Recent Posts by Erik Nelson

The face of the judiciary in Harris County has changed. With this historic sweep, We have lost great jurists Marc Carter being first on my list but, there are many others. We have also lost some real scoundrels. I have been impressed with some of the judges that won in the blue wave. Notably, I was in trial in front of Hazel Jones and was pleased by her fairness. While I am certain that some…

Franzoni and Nelson is pleased to announce that both Mr. Franzoni and Mr. Nelson have been selected as “Lawyers of Distinction” for 2018. Mr. Nelson’s Profile Mr. Franzoni’s Profile  

Recently it has come to light that Harris County Constable Precinct 4 had at least one employee destroying evidence from their evidence locker. According to Devon Anderson this could affect up to 20,000 pieces of evidence, and hundreds if not thousands of criminal cases. Precinct 4 is on the north side of Houston right where my home offices are located. precinct map This information has been available to the D.A. since January of this year…

In another example of the desire to win being prioritized over a duty to seek justice Harris County District Attorney’s office has been sued in federal court for imprisoning a rape victim during the trial of her attacker. Article can be found here. This, like my earlier post about the death medals in Montgomery County, is emblematic of the culture issues in DA’s offices where using any and all means to secure a conviction is…

I appeared on HCCLA’s reasonable doubt recently for a 60 second law lesson. Here is the video, I cover the basics on what to do if a police officer asks to set up and interview with you.