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21 Apr 2013, 11:37 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Professionalization of this long-ignored substrata of law enforcement is overdue.House CorrectionsHB 937 by Farias would create a restorative justice pilot program for juvenile offenders, bracketed to Harris County. [read post]
20 Apr 2013, 12:01 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Here's an excerpt from the Harris County prosecutor's closing argument that's in dispute:The police officer testified that he wouldn’t answer that question. . . . [read post]
19 Apr 2013, 9:51 am by Dan Goodin
Eric Gunnar Gisse, 29, of San Antonio, Texas, was charged with felony breach of computer security by the district attorney's office of Harris County in Texas, according to court documents. [read post]
18 Apr 2013, 6:51 pm by Michael
  He is familiar with the policy and procedures of the Harris County Texas Divorce Courts. [read post]
15 Apr 2013, 9:05 pm by Lyle Denniston
Prosecutors in Texas’s Harris County replied that there was no need for the Court to hear Salinas’s appeal. [read post]
10 Apr 2013, 8:37 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Justin Wood of the Harris County DA's office said the bill would "work alongside" Rule 404, but it strikes me as more creating a massive loophole.The American Bar Association opposed a similar federal rule when it was enacted in 1994, noted David Gonzalez of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, arguing that allowing in evidence of prior bad acts would prejudice the jury. [read post]
10 Apr 2013, 5:07 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Or, if a grand juror has personal, familial or professional relationships with a defendant and the prosecutor doesn't catch it in the vetting process, the media and outside watchdogs could not have any means to make such a connection later if names never become public.Last year, when a "rogue" grand jury took it upon itself to investigate (and ultimately no-bill) alleged improprieties at the Harris County DA's office, observers were able to draw important connections between the… [read post]
8 Apr 2013, 7:39 am by Joanna Herzik
Areas of practice: I joined the Harris County Public Defender’s Office in March 2011. [read post]
7 Apr 2013, 10:10 am by Gritsforbreakfast
(Federal FOIA's take longer than Texas public information requests, but that may be the most comprehensive route.) [read post]
6 Apr 2013, 7:18 am by Gritsforbreakfast
She told the commission about the first habeas hearing on one of these writs in Harris County last week, which the District Attorney hoped would be a test case. [read post]
5 Apr 2013, 5:27 am by Gritsforbreakfast
But in fact the investigation is complete and last year a Harris County grand jury no-billed Mr. [read post]
2 Apr 2013, 6:02 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Harris County already does something similar, but in-house in conjunction with the local mental health authority instead of using a private contractor. [read post]
27 Mar 2013, 12:27 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Police from Houston and Dallas, the Harris County DA's office and an expert from the US Marshals Service all contended (to greater and lesser effect in the Senate and House committees respectively) that it was okay for "real time" and prospective location data to require a warrant but historic location data should not.At the House hearing, bill author Rep. [read post]
26 Mar 2013, 4:41 am by Gritsforbreakfast
A couple of small tweaks, that IMO actually improved the bill, satisfied complaints from the Harris County DA's office, the sole opposition in the past, and with their blessing signaled by support from state Sen. [read post]
23 Mar 2013, 6:14 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Readers may recall that one-term Harris County DA Pat Lykos stopped charging "trace" cases as a felony, contributing to reduced jail crowding, but her opponent in the GOP primary, the current DA Mike Anderson, ran on a platform of charging those cases as felonies again. [read post]
21 Mar 2013, 6:14 am by Gritsforbreakfast
These writs bring the total released up to 16 convictions reversed, with sentences totaling 127.5 years so far.Also on the hand down list, the court granted a writ based on actual innocence out of Harris County, but under unusual circumstances. [read post]
14 Mar 2013, 6:12 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Joan Huffman's pilot program for mental health diversion from the Harris County Jail and Sen. [read post]
13 Mar 2013, 5:36 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Last session, opposition from the Harris County District Attorney delayed the legislation long enough to kill it. [read post]
11 Mar 2013, 9:20 pm by WOLFGANG DEMINO
Cox Ventures, Inc. d/b/a Media Ink, Cause No. 1002161, pending in County Civil Court at Law No. 1 of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Debra Ibarra Mayfield, presiding. [read post]