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21 Apr 2008, 7:54 am
"The series concludes with, "Former Bexar County DA lost faith in capital punishment system. [read post]
19 Sep 2020, 6:12 am by Gritsforbreakfast
 Guadalupe County's resolutions inspired similar ones in Bexar County, and a statewide slaveholder convention was announced for Oct. 2, 1854 in Gonzales to discuss the matter. [read post]
28 Feb 2016, 10:26 am by Gritsforbreakfast
"Profiling the Bexar CIUOur old pal Bruce Selcraig has a good story in the SA Express-News profiling Jay Brandon, the head of the Bexar County DA's Conviction Integrity Unit.Risk assessments improve parole decisionsPrison Legal News has an informative piece on the growing use of computerized risk assessments to assist with parole decisions. [read post]
5 Jun 2013, 1:52 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
But some counties simply scaled back to multi-agency drug task forces among agencies in the same county - which are not regulated by DPS - and those continue to crop up as sources of corruption and ineptitude.Understaffing and jail suicidesSee a must-read piece by Michael Barajas at the SA Current titled "Dead in Seven Hours: When overdosed meets overworked, Bexar County Jail's fatal flaws come to light." [read post]
20 Sep 2007, 7:33 am
The Bexar County Commissioners Court is moving forward with the program despite the District Attorney's initial objections.That pilot program was a compromise, a foot in the door that had previously been shut tight by Chairwoman Delisi. [read post]
27 Jan 2009, 12:52 am
"Last October we saw a South Texas sheriff who'd received millions in Governor's border security grants arrested for allegedly working in cahoots with the murderous Mexican Gulf Cartel.Also in 2008, the Bastrop County sheriff was convicted of taking bribes to protect illegal gambling.The Potter County and Bexar County Sheriffs both lost their jobs recently over corruption charges related to their commissaries, and the Potter County Sheriff… [read post]
22 Aug 2007, 6:07 am
By comparison, Bexar (San Antonio) and Tarrant (Fort Worth) Counties' number of commitments have remained flat, while Travis County (Austin) commitments increased 66%, though overall numbers were much lower than in the larger cities. [read post]
12 Jan 2015, 12:13 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
The Bexar County Jail also limits visits to four days, but offers a window of 30 hours of overall visiting time during the week.Since 1975, Texas law has required that jails provide a minimum visitation of at least two visits - one during a weekday evening and one on weekends - and several mid-sized counties, including the Neuces County Jail in Corpus Christi and El Paso jails, have limited visits to two days a week.Toward the end, Pinkerton quoted a Travis… [read post]
26 Feb 2009, 4:02 am
State: The CCA granted the defendant's petition for discretionary review without oral argument in this Bexar County assault on a public servant case on the following issue:The court of appeals erred in finding the appellant failed to preserve error and that there was sufficient evidence to support the trial court's judgment [awarding $11,620 of restitution].For a summary of the underlying case, click here. [read post]
1 May 2007, 10:54 am
As I described it previously, HB 2391would give police officers discretion to cite and summons instead of arrest for a handful of the most common petty crimes, including:Marijuana possession, (up to 4 oz)Criminal mischief with less than $500 damageGraffiti with less than $500 damageTheft by check with less than $500 stolenTheft of service with less than $500 stolenContraband in a corrections facility (B misd. only)Driving With an Invalid LicenseThe Midland County jail administrator has… [read post]
22 Jan 2019, 10:33 am by Lisa Stutzman
Justin Rodriguez resigned after being appointed as a Bexar County commissioner. [read post]
8 Oct 2009, 9:47 am
She is a member of the Bexar County Women's Bar Association and San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association, and a past member of the Bexar County Child Fatality Review Board. [read post]
30 Oct 2012, 12:22 pm
" Currently, the Bexar County Sheriff's Office maintains a Canine Unit consisting of five handler officers and seven dogs. [read post]
13 Jan 2015, 11:35 am by Gritsforbreakfast
We note, however, that the 14 youths who were 17 in the Bexar County Jail last week were separated from those 18 and older.Texas can rightly crow about its progress on criminal justice. [read post]
17 Oct 2012, 11:13 am
Despite the lack of any physical evidence, the Bexar County District Attorney's Office who prosecuted the case painted these young women as monsters to the jury. [read post]
13 Jan 2014, 9:38 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Judge Barbara Hervey of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and former Bexar County Medical Examiner Dr. [read post]
13 Dec 2013, 12:16 pm by Lowell Brown
It’s educational in a fun sense,” said Lee, adding that students also received a lesson on constitutional rights from Bexar County District Court Judge Michael Mery on Wednesday. [read post]
14 Jan 2014, 11:38 am by Lindsay Stafford Mader
Hervey then practiced with a San Antonio law office for five years and went on to serve as assistant criminal district attorney of Bexar County’s appellate section for 16 years. [read post]