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23 Aug 2007, 12:12 pm by Robert Bennett
The former District Attorney of Dallas was allegedly proud of saying that any prosecutor could convict a guilty man, but that it took a real pro to convict an innocent man. [read post]
20 Aug 2007, 9:26 am
LaHood would be alive," said Cliff Herberg, a Bexar County first assistant district attorney whose office prosecuted the case. [read post]
5 Aug 2007, 12:50 am
But there are smarter ways to handle the problem than Collin officials have chosen.In Dallas, a county public defender office has kept their costs from rising nearly so quickly. [read post]
27 Jul 2007, 12:57 am
Former Judge Wins Partial First Amendment Victory at 5th Circuit Texas Lawyer The 5th Circuit has handed Robert Jenevein, a former Dallas County judge, a partial victory in his seven-year fight with the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct. [read post]
26 Jul 2007, 8:08 am
  The Dallas Morning News has this AP report.A Travis County prosecutor confirmed that his office is investigating Texas Supreme Court Justice Nathan Hecht for accepting discounted legal fees from a law firm. [read post]
15 Jul 2007, 12:47 am
While you're at it, stop your squabbling and create a public defender office to move cases faster. [read post]
6 Jul 2007, 2:07 am
I expect slow, steady progress creating more public defender offices (#5), especially in rural areas, but it would take local leadership for more PD offices to get started in major metropolitan counties. [read post]
13 May 2007, 3:04 am
The exception to this is the Philadelphia Public Defenders' Office, which has a professional and committed staff and long years of experience. [read post]
29 Apr 2007, 10:49 pm
His or her assistants, at least in Dallas County, are not protected by civil service and are employed at the pleasure of the chief public defender. [read post]
15 Apr 2007, 9:33 pm
On jail overcrowding, I'd make every county have a pretrial services division that evaluated defendants' suitablity for personal bond, and create a statutory presumption that petty offenders would get one unless a judge identified reasons why not. [read post]
6 Apr 2007, 5:52 am
"As for the case of McKee, after Denton County District Attorney Paul Johnsontook office Jan. 1, 2007, he assigned prosecutor Susan Piel as chief of hismisdemeanor division. [read post]
5 Apr 2007, 10:13 pm
In preparation for this court ordered hearing, the Denton County, Texas District Attorney's Office hired Dr. [read post]
5 Apr 2007, 5:24 am
Last year, Dallas County criminal district judges assigned just 38 percent of cases to public defenders, county budget office figures show. [read post]
3 Apr 2007, 1:23 pm
The subtitle of this major article is, Study: Dallas County could save millions using public defenders.Dallas County formed the state's first public defender's office more than two decades ago to offer inexpensive... [read post]
3 Apr 2007, 8:40 am by 123txpublicdefender123
Here's a pretty comprehensive article on the costs and benefits of the public defender system in Dallas County from the Dallas Morning News. [read post]
3 Apr 2007, 5:38 am
The Dallas Morning News has a nice article about the Public Defenders' Office and Dallas County judges' use of PDs vs. private court appointed lawyers. [read post]
3 Apr 2007, 5:26 am
Last year, Dallas County criminal district judges assigned just 38 percent of cases to public defenders, county budget office figures show. [read post]
3 Apr 2007, 1:09 am
The decision was fueled by a recent hire: Gordon Schaller, the former managing partner of Greenberg Traurig's Orange County office. [read post]