Author: George Napier
What Happens When Prosecutors Fail to Disclose Evidence in a Texas Criminal Case?
Written and reviewed by George Napier, Founding Attorney at The Napier Law Firm, former Montgomery County Assistant District Attorney who served as a chief prosecutor and as a felony prosecutor. A criminal case can change fast when the defense learns, mid-trial, that the prosecution held back exculpatory evidence it should have turned over before testimony […]
Read MoreThe Right to a Public Trial During Voir Dire in Texas: What Hernandez v. State Means
Written and reviewed by George Napier, Founding Attorney at The Napier Law Firm, former Montgomery County Assistant District Attorney who served as a chief prosecutor and as a felony prosecutor. Status note: On May 19, 2026, Houston’s Fourteenth Court of Appeals issued a published opinion reversing Mauricio Alfaro Hernandez’s conviction and remanding the case for […]
Read MoreTexas Speedy-Trial Rights: When Delay and Refiling Go Too Far
Written and reviewed by George Napier, Founding Attorney at The Napier Law Firm, former Montgomery County Assistant District Attorney who served as a chief prosecutor and as a felony prosecutor. A Texas criminal case can be dismissed and refiled. That does not give the State an unlimited right to restart the prosecution every time trial […]
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