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5 Apr 2017, 1:21 am
Forfeiture Funds: The Temptation of All That Stuff and the Craig Watkins Scandal Lessons of The Gas Pipe Bust: Traffic Stop Leads to Major Synthetic Marijuana Bust and Big Federal Forfeiture Grab Forfeiture Victory for Police: They Can Seize and Keep Assets Even In an Illegal Search Says Texas Supreme Court The Forfeiture Epidemic: When the Government Just Takes Your Property and Keeps It. [read post]
1 Mar 2017, 2:56 am
Forfeiture Funds: The Temptation of All That Stuff And The Craig Watkins Scandal. [read post]
18 Jan 2017, 10:05 am
Prosecutorial misconduct isn’t going away. [read post]
7 Sep 2016, 9:58 am
Former Dallas District Attorney Craig Watkins, for instance, was elected to head the Dallas County District Attorneys’ Office after serving as a public defender as well as a bail bondsman with a successful private criminal defense practice. [read post]
30 Jun 2016, 5:00 am
Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins has stated he intends to re-examine almost 40 death penalty convictions and if necessary would stop their executions in order to review the cases. [read post]
4 May 2016, 11:29 am
Today, Susan Hawk runs the shop, not Craig Watkins. [read post]
12 Mar 2016, 8:50 am
The first such unit was founded by former DA Craig Watkins in Dallas but, "Today there are 24 county conviction integrity units within district attorneys’ offices nationwide — including those in Bexar, Dallas, Harris, Tarrant and Travis counties in Texas — that work to identify and correct false convictions. [read post]
22 Oct 2015, 8:09 am
" This summer, a federal judge ruled the lawsuit could move forward.Audit: Craig Watkins misspent asset forfeiture fundsTo the surprise of no one, the state auditor just released a report declaring that former Dallas County DA Craig Watkins misspent asset forfeiture funds to pay off a civil settlement from a car accident, private attorneys fees, and other dubious expenses.Death sentence declineAccording to the Texas Tribune, "Texas is on track to see… [read post]
22 Oct 2015, 4:00 am
Panelists: Craig Corbitt, Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP-San Francisco, CA Dan Wall, Latham & Watkins LLP-San Francisco, CA Kimberly A. [read post]
17 Oct 2015, 12:21 pm
The Good, The Bad and… Some prosecutors, like former Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins, work actively to correct errors that lead to conviction of the innocent while prosecutors like John Healy stall and attempt to undermine the credibility of newly discovered exculpatory evidence. [read post]
23 Sep 2015, 12:10 pm
Forfeiture Funds: The Temptation of All That Stuff and the Craig Watkins Scandal 2015 Update on Law of Asset Forfeitures: Federal and Texas – Are You Any Safer? [read post]
12 Sep 2015, 6:54 am
To intentionally withhold evidence in a capital murder trial because opposing counsel "acted so horribly to me" bespeaks a profound lack of professionalism.And in Dallas, after ousting Democrat Craig Watkins in the 2014 general election, Republican Susan Hawk revealed that she suffers from major depression and has taken a leave of absence to be hospitalized for treatment which is approaching the two-month mark. [read post]
26 Aug 2015, 11:50 am
Ex Dallas DA Craig Watkins Faces Continued Misconduct Allegations in CCA Appeal Former Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins may still be facing prosecutorial misconduct charges based upon mortgage fraud criminal charges filed against Hunt Petroleum heir Al Hill III (we’ve reported on this case before, see the links above for details). [read post]
13 May 2015, 11:46 am
Forfeiture Funds: The Temptation of All That Stuff and the Craig Watkins Scandal. [read post]
21 Apr 2015, 6:17 am
He's aiming to confront the situation former Dallas DA Craig Watkins created when he used forfeiture funds to settle a lawsuit stemming from a traffic accident he caused. [read post]
25 Mar 2015, 11:19 am
Forfeiture Funds: The Temptation of All That Stuff and the Craig Watkins Scandal appeared first on Dallas Justice. [read post]
20 Mar 2015, 12:48 pm
Craig Hoyt, 43, of Meridian, was traveling in a 1998 Ford Contour. [read post]
20 Mar 2015, 5:44 am
I understand the privacy-based impetus behind this bill, but it's profoundly misguided.State auditor reviewing Dallas DA forfeiture expendituresThe State Auditor is investigating the asset forfeiture funds of former Dallas DA Craig Watkins following allegations that he improperly used the account to settle a civil suit over a car wreck he caused which included a gag order. [read post]
14 Feb 2015, 10:07 am
Ellis County District Attorney Patrick Wilson produced seven letters in which he said he would no longer accept cases from named officers.Then-Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins compiled a spreadsheet of local police officers whose histories of falsifying documents or questionable behavior might compromise the credibility of their testimony. [read post]
9 Feb 2015, 12:48 pm
If the board or Abbott denies his request, Spencer could be running out of chances. ...Dozens have written to the parole board in support of Spencer’s pardon, including lawmakers and exonerees who served time with him.But the letter that could have the most impact is from Craig Watkins, who served as Dallas County’s district attorney for eight years before leaving office Dec. 31.Watkins had opposed Spencer in the 2007 hearing before Magnis. [read post]
