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22 Mar 2012, 8:07 am
“A procedural default will not bar a federal habeas court from hearing those claims if, in the initial-review collateral proceeding, there was no counsel or counsel in the proceeding was ineffective,” the court majority held.Habeas lawyers investigate issues that could or should have been raised during a defendant’s original trial.The ruling may have direct implications for a case mentioned recently on Grits:The ruling could also be a boon for death row inmate Rob Will, who… [read post]
22 Mar 2012, 4:22 am
A discussion followed by Q&A will address existing oversight mechanisms in Texas, assess their adequacy, and explore possible avenues of reform.Speakers include:Betty Blackwell – Attorney, former chair of the Texas Commission for Lawyer DisciplineJennifer Laurin (moderator) – Assistant Professor, University of Texas School of LawJim Leitner - First Assistant District Attorney, Harris CountyMichael Morton – Freed after 25 years in prison… [read post]
21 Mar 2012, 1:45 pm
Now, Mike, you may think that Harris County labs should be wasting their time scraping residue out of a glass tube, and you may think that prosecutors should be wasting their time trying to prove that a crack addict knew that the residue was there, but I disagree. [read post]
21 Mar 2012, 10:15 am
In his story, investigative reporter Harvey Rice includes a quote from Harris County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Alan Bernstein that confirms the Harris County Jail in Houston also records conversations between attorneys and clients, right along with everyone else, and that’s still going on. [read post]
21 Mar 2012, 8:21 am
The ruling could also be a boon for death row inmate Rob Will, who was convicted in 2002 of fatally shooting a Harris County sheriff’s deputy. [read post]
19 Mar 2012, 6:59 am
Adam Gershowitz—licensed to practice in Texas, but no criminal cases listed in Harris County felony or misdemeanor courts. [read post]
16 Mar 2012, 9:11 am
That's the image of Chuck Rosenthal which always comes to mind, for me anyway, whenever I read Murray Newman waxing on about the good ol' days at the Harris County DA's Office.It's worth mentioning that Penal Code 21.06 banning homosexuality is still on the books in Texas, despite the Supreme Court striking it down. [read post]
16 Mar 2012, 4:37 am
Department of Justice as part of an ongoing review of the new voter ID law.The "matching" exercises conducted by the state showed up to 22 percent of Bexar County voters apparently lacked the IDs, as well as 20 percent in Dallas County and 19 percent in Harris County, based on the Chronicle's review of the state data.Here's the Chronicle's summary of the rate of voters with no state ID in selected larger counties:Why do so… [read post]
15 Mar 2012, 3:56 pm
Boren then asked Cody Tuma if he had contacted the Harris County District Attorney to tell the DA that he had committed a crime in Texas. [read post]
15 Mar 2012, 11:08 am
Cody Tuma acknowledged that he had just admitted to perjury on the stand as to his deposition and that he could be charged in Harris County, Texas with perjury. [read post]
14 Mar 2012, 8:35 am
And: He served for 15 years as an assistant district attorney in Harris County and tried 14 death penalty cases. [read post]
13 Mar 2012, 1:10 pm
The former Harris County prosecutor has represented Roger Clemens, J. [read post]
13 Mar 2012, 8:03 am
Here's the beginning: No one saw Rob Will shoot and kill Harris County Deputy Sheriff Barrett Hill in the still-black morning hours in a Houston bayou on Dec. 4, 2000. [read post]
12 Mar 2012, 5:57 pm
Second, the greed angle: Gary Polland, former chair of the HCRP, editor of the Texas Conservative Review, is highly influential in Harris County Republican politics. [read post]
12 Mar 2012, 3:14 pm
Here are a few disparate items that deserve Grits readers attention.Suing property owners to reduce crimeRather than prosecute individual crimes in criminal court, the Harris County Attorney is suing property owners seeking an injunction to end illegal behavior.'The Right to BearKats'I've seen reports of quite a few Texas departments purchasing these vehicles and ones like it.Grand jury no-bill in police shooting becomes issue in Austin DA's raceA… [read post]
11 Mar 2012, 4:27 am
In a story about the legal quagmire facing Rob Will, a death row inmate in Harris County, Texas, who may well be innocent, the New York Times included this tidbit: In Mr. [read post]
9 Mar 2012, 3:35 pm
HHSC intends to submit transmittal number 12-005 to the Texas State Plan for Medical Assistance, which would convert the reimbursement methodology for non-emergency medical transportation services from fee-for-service to full risk capitation in the following designated counties: Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Hardin, Harris, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Newton, Orange, Polk, San Jacinto, Tyler, Walker, Waller, and Wharton. [read post]
6 Mar 2012, 9:35 am
Metropolitan areas, such as Harris, Bexar, Dallas and Travis counties, have used managed care plans for years. [read post]
5 Mar 2012, 1:02 pm
Even in Texas, the death penalty is not all that simple, as Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins makes clear. [read post]
5 Mar 2012, 6:54 am
(Case No. 3:12-cv-0063), the United States District Court for the District of Oregon last week tossed defamation claims against Facebook, Google and Lexis-Nexis arising from the plaintiff's dispute against the mother of his child and his former employer that involves a missing sex toy.Now that we have your attention, the litigious, unemployed, asset-free Gaston filed multiple lawsuits principally targeting Rivas, a former coworker at Stamford Financial Group with whom he had a child, and… [read post]
