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30 Mar 2016, 4:04 pm
Video exonerated defendant, but no consequences for false accusersSee coverage from an episode in Caldwell County where sheriff's deputies allegedly beat a guy up and accused him of assaulting an officer, only to find home security video contradicted all their claims.Ars TechnicaKXANAustin StatesmanReported Ars Technica, which has links to many of the key documents, "The video (which contains no audio) has not led to the officers being disciplined or… [read post]
12 Mar 2016, 8:50 am
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]
Prosecutorial Misconduct in Texas Murder Trials: Prosecutors Fighting Against Misconduct Allegations
24 Feb 2016, 11:17 am
According to Judge Hasette (quoting from her order), here’s what the prosecutors from the Nueces County District Attorney’s Office did: “The court concludes that the intentional suppression of evidence and lack of timely disclosure of exculpatory, mitigating and impeachment evidence described herein constitutes prosecutorial misconduct and undermines the confidence of the public in the judicial system, and the outcome of this trial specifically. [read post]
21 Feb 2016, 7:38 am
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]
4 Feb 2016, 4:29 am
That report included this notable news:Signs posted in Texas prison libraries in December tell inmates in English and Spanish about the issue and provide a Harris County post office box to which inmates may write if they believe their cases included this kind of DNA evidence.Bob Wicoff, head of the appellate division for the Harris County Public Defender's Office, said about five to seven letters arrive each day, but he anticipates the… [read post]
27 Jan 2016, 1:55 am
Which means a public defender being assigned to them. [read post]
30 Dec 2015, 9:34 am
And in doing so, he has helped criminal defendants all over the State of Texas. [read post]
25 Nov 2015, 12:50 pm
Plea agreements serve the public and the defendant. [read post]
30 Oct 2015, 6:31 pm
They (defendants) billed for equipment that wasn’t provided, for care that wasn’t needed, and for services that weren’t rendered. [read post]
17 Oct 2015, 12:21 pm
The 2006 Estrada case was one of thousands in which former Department of Public Safety crime lab technician Jonathan Salvador fabricated evidence so prosecutors (mostly in the Harris County area) could secure convictions. [read post]
29 Sep 2015, 11:42 am
For example, in Harris County alone, grand jurors (many of whom had close ties to the law enforcement community) have not indicted a police officer since 2004, and Dallas grand jurors went 40 years without indicting a police officer for shooting a civilian before they did so in 2014. [read post]
22 Sep 2015, 8:29 pm
Court of Appeals of Texas, Fifth District, Dallas. [read post]
22 Sep 2015, 8:29 pm
Court of Appeals of Texas, Fifth District, Dallas. [read post]
9 Sep 2015, 11:01 am
And lower costs mean greater temptations for small police departments and county sheriff’s offices to scarf them up. [read post]
5 Sep 2015, 8:26 am
The Commission's working group on DNA mixtures will meet in Dallas on Sept. 18. [read post]
16 Aug 2015, 12:48 pm
Now, a lawsuit out of California will address whether public defenders handling 700 cases per year can effectively represent their clients. [read post]
28 Jul 2015, 8:05 am
She supports her clients both on a real time, “on demand” basis and with longer term basis to deal with daily performance management and operations, emerging crises, strategic planning, process improvement and change management, investigations, defending litigation, audits, investigations or other enforcement challenges, government affairs and public policy. [read post]
27 Jul 2015, 11:56 am
Employers sponsoring group health plan coverage now or in 2014, check the adequacy of your insurer or third party administrator’s claims and appeals processes and notices. [read post]
19 Jul 2015, 4:50 pm
It’s not salaries, so since the public defenders are all on salary, that report says no payment data. [read post]
14 Jul 2015, 4:30 pm
In an era of limited resources and diverse threats, there is a public safety imperative to devote the resources of the criminal justice system to the practices that are most successful at deterring crime and protecting the public. [read post]
