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Richard Haynes & Associates, P.C.
4300 Scotland Street
Houston, TX 77007-7394
Phone: work(713) 868-1111
Fax: fax(713) 863-9934
Richard Haynes
Richard "Racehorse" Haynes (born April 3, 1927) is a Texas criminal defense attorney. TIME magazine once referred to him as one of the top six criminal lawyers in America. A native of Houston, Texas, he graduated from the University of Houston Law Center in 1956. He has been involved in landmark cases such as The State of Texas v. John Hill (a basis for the book Blood and Money), and the notorious T. Cullen Davis murder trial. He also represented Morganna, a.k.a. "The Kissing Bandit."
At a late 1970's American Bar Association seminar in New York [1], Mr. Haynes explained how to plead in the alternative:
Say you sue me because you say my dog bit you. Well, now this is my defense:
* My dog doesn't bite.
* And second, in the alternative, my dog was tied up that night.
* And third, I don't believe you really got bit.
* And fourth, I don't have a dog.
Mr. Haynes currently resides in Houston, Texas and continues to actively practice law.
ABA journal RRH
There was a time when Richard “Racehorse” Haynes had his clients thank judges and juries at the end of their trials. But back-to-back cases in the 1970s changed his mind about that.
First, a Texas jury had just found his client not guilty on all counts, when Haynes told the court his client had something to say.
“Ladies and gentlemen, I want to thank each and every one of you,” the client stated. “And I promise you that I will never, ever do it again.”
A few weeks later, another Haynes client was acquitted. Again, the defendant thanked the judge and jury, only to be interrupted by the judge.
“Don’t thank me, you little turd,” the judge said. “You and I both know you’re guilty.”
Living and learning, says Haynes, is the key to being a good trial lawyer. If you don’t try something, you will never know if it would have worked. And Haynes admits he’s tried a lot of things.
“If you go in for heart surgery,” he says, “you want a surgeon who has done it a few times before.”
Indeed, Haynes is the master of courtroom theatrics. He once shocked himself with a cattle prod in open court to show the jury that, while it “hurts like hell, it’s not deadly.” Another time, he threatened to drive a nail through his hand to prove to the jury that it wasn’t really that painful. And he once cross-examined an empty witness chair in an effort to mock opposing counsel.
But these courtroom demonstrations are not the reason that Racehorse Haynes is a legend. The reason is his extraordinary success.
During his five decades of practice, he’s represented 40 clients facing capital punishment; not one has been sentenced to death.
Originally posted by incrediblelousminds
Is discussing an ongoing court case on an open forum something your attorney would advise?
Originally posted by ripcontrol
reply to post by incrediblelousminds
At this time this is in addition to another thread all I have posted... I am using a two pronged defense in case I have no attorney for this...
I have given no basics just what your gonna find online about the case....
Originally posted by amongus
Originally posted by ripcontrol
reply to post by incrediblelousminds
At this time this is in addition to another thread all I have posted... I am using a two pronged defense in case I have no attorney for this...
I have given no basics just what your gonna find online about the case....
Ok. So you will have an attorney though, right? You gave names and bios for some, why we at ats would care is beyond me. But, im no attorney and even I know what you are doing in a public forum is just stupid.
Originally posted by ripcontrol
reply to post by amongus
good person I have been fighting for over two years a holding action with little to no hope of victory...
then this hits....
The other reason I even posted this is also two point...
She has lied cheated and stole the whole way.... this is the first solid thing that has been found... by solid I mean it does not matter what is done or said... a clear cut procedural violation with 14th amendment implications has occurred....
to raise awareness that when dealing with the law to remember this... Information gets left out of reports by those that file... In this it does not relieve the offending parties of responsibility but makes several people aware of what to look for in cases they may have....
Originally posted by amongus
Originally posted by ripcontrol
reply to post by amongus
good person I have been fighting for over two years a holding action with little to no hope of victory...
then this hits....
The other reason I even posted this is also two point...
She has lied cheated and stole the whole way.... this is the first solid thing that has been found... by solid I mean it does not matter what is done or said... a clear cut procedural violation with 14th amendment implications has occurred....
to raise awareness that when dealing with the law to remember this... Information gets left out of reports by those that file... In this it does not relieve the offending parties of responsibility but makes several people aware of what to look for in cases they may have....
I get it....and i do wish you the best of luck. Its just i get a feeling of this being wayyyyyy to personal of a story to be proud about on a public forum. Just my thoughts.