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10 Dec 2009, 3:44 am
Here are the main, topline possibilities: Arresting agencies: Corpus Christi PD and the Nueces County Sheriff should reduce jail intake for petty offenders by authorizing officers to exercise discretion granted them by the 79th Texas Legislature to give citations instead of arresting for certain low-level, nonviolent misdemeanors. [read post]
24 Nov 2009, 5:01 am by Gritsforbreakfast
(The Harris County DA had been the main opponent through most of the process, but we reached a compromise over language as the bill awaited passage in the House.)There are at least two categories of cases with bad forensics I can think of offhand where Whitmire's legislation would be a boon to justice: Older arson cases and people convicted based on scent lineup "testimony" by Deputy Keith Pikett's bloodhounds. [read post]
18 Nov 2009, 3:38 pm by Steven Taber
. --- Associated Press, November 10, 2009 A left overwing emergency slide and the door over the compartment in which the slide was stowed fell from an Airbus A319 jet making a test flight in Dallas, Texas. [read post]
10 Nov 2009, 9:26 am
Tonight's execution would be the 111th ordered from Harris County, far more than any other Texas county. [read post]
12 Oct 2009, 7:38 am
    Texas Legislation   The Texas legislature has been consistently fighting over the past several years to restrict the powers of homeowner associations, especially with regards to foreclosure. [read post]
27 Sep 2009, 2:15 am
I didn't watch the debate on this bill so I don't know if they just thought it wasn't needed or if nobody brought it up.An example that arose soon after session, however, raised this issue somewhat prominently: This summer somebody created a funny but rather mean-spirited Twitter site in the name of Harris County DA Pat Lykos, changing it to FakePatLykos (which is still active) after the DA complained and Twitter shut it down.It was just a gag and nobody with half a… [read post]
14 Sep 2009, 7:45 pm by The Injustice Must End (TIME) Committee
If Harris is found guilty, he can be charged as a juvenile or an adult, or the judge can opt to review his conduct at age 19 and resentence him as an adult or juvenile.If sentenced as an adult, Harris could face life in prison with no chance for parole.The option to sentence juveniles as adults is "harsh" treatment, the study's authors said. [read post]
HOLMES, DECEASED; from Harris County; 14th district (14-05-00474-CV, 233 SW3d 494, 08-14-07) 2 petitions. [read post]
20 May 2009, 2:08 pm
 Blackmun, who authored the majority opinion in Roe v. [read post]
8 May 2009, 12:37 am
The stories of dozens of innocent men falsely convicted by mistaken victims and eyewitnesses in photo lineups are beginning to spur law enforcement to become more professional in this area.The Texas Legislature is responding - legislation to require law enforcement agencies to have written eyewitness ID policies yesterday passed out of the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee after already clearing the Senate. [read post]
2 Mar 2009, 10:14 pm
Congrats to the bill sponsors and supporters on a successful hearing.Related: From Sifting the Haystack, see Harris County officials discuss syringe access legislation. [read post]
20 Jan 2009, 5:14 am
After graduating I spent one year as an investigator of environmental crimes in Harris County. [read post]