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23 Apr 2020, 9:54 am
Judges may simply ignore the executive order with full confidence that it cannot be enforced.And they should.RELATED: On Twitter, Judge Elsa Alcala opined, "Have they met the GAW faction of the CCA? [read post]
15 Apr 2020, 9:53 am
” Similarly, Elsa Alcala, a longtime judge on Texas’ highest criminal court, asked Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo in a letter dated April 6 to decrease foot traffic in the county courthouse. [read post]
10 Apr 2020, 7:01 am
— Texas Bar Blog Ex-judge slams Houston criminal judges for forcing in-person appearances amid COVID-19 spread — “If there is one place a rule should be followed, it’s the courthouse,” Elsa Alcala said. [read post]
2 Jun 2019, 8:10 am
Huffman’s interference did not sit well with Elsa Alcala, a former Republican judge on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, who said that the removal of the pretrial hearing procedures means the bill “does nothing. [read post]
18 Mar 2019, 7:19 am
Former Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Elsa Alcala was our special guest, focusing on junk forensic science and the death penalty.Here's what's on this month's show:Opening RiffWould permanently shifting to Daylight Savings Time reduce crime? [read post]
26 Feb 2019, 1:08 pm
Judges Elsa Alcala, Scott Walker, and Bert Richardson joined in a 67-page dissent from the court’s decision. [read post]
19 Jan 2019, 6:38 am
In other, related, news, I already miss Judge Elsa Alcala's voice on the court.'Dead Suspect Loophole' in Public Information Act decriedIn Austin, several recent cases have brought to light what local media are calling the "Dead Suspect Loophole" in the Texas Public Information Act. [read post]
11 Jan 2019, 2:42 pm
And they should take Judge Elsa Alcala's advice to fund counsel for indigent defendants filing habeas corpus writs related to ineffective assistance of counsel. [read post]
28 Dec 2018, 7:00 am
Instead, it's a function of which indigent defendants have access to counsel to challenge bad evidence in their cases.Judge Elsa Alcala on the Court of Criminal Appeals has suggested the Legislature should extend the right to counsel to habeas corpus proceedings in ineffective assistance of counsel cases. [read post]
27 Nov 2018, 12:30 pm
Surely that should have been enough time to implement some sort of Plan B to begin recording again.Shoplifter acting alone can't commit organized crimeJudge Elsa Alcala recently prevailed on the rest of the court to declare that a single episode of solo shoplifting, in which the defendant acted by herself and not in concert with others, did not qualify for enhancement for punishment as "organized retail theft. [read post]
29 Jul 2018, 6:45 am
On the Court of Criminal Appeals, Judge Elsa Alcala has been calling for a legislative fix on ineffective assistance of counsel, which for the most part can only be challenged via habeas-corpus writs where defendants do not have access to an attorney. [read post]
23 Jul 2018, 3:06 pm
Like Judge Elsa Alcala, also quoted in the story, Grits was unimpressed with the claim that the arguments were reproduced verbatim. [read post]
29 May 2018, 10:19 am
"Notably absent from this portion of the hearing was the criminal-defense bar, who apparently don't mind letting prosecutors' representatives define their problems for state legislators.Testimony the Committee should have receivedAlthough it's possible she couldn't do so because of conflict with judicial duties (even though legislators won't legislate again until after she's off the court), I found myself wishing Judge Elsa Alcala had been invited… [read post]
4 Apr 2018, 2:04 pm
In a race to replace Elsa Alcala who is retiring, GOP voters selected Judge Michelle Slaughter of Galveston, a civil lawyer with backing from the pro-life end guns wing of the GOP base who defeated two criminal justice veterans with decades of experience. [read post]
8 Mar 2018, 5:31 am
That said, the most likely outcome is that Keller will prevail in November, and by the time her next term ends, she'd have spent 30 years as Presiding Judge of that court and the intellectual leader of what Grits has dubbed the Government-Always-Wins (GAW) faction.Least qualified candidate emerges from GOP CCA primary, againIn the race to replace Judge Elsa Alcala, Michelle Slaughter defeated two more qualified candidates because she ran as a cultural conservative touting… [read post]
5 Mar 2018, 7:38 am
And depending on the outcome of the race to replace Judge Elsa Alcala, that projected vote count could change. [read post]
2 Mar 2018, 3:43 pm
" Notably, one of Texas' most distinguished jurists, Elsa Alcala is voting with her feet, leaving the Court of Criminal Appeals in large part because the election system is broken, as she told the Texas Tribune:“Either [people] don’t vote in the race, or they vote based on familiar-sounding names,” Alcala said. [read post]
25 Feb 2018, 11:30 am
There's a three way race for an open seat to replace Judge Elsa Alcala. [read post]
20 Feb 2018, 1:48 pm
Check out the February 2018 episode of Just Liberty's Reasonably Suspicious podcast, featuring discussions of Texas District Attorney and Court of Criminal Appeals primary races, Just Liberty's campaign to install justice reform in party political platforms, how Texas' law about driving on the shoulder is similar to the NFL's debate over what is a catch, and much more. [read post]
13 Jan 2018, 7:22 am
Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Elsa Alcala has suggested extending the right to counsel in habeas proceedings to non-capital cases in order to pursue ineffective assistance claims. [read post]
