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9 Dec 2016, 8:37 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Here are a few odds and ends which haven't made it into independent Grits posts but merit readers' attention.More Harris County bail litigation Harris County faces additional litigation over excessive bail and unnecessary pretrial detention, reported the Houston Chronicle. [read post]
17 Jan 2011, 9:21 am by Hunter Biederman
As with Point 1, these actions resulted in needless costs to the taxpayers of Collin County as well as personal, emotional, and financial costs to the defendants. [read post]
17 Jan 2017, 12:00 am by Hunter Biederman
As with Point 1, these actions resulted in needless costs to the taxpayers of Collin County as well as personal, emotional, and financial costs to the defendants. [read post]
17 Sep 2017, 6:20 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Houston PD has lost somewhere in the neighborhood of 200 veteran officers, and the Dallas Police Department has lost somewhere in the neighborhood of 600. [read post]
17 Apr 2013, 2:21 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  According to Hayward’s complaint, both of the County Employees’ and Officers’ Annuity and Benefit Fund of Cook County’s requirements for her participation in her employer’s pension plan violated USERRA’s pension protection provisions. [read post]
26 Jul 2010, 7:39 am by Gritsforbreakfast
 Reverend Dorothy Budd rejoiced at the recent announcement that deaf inmate Stephen Brodie may become the latest Texas prisoner to win his freedom after being wrongfully convicted.Budd, a former child-sex-crimes prosecutor for the Dallas County District Attorney’s office, wants the voice of Brodie, along with men who have already been exonerated in Dallas County, to be heard. [read post]
13 Nov 2011, 4:53 am by Gritsforbreakfast
She was convicted of masterminding the murder of her boyfriend’s parents in Mansfield, but notes withheld from the defense show a different defendant may have played the key role.Michael Morton, 57, was freed in Williamson County on Oct. 4 after nearly 25 years in prison for the murder of his wife. [read post]
16 Sep 2010, 9:03 am by Steve Hall
The Forensic Science Commission meets tomorrow in Dallas, and the Todd Willingham case is on the agenda. [read post]
21 Feb 2016, 7:38 am by Gritsforbreakfast
In Harris County, for example, the Sheriff responded to a scandal of failed oversight by slashing in half the number of compliance officers tasked with uncovering such failures. [read post]
14 Sep 2018, 3:26 am by Michael Lowe
After the detectives are finished with their investigations, they will turn over their work to the county district attorney’s office (Dallas County; Tarrant County; etc.). [read post]
12 May 2020, 8:10 am by Amy Starnes
— Texas Bar Blog Texas attorneys defend judge who sentenced Dallas salon owner to jail — Attorneys across the country have stepped up to defend a Dallas district judge in the court of public opinion from what they call unfair criticism. [read post]
7 Feb 2014, 11:30 am by Michael Lowe
Second, the Motion To Modify can be filed in the District or County Court that assumes jurisdiction over the case. [read post]
1 Oct 2019, 10:38 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Here are a few odds and ends that merit Grits readers' attention:Humpty Dumpty and the Castle DoctrineThe judge in former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger's murder trial for the shooting of Botham Jean gave the jury instructions on the Castle Doctrine defense, despite the fact that Guyger entered Jean's home and shot him, and wasn't defending her "castle. [read post]
12 Feb 2024, 8:30 am by Gritsforbreakfast
In 2019, for example, the last year before COVID skewed everyone's numbers, the Travis County DA under Margaret Moore sent 20% of felony defendants to prison; under José Garza it was 16%, according to KXAN. [read post]