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21 May 2007, 8:15 am
HB 1178 by Representatives Escobar (D-Kingsville) and McClendon (D-San Antonio), and carried by Senator Ellis (D-Houston) in the Senate - which ensures that defendants facing jail time understand that they have a right to a lawyer in criminal cases - passed the Senate (Vote: Y: 31/N: 0) on Thursday, May 17, 2007! [read post]
5 May 2007, 7:57 am
With scant weeks left in the 80th Texas Legislature, several people have asked me to do a roundup of what legislation is still moving of the bills I've written about on Grits. [read post]
24 Apr 2007, 3:16 am
Escobar proposed a good bill, HB 1773 (discussed here), to compel more thorough notice when prosecutors intend to introduce extraneous or "prior bad acts" into evidence - current law requires notice, and Escobar would add "written" notice 30 days before trial. [read post]
13 Apr 2007, 5:35 am
Escobar's HB 2437, discussed here, which authorizes counties to establish "a pretrial victim-offender mediation program for cases involving a first-time offender arrested and charged under Title 7 of the Penal Code (Offenses Against Property). [read post]
12 Apr 2007, 5:05 am
What a terrific legislative moment - a rare occasion when public debate on the floor actually changed hearts and minds at the eleventh hour, killing a truly bad bill that offended both reason and liberty.I turned it on late so I didn't hear all the debate this morning, but I was pleased to find Reps Turner, Chavez, Hodge, Castro, Olivo, Coleman, Dukes, Puente, Farias, Alonzo, Escobar, Bolton, Miles, Veasey, Giddings, and most especially Senfronia Thompson and Harold Dutton all doing a… [read post]
25 Mar 2007, 6:09 am
Even so, I'm happy Escobar proposed the bill, and it looks to me like a great first step toward the type of alternative, "restorative justice" approaches advocated, e.g., by the Texas Public Policy Foundation.Enough with the fees alreadyAnother ill-conceived bill by Rep. [read post]
22 Mar 2007, 3:48 am
I was also glad to see them approve HB 1178 by Escobar, which would forbid District Attorneys from seeking waivers from defendants of their right to counsel. [read post]
19 Mar 2007, 9:04 am
Juan Escobar's office to try to better understand his HB 1939 - the right staffer wasn't there when I called and I didn't get a call back on Friday. [read post]
24 Feb 2007, 10:37 am
Second, DiGiovanni acted with adequate diligence in exploring his belief that Rodriguez and Escobar might be involved in a drug offense. [read post]
7 Feb 2007, 4:13 am
See Escobar, 389 F.3d at 786 (finding that under a totality analysis, failure to inform citizens that they were free to refuse consent was one factor supporting a finding that the search was not voluntary). [read post]
27 Jan 2007, 5:56 am
Reps Moreno, Hodge, Escobar and Riddle all served on the committee with Peña in 2005 under Republican Terry Keel's leadership. [read post]
3 Jan 2007, 4:01 am
His reference to the Pablo Escobar approach is interesting. [read post]
