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17 May 2012, 7:56 am
(In Harris County the judges have agreed to a bail schedule (PDF)—$50,000 for murders, $30,000 for other deadly-weapon felonies, $20,000 for other first-degree felonies, $10,000 for other second-degree felonies, and so on.) [read post]
15 May 2012, 3:54 pm
See the press release announcing the report and related coverage:Houston Chronicle: Ruling puts Harris County juvenile offenders housing in limboAustin Statesman: UT study highlights risks of putting teens in adult jailsTexas Tribune: Study: Juveniles held in jails are often isolatedACLU National Prison Project: 16 and Solitary: Texas jails isolate children Campaign for Youth Justice: Letter from report authorDA Confidential: Mark Pryor describes his role as a… [read post]
14 May 2012, 12:44 pm
Behind the scenes, though seldom publicly, I suspect the first reason in some cases comes into play as well, but as Jones County can attest, Texas has not much pandered to counties that overbuilt local facilities hoping to lease out contract beds. [read post]
14 May 2012, 7:56 am
But his hope flagged in March when, he said, two Harris County state district judges virtually rubber-stamped Dr. [read post]
13 May 2012, 6:47 pm
More, I wonder how many Harris County prosecutors don’t snap to the fact that a rentacop who has arrested someone for a class-B possession of marijuana has himself committed at least a class-A misdemeanor. [read post]
11 May 2012, 5:18 pm
Harris Cnty. [read post]
10 May 2012, 11:15 pm
Shawn Phelan; Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons, LLP; David Cabrales; Rachel Hope Stinson; Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, LLP. -- Appeal from 190th District Court of Harris County [read post]
10 May 2012, 8:03 am
One has to wonder whether this falls within the Public Use standard as contemplated by both the United States and State of Texas Constitutions. [read post]
10 May 2012, 3:23 am
Lucas County had the Erie County sheriffs seize McFarland’s computer, and after he’d pled no contest to the charges in Lucas County, Erie County indicted him for the child porn they found on his computer. [read post]
4 May 2012, 6:21 am
Ten of those smog-filled days took place in the Houston area (Harris County). [read post]
3 May 2012, 10:30 am
Here's this week's round up of forensic news: Harris County District Attorney, Pat Lykos, has publicly disclosed issues that a controlled substances analyst has been suspended for problems in casework. [read post]
2 May 2012, 8:41 am
I have 10 years in family law courts of Harris County and the contigious County. [read post]
1 May 2012, 8:29 am
Indeed, whether primary voters agree with that sentiment - that an aggressive prosecutorial mindset exerts too much influence over a bloated and inefficient justice system - may determine the outcome of both this and the other two races described in this post, and arguably the Harris County DAs race as well. [read post]
30 Apr 2012, 6:57 am
They're calling it a "rocket docket," which is a term usually reserved for plea-mill scenarios as opposed to taking cases to trial.Reduced jail pop credited with passed inspectionThe Harris County Sheriff credited the decline in inmate numbers for helping the Harris County Jail pass inspection this year Prison chapel isn't open courtA trial held in a prison chapel does not satisfy the requirement for an open court, ruled the… [read post]
24 Apr 2012, 3:29 pm
Exceeding the national trend, Texas jail populations have reduced 9.5% overall since 2008, according to the Commission on Jail Standards, with Harris and Bexar Counties registering especially significant declines. [read post]
23 Apr 2012, 5:19 am
"The rigidity of these rules contributes to high pre-trial detention rates in Harris County and exacerbates the County's budget woes. [read post]
22 Apr 2012, 9:10 am
Overall, juvenile crime trends in Texas are quite encouraging. [read post]
18 Apr 2012, 7:09 am
In others - the Harris County BAT van fiasco comes to mind - prosecutors can be intensely reluctant to open such a can of worms.The Post offers detailed descriptions demonstrating the long slow trajectory of truth when it comes to correcting inaccurate forensics, starting with the first World Trade Center bombing in 1993. [read post]
17 Apr 2012, 6:16 pm
Here is defense lawyer Bill Hawkins’s motion to dismiss, which was written for an unknown audience (Hawkins didn’t know what judge would be hearing the case) and so is a good broad summary of Texas contempt law. [read post]
17 Apr 2012, 9:27 am
And: Roe Wilson, chief of the Harris County District Attorney's post-conviction writ division, said "unusual beliefs" do not necessarily mean a killer is incompetent to be executed. [read post]
