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3 Jun 2010, 8:58 am by Steve Hall
The legislation “was a great step,” says Michelle Moore, a public defender in the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office. [read post]
27 May 2020, 8:53 am by Amy Starnes
— Fortune Grand jury reindicts 59 after challenges to virtual grand jury process — Since several defense attorneys filed challenges over the manner in which local officials conducted the last grand jury session on May 6, McLennan County District Attorney Barry Johnson decided to reindict all 59 criminal defendants again. [read post]
28 Jul 2023, 7:50 am by Jose Medina
Public Citizen’s Craig Holman told NBC 5 in Dallas that Paxton should have never taken the donation in the first place: “I’m astounded that Patrick took the money,” said Craig Holman from the left-leaning consumer advocacy group Public Citizen. [read post]
12 Jun 2020, 5:55 am by Michael Lowe
It is easy enough for police officers on the DWI Accident scene to prove up Public Intoxication (“PI”). [read post]
16 Aug 2010, 9:05 am by Gritsforbreakfast
That's what the billboards say.But in Dallas County, a leader in alcohol-fueled traffic deaths, you may spend little or no time behind bars – even if you kill someone. [read post]
4 Mar 2014, 6:45 am by Gritsforbreakfast
When appointment of counsel is not prompt, cases take longer to adjudicate and nonviolent defendants who might otherwise qualify for release remain in jail, which leads to rising costs that are shouldered entirely by county taxpayers." [read post]
26 Jul 2007, 8:08 am
  The Dallas Morning News has this AP report.A Travis County prosecutor confirmed that his office is investigating Texas Supreme Court Justice Nathan Hecht for accepting discounted legal fees from a law firm. [read post]
16 Aug 2013, 8:41 am by Gritsforbreakfast
As an aside, readers in the comments pointed out that a Denton County Sheriff was convicted of bribery 25 years ago, also based on offering a political opponent a job to drop out of the race.Light sentence for cop who stole from crime sceneA Houston police officer pled guilty for stealing cash from a crime scene. [read post]
31 Jan 2012, 6:00 am by James Yang
 Date Venue Location  Friday, February 17  USPTO Campus  Alexandria, VA  Friday, February 24  Sunnyvale Public Library  Sunnyvale, CA  Monday, February 27  Marriott Library, University of Utah  Salt Lake City, UT  Wednesday, February 29  Dallas Public Library  Dallas, TX  Friday, March 2  Broward County Main Library  Ft. [read post]
30 Apr 2020, 7:29 am by Joy Waltemath
” He purportedly demanded that in order for the GC to keep her job, she had to travel from her Dallas County home to perform her job at Defendant’s Collin County office. [read post]
12 Mar 2016, 8:50 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The first such unit was founded by former DA Craig Watkins in Dallas but, "Today there are 24 county conviction integrity units within district attorneys’ offices nationwide — including those in Bexar, Dallas, Harris, Tarrant and Travis counties in Texas — that work to identify and correct false convictions. [read post]
19 Nov 2009, 6:31 pm
 And this new AP report, which is headlined "Dallas DA promotes implementing 'smart justice'," details some of today's hearing highlights: Implementing "smart justice" can help ease the criminal case load on prosecutors and keep society safe, Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins told a federal sentencing commission Thursday. [read post]
21 Oct 2022, 3:10 pm by Michael Lowe
  For more, read our earlier discussions in: Texas Drug Crimes: Criminal Defense Overview Carfentanil, Fentanyl Analogues, Heroin, China, the Police, and Felony Arrests Fentanyl and Heroin Here in Dallas: Dangers of Arrest and More Methamphetamine in Dallas and North Texas: Expect More Felony Meth Arrests Synthetic Drug Arrests in Texas: Police Focusing on K2 and Spice in Dallas. [read post]
27 Jul 2007, 12:57 am
Former Judge Wins Partial First Amendment Victory at 5th Circuit Texas Lawyer The 5th Circuit has handed Robert Jenevein, a former Dallas County judge, a partial victory in his seven-year fight with the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct. [read post]