- Richard Haynes
Richard "Racehorse" Haynes (born
April 3 ,1927 ) is a legendary Texascriminal defense attorney . "TIME " magazine once referred to him as one of the top sixcriminal lawyer s in America. A native of Houston,Texas , he graduated from theUniversity of Houston Law Center in 1956. He has been involved inlandmark case s such asThe State of Texas v. John Hill (a basis for the book "Blood and Money "), and the notoriousT. Cullen Davis murder trial. He also representedMorganna , a.k.a. "The Kissing Bandit."At a late 1970's
American Bar Association seminar in New York [http://www.excaliburautomobile.com/Image/Circle&Sword/Vol3/page5.htm] , 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.References
* "The Wall Street Journal", Tuesday,
October 31 1978 , reprinted spring 1980 in a small circulation [http://www.excaliburautomobile.com/Pages/Circle&SwordUS.htm magazine] , available [http://www.excaliburautomobile.com/Image/Circle&Sword/Vol3/page5.htm here] .External links
* [http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/not_guilty/t_cullen_davis/4.html?sect=14 Racehorce Haynes] - a
Court TV profile
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