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6 May 2012, 11:38 am by Gritsforbreakfast
These quotes were recorded in an account from David Protess at the Huffington Post:Judge Elsa Alcala: " [The evidence against Skinner] is not overwhelming. [read post]
5 Jun 2012, 8:56 am by Steve Hall
Judge Elsa Alcala: It's "not overwhelming; it's circumstantial. [read post]
22 Nov 2017, 11:23 am by Gritsforbreakfast
That excludes most inmates in Texas.Scott Henson: It's worth here giving a shout-out to Judge Elsa Alcala on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals who raised all these issues in a dissent last year. [read post]
23 Jul 2018, 3:06 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Like Judge Elsa Alcala, also quoted in the story, Grits was unimpressed with the claim that the arguments were reproduced verbatim. [read post]
8 Mar 2018, 5:31 am by Gritsforbreakfast
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]
4 Apr 2018, 2:04 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
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]
16 Apr 2012, 10:57 pm by WOLFGANG DEMINO
Justice Elsa Alcala, a member of the original panel, was no longer on the Houston Court to revisit the issues on motion for re-hearing due to her elevation to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals by gubernatorial appointment. [read post]
9 Feb 2012, 1:21 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
According to Judge Elsa Alcala's dissent in Robbins, the scientific findings in that case were "based on false pretenses of competence, objectivity, and underlying pathological reasoning, and were not given in good faith. [read post]
26 Feb 2019, 1:08 pm by John Floyd
Judges Elsa Alcala, Scott Walker, and Bert Richardson joined in a 67-page dissent from the court’s decision. [read post]
10 Apr 2020, 7:01 am by Amy Starnes
— 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]
20 Sep 2010, 6:01 am by Gritsforbreakfast
According to the Montgomery County Courier: "Justice Charles Kreger, of the 9th state Court of Appeals, was selected, along with 2nd state Court of Appeals Justice Terrie Livingston and 1st state Court of Appeals Justice Elsa Alcala, to hear Keller’s motion to dismiss a public warning the State Commission on Judicial Conduct gave her July 16. [read post]
20 Sep 2010, 5:11 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Justice Elsa Alcala pointedly asked Babcock what they should do if they found the Commission's decision was "erroneous" but not "void. [read post]
20 Feb 2018, 1:48 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
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]
12 Oct 2010, 7:32 am by Steve Hall
Judge Elsa Alcala of Houston's First Court of Appeals said a second, separate trial of Keller would be an "absurd consequence," adding later that "it doesn't sound fair, and it doesn't feel fair. [read post]
12 Nov 2017, 5:51 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Check out the November edition of Just Liberty's Reasonably Suspicious podcast, covering Texas criminal justice policy and politics. [read post]