Dallas Cracks Down On Laser Pointer Crimes
Earlier this year, a Dallas medic aboard a care flight helicopter was injured while caring for a patient. The injury was not caused by the actions of the pilot or faulty medical equipment but from a...
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Happy Independence Day!
We here at Cofer Law would like to wish all of our clients and friends a happy 4th of July! As you light your grills and crack your beers please be aware of a liberty that you will not have; the right...
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Cody attended Texas Tech University School of Law where he graduated with his Doctor of Jurisprudence and Masters of Business Administration in 2008. He developed trial skills competing throughout the...
View ArticleTexas Man Should Be Exonerated Based On Recent DNA Testing
The ordeal began in 1990, when a young woman was raped by a black man, in a white ski mask in her room at a Dallas motel. The victim, a 16 year old white woman, pulled her attacker’s mask up while...
View ArticleEnsuring Justice through Criminal Defense and Conviction Integrity
The unfortunate fact about the criminal law system is that human errors are oftentimes unavoidable and leave huge flaws within the system. Unclear testimonies, poor eye witness accounts, and a...
View ArticleSmart Legalization: The Importance of Information & Price
As Colorado took the first step into the realm of legalization, the remaining states looked on in anticipation. Some guessed that the streets would be filled with pot smokers committing random acts of...
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Race Statistics Raise Question of Justice System Fairness
African Americans make up about 12 percent of the Texas general population. However, if you look at the percentage of male inmates from ages 20 to 24, you see that African Americans make up 42 percent...
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Cody Cofer | Faculty for Criminal Defense Trial Skills
Cody Cofer | Faculty at Center for American and International Law Center Criminal Defense Trial Skills and Trial Law Program We had an amazing group at this year at CAIL Criminal Defense Trial College....
View ArticleVoir Dire with Toby Shook in Collin County, TX
Thank You Toby Shook for Letting me Tag Along I had the privilege of sitting second chair with one of the State’s finest trial attorneys, Toby Shook. Until I showed up on the Collin County Courthouse...
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Brain Wiping for Criminal Rehabilitation
One Flew Over the Spotless Mind The Future of Lobotomy in Criminal Justice I couldn’t help but think about Chief holding a pillow over Mac Murphy’s face when I listened to an interview on NPR about...
View ArticleThe Great Forensics Faux Pas of Bexar County
In 2013, Annie Dookhan, a chemist in one of Boston’s crime labs, made headlines when she pleaded guilty to 27 accounts of misleading investigators, filing false reports and tampering with evidence....
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Immigration Intersecting with Criminal Law
Thanks Texas A&M School of Law Immigration Law Initiative Immigration Intersecting with Criminal LawThanks for the mug Texas A&M School of Law! I was privileged to speak today at Texas A&M...
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Is it illegal to spank a child in Texas?
Spanking Your Children in Texas Spanking children falls under the Texas law prohibiting “Injury to a Child” located in the Texas Penal Code. Spanking a child (under 15 years old) is a Third Degree...
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News Dr. Nizam Peerwani | Witness in Michele Williams Trial
Tarrant County Medical Examiner Dr. Nizam Peerwani Testifies at Murder Trial Photo from Fort Worth Star Telegram Gallery Media coverage has highlighted many of the witnesses that have testified in the...
View ArticleTexas Criminal Law
Criminal Law in Texas Texas criminal law involves prosecution by the State of a person for an act or omission that has been designated by the Texas legislature as a crime. In criminal cases for crimes...
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Evidence Excluded for Illegal Search in Texas
Search for Evidence in Criminal Cases Exclusionary Rule for Illegally Obtained Evidence In every criminal case an attorney must examine the seizure of evidence for violations of a client’s...
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COFER LAW moved to 300 Throckmorton St., Suite 500
Cody Cofer and his criminal defense firm moved! New Location 300 Throckmorton Street, Suite 500 After almost 4 years of growing our firm at 111 Houston, we decided it was time to make a change. One...
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Cody Cofer Speaker, Faculty, and Writing Credits
Criminal Law Specialist Cody Cofer Teaches and Learns Texas Continuing Legal Education in Criminal Defense Every lawyer in Texas must complete at least 15 hours of continuing education to maintain...
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CPS in Criminal Cases 2014
Cody Cofer Speaker | CPS in Criminal Cases Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association If you practice criminal law for very long your clients will come to you about Child Protective Services...
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Signup for CAIL Evidence Bootcamp Nov. 6-7
Register Now for 2014 Evidence Bootcamp Every lawyer needs to sharpen their tools of the trade. This evidence workshop is directed by Jerry Howeth, an Austin attorney who is recognized as an expert in...
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