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5 Jan 2011, 10:54 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Reduce proportional detention of pretrial misdemeanor defendants to the levels in those cities, and it would free up resources to focus on inmates the county has no choice but to detain.Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff estimated that the jail could save $10,000 per day if local police and the county sheriff would use authority granted by the Legislature in 2007 to issue summons instead of arresting for certain low-level misdemeanors, but the move was blocked by Bexar District… [read post]
18 Oct 2010, 1:24 pm by Steve Hall
Despite the wishes of the family of the murdered Viola Barrios, as much a saint in San Antonio as a restaurateur, District Attorney Susan Reed sought — and failed to receive — the death penalty for Joe Estrada, who on April 24, 2008, shot Barrios in the head with an arrow while burglarizing her home.So it's no surprise that political operatives from both Reed's camp as well as that of her opponent, Nico LaHood, have pressured Louis… [read post]
9 Jul 2010, 1:12 pm by Mario Madrid
" In Bexar County, District Attorney Susan Reed allows first-time drunken-driving defendants who meet certain parameters to plead instead to a charge of "obstruction of a highway – intoxication. [read post]
9 Jul 2010, 1:12 pm by Mario Madrid
" In Bexar County, District Attorney Susan Reed allows first-time drunken-driving defendants who meet certain parameters to plead instead to a charge of "obstruction of a highway – intoxication. [read post]
9 Jul 2010, 5:10 am by Gritsforbreakfast
"It doesn't ruin the rest of their life" the way a DWI conviction can, she added.In Bexar County, District Attorney Susan Reed dealt with a backlog of cases by allowing first-time drunken-driving defendants who meet certain parameters to plead instead to a charge of "obstruction of a highway – intoxication. [read post]
23 May 2010, 7:10 am by Gritsforbreakfast
In Bexar County, though, DA Susan Reed and the police chief have said they'll only pursue DNA testing where it might prove guilt in an unsolved case. [read post]
1 Mar 2010, 4:35 am by Gritsforbreakfast
In Dallas, after his predecessor fought DNA testing tooth and nail, District Attorney Craig Watkins famously partnered with the Innocence Project of Texas to vet old cases after they found a similar DNA cache, a move which has afforded him national acclaim. [read post]
10 Feb 2010, 5:35 am by Gritsforbreakfast
There's a very good chance DNA evidence might exonerate some of those men, but it can't happen if nobody looks at the cases and notifies defendants there's new evidence related to their conviction.What's more, it should be District Attorney Susan Reed leading this effort, not the police. [read post]
8 Jan 2010, 7:52 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Susan Reed will be a tough opponent and that would be a big Democratic get in a year when the county party is in disarray. [read post]
29 Dec 2009, 5:50 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Bexar County District Attorney Susan Reed threatened to prosecute volunteers participating in needle exchange programs, despite the clear intent of legislators to allow the SA pilot. [read post]
3 Dec 2009, 8:53 am
District Attorney Susan Reed said she believes the number of untested rape kits that will eventually be analyzed as a result of the new policy is less than 200. [read post]
19 Mar 2009, 7:36 am
Writes Noelle at Sifting the Haystack:While laying out the bill Senator Deuell said that if this legislation becomes law it will save the state money without costing the state any money, and that countless studies have shown syringe exchange programs do not increase drug use.Senator Wentworth pointed out that Bexar County District Attorney Susan Reed, who blocked full implementation of the pilot syringe exchange program that passed last session, has advised his… [read post]
14 Mar 2009, 4:42 am
Mary Flood at the Houston Chronicle's Legal Trade blog offers up a list of rumored candidates for the US Attorney for Texas' Southern District based in Houston.Those on the rumored short list are: * ex-prosecutor Eric Reed, who is from South Texas and may have the three Congressmen from the southern section of the district on his side * ex-prosecutor and ex-state judge John Kyles, who is of counsel at Vinson & Elkins * ex-prosecutor… [read post]
22 Dec 2008, 11:35 pm
"Patrick Dugan, chief of the investigation division, and Eric Seidel, chief of the rackets bureau, are handling the case for the district attorney's office along with assistant district attorneys Brian Fields and Noah Genel. [read post]