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1 Mar 2012, 5:49 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Following up on a suggestion from Harris County District Attorney Pat Lykos, Houston officials plan to create a "sobering center," reports the Houston Chronicle's Chris Moran ("Houston plans 'sobering center' at shelter instead of jail," Feb. 29), where police can take drunks instead of booking them into jail. [read post]
20 Feb 2012, 12:42 am by admin
The Court also stressed that these thermal imaging devices are not in general public use—presumably, if every Tom, Dick, and Harry owned an infrared radar, the suspect would have no reasonable expectation of privacy. [read post]
15 Feb 2012, 1:58 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Here are a few items that would deserve more attention if I had time today:Texas may run out of one of the drugs in its execution "cocktail" in June.The Texas Rangers are investigating whether Harris County DA Pat Lykos improperly had grand jurors investigated when they probed the BAT van fiasco. [read post]
14 Feb 2012, 11:04 am by Tom Goldstein
A favorite topic of mine has always been potential nominations to the Court, both as to who might be picked and whether the nomination will or won’t succeed. [read post]
13 Feb 2012, 9:09 am by Steve Hall
Harris County District Attorney Pat Lykos said last year that she intended to seek the death penalty in several cases like Buntion's that have to be retried because an appeals court ruled the original juries were not able to properly consider defense evidence. [read post]
9 Feb 2012, 9:28 am by Steve Hall
Harris County District Attorney Pat Lykos has said she asked her chief investigator to do an "internet search" into possible political connections between grand jurors, two judges and a political opponent of the district attorney. [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]
31 Jan 2012, 12:24 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
I'll look forward to reading a copy of the grand jury's report.MORE: Big Jolly, who sees this as vindication for Pat Lykos, has posted the grand jury statement and Lykos' official  response. [read post]
18 Jan 2012, 1:01 pm by Michael Lowe
  Which is why this week, Houston District Attorney Pat Lycos had to appear before the Harris County Grand Jury to testify about when she knew and what she knew about these BAT vans. [read post]
16 Jan 2012, 1:53 pm
Pat Toomey (R-PA) went on record saying he is unlikely to support PIPA as it now stands. [read post]
16 Jan 2012, 1:53 pm
Pat Toomey (R-PA) went on record saying he is unlikely to support PIPA as it now stands. [read post]
9 Jan 2012, 9:30 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Much more serious, clearly, is the grand jury's subpoena of DA Pat Lykos, which seems like a late Christmas present to Newman. [read post]
7 Jan 2012, 1:40 pm by Mark Bennett
So someone who might not otherwise qualify for bail in Harris County gets to spend some time with his family. [read post]
7 Jan 2012, 1:22 pm by Mark Bennett
By the same token, the best endorsement Mike Anderson has received so far, to me, is Harris County Republican Party Chairman Jared Woodfill’s public support for Pat Lykos. [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]
5 Jan 2012, 5:59 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Parker, however, said the city lab's future is not with Harris County. [read post]
4 Jan 2012, 5:57 am by Gritsforbreakfast
This case is precisely an example of that.Harris DA primary battle marred by challenger misstepsAt the Houston Chronicle, Brian Rogers analyzes the primary battle to unseat incumbent DA Pat Lykos. [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… [read post]
19 Dec 2011, 9:42 am by Steve Hall
" Pat Lykos, the current DA, has said repeatedly that her office will seek death "where appropriate. [read post]
15 Dec 2011, 7:20 pm by Mark Bennett
Martin, who might have an axe to grind against Pat Lykos, Downey is an unimpeachable choice as a special prosecutor. [read post]