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29 Apr 2010, 4:31 am by SHG
Nothing happened, of course, until the Pat Lykos was provided a video from nearby Uncle Bob's Self Storage. [read post]
20 Nov 2010, 6:16 am by Gritsforbreakfast
That was the choice of local elected officials.In any event, whether new DA Pat Lykos has quit asking for the extra jail time as frequently or judges have smartened up and started refusing it, I cannot say, but as of Nov. 1 there were just 350 inmates in the Harris County jail who'd been convicted of state jail felonies and were serving time as a condition of probation. [read post]
5 Mar 2008, 2:08 am
Rosemary was my second choice, and I think she's the superior choice of the two in the runoff, but Montford is a strong candidate who's been talking a good game about reform.Harris County District Attorney: Kelly Siegler and Pat Lykos will face off in the GOP primary runoff, which should leave our pal over at Life at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center in an absolute tizzy for the next month. [read post]
10 Jan 2008, 8:18 am
The remarks came from former state District Judge Pat Lykos and defense attorney and former prosecutor Jim Leitner, whose other opponents include star prosecutor Kelly Siegler. [read post]
11 Aug 2010, 12:59 pm by Mark Bennett
One theory I've heard is that the administration is setting Carl up for failure and ouster—after 16 months in office Pat Lykos should have known—and her seconds (former CDLs Jim Leitner and Roger Bridgwater) certainly knew—about Carl's tendency toward doctrinal rigor; when that rigor leads to misdemeanor prosecutions going to hell in a handbasket, Carl will be ushered into retirement. [read post]
6 Jan 2012, 6:14 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Lykos stems from 'efforts to change the culture'Radley Balko suggests that in the Harris County District Attorney primary, "intra-party anger seems to stem mostly from [Pat Lykos'] efforts to change the culture in the Harris County DA’s office. [read post]
18 Dec 2009, 8:01 am by Steve Hall
“This is something that's a very solemn duty,” Lykos said, “and it shouldn't be undertaken lightly. [read post]
28 Dec 2011, 7:55 am by Gritsforbreakfast
A great example may be found in the recent writings of former Harris County prosecutor turned defense attorney and blogger, Murray Newman, who has a lengthy post up complaining that people who never have contact with the criminal justice system still get to vote and thus give us elected officials like his nemesis Harris County District Attorney Pat Lykos, etc., etc.; if you read Murray's blog it's all familiar territory, and this post isn't meant to defend or… [read post]
2 Mar 2009, 11:51 am
Justice has no price tag," Lykos said. [read post]
2 Oct 2015, 12:06 pm by John Floyd
  In April 2008, local attorney Pat Lykos handily defeated Siegler for the district attorney’s job. [read post]
29 Sep 2011, 2:25 am by SHG
" Harris County District Attorney (and former judge) Pat Lykos is a grown up. [read post]
1 Feb 2012, 1:50 pm by Jeff Gamso
  The investigation seemed to focus on whether Pat Lykos and her minions hid evidence about just how worthless the Batmobiles were from the defense in DUI cases. [read post]
14 Dec 2010, 8:41 am by Steve Hall
District Attorney Pat Lykos called the decision to seek a death sentence "the gravest and most profound decision that a district attorney makes. [read post]
28 Dec 2010, 7:52 am by Gritsforbreakfast
But Smith's compromise is one I'm willing to make in exchange for the benefits of avoiding the Driver Responsibility surcharge, which is the biggest reason for the decline in DWI pleas, and to ease the overwhelming burden on county courts imposed by the massive case backlog.The bill would also have the benefit of clarifying the legality of the DIVERT program created by Harris County DA Pat Lykos, which has generated controversy in some quarters because of its essential… [read post]
21 Oct 2010, 8:26 am by Steve Hall
One solution he advocates is forensic labs that are independent of law-enforcement agencies - a policy wholeheartedly endorsed by Harris County District Attorney Pat Lykos, who has been fighting for just such a regional, independent lab in Houston. [read post]
4 Feb 2011, 3:00 am by SHG
District Attorney Pat Lykos and Houston Mayor Annise Parker contend, that this video shouldn't be released as it's too "shocking and sickening" for our delicate sensibilities.Whether your stomach can take it is up to you. [read post]
1 Sep 2011, 7:32 am by Steve Hall
Buck's lawyers with the Texas Defender Service have also asked current Attorney General Greg Abbott and Harris County District Attorney Pat Lykos to agree to cancel the execution date, said Andrea Keilan, director of the service. [read post]
8 Feb 2010, 5:22 pm by Mark Bennett
There are a number of things that Pat Lykos and company have gotten right in the last year—copies of offense reports, treating trace cases as parapernalia cases, backing off on seeking vengeance in car crashes, to give just three examples—but as many things they’ve gotten wrong—the Whale policy, no probation for illegal immigrants, and just about every story on Murray’s blog. [read post]