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28 Mar 2007, 9:57 pm
But Creola Cotton rejected the plea behalf of her daughter, prosecutors said.The Dallas South Blog, whose author Shawn Williams comes from Paris, Texas, offers lots of comments on the case here and here and here. [read post]
28 Mar 2007, 6:25 pm
But Creola Cotton rejected the plea behalf of her daughter, prosecutors said.The Dallas South Blog, whose author Shawn Williams comes from Paris, Texas, offers lots of comments on the case here and here and here. [read post]
26 Mar 2007, 1:02 am
The deal has been in the works for weeks as Dallas-based Jenkens sheds lawyers and offices around the country. [read post]
25 Mar 2007, 6:09 am
The bill would create pretrial victim-offender mediation programs in counties over 100,000 for misdemeanors and state jail felonies. [read post]
24 Mar 2007, 2:11 am
Here are a few recent Texas criminal justice news stories that caught my attention but I haven't found time to blog about:Kids removed from immigrant detention center after sex abuse allegationsFinal Tulia defendants compensated from innocence fundVeteran parole officer sues agency over discrimination, racial slursCourt of Criminal Appeals: Abilene prosecutor withheld exculpatory evidenceThe First Amendment and the Dallas County JailAustin judge won't commit new… [read post]
16 Mar 2007, 2:07 am
Other recent additions to the Shanghai outpost include corporate associate Richard Chao from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, and three new Chinese legal consultants.
Winstead Adds 12 More Lawyers From Jenkens
Texas Lawyer
Dallas-based Winstead, which added 18 lawyers this month from the San Antonio and Austin, Texas, offices of Jenkens & Gilchrist, will add 12 more Jenkens lawyers, including six from the Dallas firm's headquarters. [read post]
12 Mar 2007, 3:01 pm
This article appeared in the Washington Post on March 5, 2007:New Prosecutor Revisits Justice in DallasDistrict Attorney Embraces Innocence Project and 'Smart on Crime' ApproachBy Sylvia MorenoWashington Post Staff WriterDALLAS -- Craig Watkins is still settling into his 11th-floor office overlooking the city skyline, hanging up pictures, arranging his plaques -- and revolutionizing the criminal justice system he oversees.Sworn in as Dallas County district attorney on… [read post]
9 Mar 2007, 10:51 am
" More on Worsham from the Dallas News. [read post]
9 Mar 2007, 7:53 am
Reported the Dallas News: " Records obtained by The Dallas Morning News under the Texas Public Information Act include accounts of guards striking handcuffed inmates, encouraging inmates to fight one another and standing idle while beatings occurred. [read post]
8 Mar 2007, 12:55 pm
The Harris County Jail is also understaffed, and the Dallas jail can't find enough guards either. [read post]
7 Mar 2007, 9:05 pm
From washingtonpost.com: In an unprecedented act for any jurisdiction in the nation, New Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins recently announced he would allow the Texas affiliate of the Innocence Project to review hundreds of Dallas County cases dating back... [read post]
7 Mar 2007, 1:24 pm
Dallas Tx. [read post]
7 Mar 2007, 8:53 am
That's a topic I seldom hear discussed by Texas District and County Attorneys. [read post]
7 Mar 2007, 5:45 am
Dallas has more post-conviction DNA exonerations than any county in the nation--12 in five years, more than at least two states. [read post]
6 Mar 2007, 7:33 pm
Dallas Tx. [read post]
6 Mar 2007, 10:19 am
In particular in Dallas, where many of the most zealous supporters of this bill come from, for whatever reason, this is exactly the type of offender they recently had to release to avoid sanctions by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards! [read post]
4 Mar 2007, 6:03 pm
Public oversight through transparency of records provides an important layer of accountability for state troopers that shouldn't be diminished.Having been through this argument many times over many years, let me offer this final prediction: All of the arguments that will be put forward tomorrow by the unions about the grave harm caused to officers by public records fall flat when you realize the same open records provision works fine at more than 2,000 agencies everywhere in the state, even… [read post]
4 Mar 2007, 3:47 pm
Dallas Co. [read post]
2 Mar 2007, 8:44 am
These Texas criminal justice headlines caught my eye this morning and may also interest Grits readers: From a Texas prison cell, Canadian, 9, pleads for help Another Canadian sues the Dallas County Jail TYC report doctored to protect agency higher-ups More TYC sex abuse allegations, this time from Brownwood Rockwall DA accused of diverting cash Dateline 'To Catch a Predator' episode in Murphy, TX called unethical [read post]
1 Mar 2007, 12:04 am
After Rice got a warning and a notation in her file, her parents sued, claiming a First Amendment violation.
Most of Jenkens' San Antonio Office Moving to Jackson Walker
Texas Lawyer
Jackson Walker is the latest firm to benefit from Dallas-based Jenkens & Gilchrist's disintegration, with 10 Jenkens lawyers going to Jackson Walker by March 8. [read post]
