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18 Oct 2007, 3:37 am
Some Howard County residents would rather live without a jail than pay to build a new one.Interviewing Howard WittShawn at the Dallas South blog has a terrific set of interviews with Chicago Tribune reporter Howard Witt (see the complete interview here), whose writing about Shaquanda Cotton and the Jena 6 put both cases on the national stage. [read post]
17 Oct 2007, 7:37 am
Garcia was convicted for the 1987 rape, beating and strangulation of Veronica Rodriguez in Dallas. [read post]
17 Oct 2007, 3:23 am
Today the Waco Tribune-Herald weighed in:Texas justice closes at 5 p.m.Sharon Keller, presiding judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals,shamed the state by deciding that 20 minutes of her time was moreimportant than a last-minute appeal for a man on death row.If Keller cannot be removed from her position, she should be disciplinedfor her outrageous behavior.Keller, a former Dallas prosecutor, has a reputation as a hard-liner whenit comes to upholding convictions.She outdid… [read post]
16 Oct 2007, 7:04 am
Research shows that juveniles who are detained are more likely to end up in TYC facilities and Texas prisons. [read post]
15 Oct 2007, 6:14 pm
" asked Toby Shook, a former Dallas County assistant district attorney and now a partner in the law firm of Fitzpatrick Hagood Smith & Uhl LLP.- And if the buffer is 1000 feet, does them standing 1001 feet away make you more safe? [read post]
15 Oct 2007, 8:20 am
Bennett October 15, 2007 This Blog reported on October 1, 2007 that a North Texas mother sued Virgin Mobile USA, Virgin Mobile Australia, Creative Commons Corp., and Flickr.com. on behalf of her 16 year-old-daughter in state court in Dallas County, Texas for the unauthorized use of her daughter's image in an ad campaign promoting [...] [read post]
15 Oct 2007, 12:43 am
Keller practiced sporadically after graduating from law school in 1978, and her main pre-court experience was as an appellate lawyer for the Dallas District Attorney's office from 1987 to 1994 before winning election to the CCA. [read post]
14 Oct 2007, 1:22 am
The following table lists counties with new jails under construction, recently completed jails, and the three new Texas county jails on the November ballot:Texas County Jail Construction Snapshot 8/1/07Most Texas counties of any size have reached a crossroads, facing decisions quite similar to the conundrum faced by state officials. [read post]
13 Oct 2007, 3:24 am
At yesterday's hearing, reported the Dallas News:Ms. [read post]
12 Oct 2007, 12:57 am
Dallas real estate partner Raymond Termini will relocate to Dubai to head up the new office, where he will be joined by a senior associate. [read post]
9 Oct 2007, 6:12 am
Tuesday, October 9, 2007Voices of Families of the Executed - Part 5Here is the final installment in our series of excerpts from the MVFHR panel of families of the executed at the Third International Women's Peace Conference in Dallas this past July. [read post]
6 Oct 2007, 7:04 am
Pope has already closed the Coke County facility, but it should be an engaging political spectacle, in any event.Related coverage from Grits:Meet the Geo Group: Texas' largest private prison contractorScandals involving Idaho inmates in Texas Geo prisonsSuicide aftermath reveals squalor at private rural Texas prisonMother of deceased inmate sues over Texas Geo unit conditionsAG should investigate possible Geo Group fraudTYC closing Coke… [read post]
5 Oct 2007, 5:28 am
After this unseemly episode with the Geo Group, I don't see how Texas' leaders can say in good faith that that's a good idea.MORE: See Doug Swanson's account in the Dallas News, just posted, and an exasperated Austin Statesman editorial. [read post]
4 Oct 2007, 9:44 am
The Dallas Morning News has the editorial, "No Time To Be a Renegade. [read post]
4 Oct 2007, 8:22 am
Dewhurst's support of an innocence commission follows 14 DNA exonerations of prison inmates from Dallas County, which has reversed more convictions because of DNA evidence than any other U.S. county. [read post]
3 Oct 2007, 6:19 pm
PLEASE CALL AGAIN IN THE MORNING (IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN EXECUTED FIRST)And out of Dallas, Texas (motto: we like to kill) comes this Op Ed piece about the shocking execution of a Texas inmate, where the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals would not stay open past 5PM to receive the last minute request for a stay of execution:We Close At 5 Y'allWhat's 20 minutes to you? [read post]
3 Oct 2007, 12:30 pm
The Dallas News confirms a report by a Grits commenter (below) that seven TYC employees were fired as a result of the Coke County imbroglio. [read post]
3 Oct 2007, 9:07 am
If the court has not ruled by the time a Dallas County defendant facesexecution -- and the next one is scheduled for February _Watkins said he'dwithdraw the execution request. [read post]
1 Oct 2007, 6:48 pm
Bennett October 1, 2007 A North Texas mother sued Virgin Mobile USA, Virgin Mobile Australia, Creative Commons Corp., and Flickr.com. on behalf of her 16 year-old-daughter in state court in Dallas County, Texas for the unauthorized use of her daughter’s image in an ad campaign promoting Virgin Mobile Australia’s services. [read post]
29 Sep 2007, 10:52 am
Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins said in a prepared statement that "we do not intend to change any of the policies or procedures currently in place. [read post]
