission and account are extracts from the Law Commission’s Reports and consultation papers on ‘Sharing Homes’ and ‘Trustee Exemption Clauses’ as well as key academic literature and debates. The structure and style of previous editions have been retained, with an emphasis on introductory text and case extracts of sufficient length to allow students to develop analytical and critical skills in reading legal judgments. Substantial author commentary helps the text give the flow, coherence and direction of a textbook whilst providing the reader with a wide range of primary and secondary material from a variety of sources. A supporting Companion Website provides twice-annual updates to the cases and legislation discussed within the text; answers to the questions contained within the text, and sample essay questions. http://www.routledgecavendish.com/textbooks/9780415442947
Text, Cases and Materials on European Union Law
by John Tillotson Nigel FosterText, Cases and Materials on European Union Law provides students with a clear and comprehensive guide to the main constitutional, institutional and substantive features of EU law.
Text, Cases and Materials on Medical Law and Ethics
by Marc Stauch Kay WheatText, Cases and Materials on Medical Law and Ethics presents a valuable collection of materials relating to often controversial areas of the law. Comprising extracts from statutes, cases and scholarly articles alongside expert author commentary and guidance which signposts the key issues and principles, this book is an ideal companion to this increasingly popular subject. Fully revised, this new edition incorporates expanded content, including: updated coverage of consent and decision making, including the the Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board (2015) judgment; the impacts of the EC directive for clinical trials and GDPR on the research use of patient data; and discussion of other recent developments in the case law, including the 2017 Charlie Gard litigation, the 2016 Privy Council decision in Williams v Bermuda on negligence causation, and the UK Supreme Court judgment in A & B v SS for Health (2017) on funding for patients from Northern Ireland seeking terminations elsewhere. Providing a comprehensive and up-to-date resource on this topical area of the law, this textbook is an invaluable reference tool for students of medical law as well as those studying medicine.
Text, Cases and Materials on Public Law and Human Rights
by Alexander Williams Helen Fenwick Gavin PhillipsonThis book interweaves an authoritative authorial commentary – significantly expanded from the last edition - with extracts from a diverse and contemporary collection of cases and materials from three leading academics in the field. It provides an all-encompassing student guide to constitutional, administrative and UK human rights law. This fourth edition provides comprehensive coverage of all recent developments, including the Fixed Term Parliaments Act 2011, restrictions on judicial review (Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015), changes to judicial appointments (Crime and Courts Act 2013), the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum, Scotland Act 2016 and draft Wales Bill 2016. Recent devolution cases in the Supreme Court, including Imperial Tobacco (2012) and Asbestos Diseases (2015) are fully analysed, as is the 2015 introduction of English Votes for English Laws. The remarkable Evans (2015) ‘Black Spider memos’ case is considered in a number of chapters. The common law rights resurgence seen in Osborn (2013), BBC (2014) and Kennedy (2014) is analysed in several places, along with other key developments in judicial review such as Keyu (2015) and Pham (2015). Ongoing parliamentary reform in both Lords and Commons, including major advances in controlling prerogative powers, are fully explained, as is the adaptation of the core Executive to Coalition Government (2010-2015). There is comprehensive coverage of key Strasbourg and HRA cases (Horncastle (2010), Nicklinson (2014), Moohan (2014), Carlile (2014)), and those in core areas of freedom of expression, police powers and public order (Animal Defenders (2013), Beghal (2015), Roberts (2015), Miranda (2016)) and the prisoners’ voting rights saga, up to Chester (2015).