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24 Nov 2017, 6:36 am by John Floyd
  Finally, there was the 2003 Tulia, Texas scandal involving some 39 defendants who were convicted between 1999 and 2000 on the word of a single dishonest narcotics officer. 35 of the individuals were pardoned in 2003 after it was conclusively shown the officer had framed them. [read post]
2 Mar 2016, 11:27 am by Michael Lowe
Unconstitutionally seized evidence is used against defendants by the District Attorney’s Office all the time. [read post]
30 Mar 2016, 4:04 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
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 charged for… [read post]
14 May 2014, 11:31 am by Michael Lowe
Now, this sounds like something that you might hear about down at the Dallas County Probate Court right? [read post]
8 Sep 2014, 1:30 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Ron Simmons, a defender of the agency on this subject, was more honest with the public on his website which openly admitted, "All applicant fingerprints are run against the Texas unsolved latent print file, which is comprised of statewide crime scene fingerprint evidence. [read post]
12 Nov 2008, 6:57 am
"Balancing the offender's constitutional rights with public safety is hard, she said. [read post]
27 Dec 2022, 11:50 am by Michael Lowe
  This includes the Texas Rangers; Texas Department of Public Safety (“DPS”); Texas Highway Patrol; Texas Department of Criminal Justice; County Sheriffs’ Offices; and Municipal Police Departments. [read post]
16 Sep 2014, 1:44 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Her insights on these and other matters appear in the Bureau of National Affairs, Spencer Publications, the Wall Street Journal, the Dallas Business Journal, the Houston Business Journal, and many other national and local publications. [read post]
19 Dec 2010, 8:59 am by Gritsforbreakfast
(Even off the record explanations offered up to me from the County Attorney's office have been vague and unsatisfying.) [read post]
12 Dec 2017, 11:44 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
January 8, 2018 is the deadline to comment on the Office of Child Care (OCC) FY 2019–2021 Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan Preprint including plans to grant waivers for childcare background checks. [read post]
8 Mar 2013, 4:53 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Dallas pioneered this model and by all accounts it has worked extraordinarily well. [read post]
16 Jan 2019, 4:27 pm by Emma Zack
In addition to the Innocence Project, Chaney is represented by Julie Lesser, exoneration attorney of the Dallas Public Defender’s Office and the Southern Methodist University Innocence Clinic. [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]
19 May 2020, 8:00 am by Amy Starnes
— The Dallas Morning News ‘Ready for battle’: Florida lawyer dons Grim Reaper garb to save lives during COVID-19 crisis — Nothing kills a buzz quite like a visit from the Grim Reaper. [read post]
30 Oct 2015, 6:31 pm by Staff Writer
They (defendants) billed for equipment that wasn’t provided, for care that wasn’t needed, and for services that weren’t rendered. [read post]