Russ Hunt Jr Criminal Defense

Excellent news series which thoughtfully raises significant questions about mental health issues in the criminal justice system. The series specifically discusses two of my recent trial cases that arose from the tragic loss of police officers' lives to mentally ill offenders.

http://kxan.com/fallen/episode-1/

Fallen | Episode 1 — Mental Illness: Overwhelming Theme in Police Murders Since 2000, 79 Texas peace officers have been shot and killed in the line of duty. In a third of the cases, the killers showed signs of mental illness before their crimes.

Reminder: some evidence is required to prove up expunction if any party objects. http://wp.me/p5kJa4-gb

Some Evidence Required for Expunction of Arrest Record | Russell Hunt, Jr. 512-930-0860 Expunctions erase records of wrongful arrestThe Waco court of appeals this week threw out an expunction that had been granted despite the fact that the DPS didn't even show up to the hearing. In this case, the applicant had filed the appropriate request for expunction, and the DA was present during…