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17 Nov 2016, 7:43 am
Here are a few odds and ends to clear Grits' browser tabs of brief items which merit readers' attention:Report confronts sexual assault in Texas prisonsGrits will have more on this soon, but for now here's the link to a new report from the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault and the Prison Justice League on sexual assaults in Texas prisons - one of the first in-depth looks at the issue since Texas agreed to comply with the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act.TX eyewitness reform… [read post]
11 Jan 2019, 2:42 pm
And they should take Judge Elsa Alcala's advice to fund counsel for indigent defendants filing habeas corpus writs related to ineffective assistance of counsel. [read post]
16 Dec 2013, 2:01 pm
See Judge Elsa Alcala's opinion (pdf) on behalf of the majority, a concurrence (pdf) from Judge Tom Price, and a dissent (pdf) from Judge Lawrence Meyers.The case - Wehrenberg v. [read post]
13 Jan 2018, 7:22 am
Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Elsa Alcala has suggested extending the right to counsel in habeas proceedings to non-capital cases in order to pursue ineffective assistance claims. [read post]
12 Jul 2017, 9:24 am
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals last month issued an opinion in Ex Parte Mark Bowman, with a dissent from Judge Elsa Alcala, that caught Grits' eye - not because of the issues being decided in the case but thanks to the underlying fact pattern evinced in the discussion.At issue was a 2004 DWI in Houston and whether the defense counsel was alleged to be ineffective. [read post]
29 Jul 2018, 6:45 am
On the Court of Criminal Appeals, Judge Elsa Alcala has been calling for a legislative fix on ineffective assistance of counsel, which for the most part can only be challenged via habeas-corpus writs where defendants do not have access to an attorney. [read post]
3 Jan 2016, 5:00 am
But the state claimed the public walkway outside an apartment was fair game.Five of the nine CCA judges, led by Judge Elsa Alcala, disagreed (read her majority opinion). [read post]
10 Dec 2016, 7:22 am
A recent dissent from Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Elsa Alcala demonstrated how and why problematic ID practices have been allowed to continue by Texas courts even after reform legislation had passed. [read post]
31 Dec 2016, 8:17 am
IMO Alcala was Gov. [read post]
25 Feb 2018, 11:30 am
There's a three way race for an open seat to replace Judge Elsa Alcala. [read post]
21 Sep 2010, 5:37 am
Justice Elsa Alcala pointedly asked Babcock what they should do if they found the Commission's decision was "erroneous" but not "void. [read post]
29 May 2018, 10:19 am
"Notably absent from this portion of the hearing was the criminal-defense bar, who apparently don't mind letting prosecutors' representatives define their problems for state legislators.Testimony the Committee should have receivedAlthough it's possible she couldn't do so because of conflict with judicial duties (even though legislators won't legislate again until after she's off the court), I found myself wishing Judge Elsa Alcala had been invited… [read post]
24 Oct 2013, 8:48 am
Judge Elsa Alcala asked if there were any "pattern" to Salvador's misconduct, e.g., if his work had been satisfactory in the beginning and then some event changed his behavior. [read post]
16 Apr 2012, 10:57 pm
Justice Elsa Alcala, a member of the original panel, was no longer on the Houston Court to revisit the issues on motion for re-hearing due to her elevation to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals by gubernatorial appointment. [read post]
24 Sep 2016, 5:04 am
But four members of the CCA - Keller, Hervey, Keasler, and Yeary - have used every trick in the book to keep the court from interpreting the new law, causing Judge Elsa Alcala to lambaste them for disingenuity. [read post]
19 Jan 2019, 6:38 am
In other, related, news, I already miss Judge Elsa Alcala's voice on the court.'Dead Suspect Loophole' in Public Information Act decriedIn Austin, several recent cases have brought to light what local media are calling the "Dead Suspect Loophole" in the Texas Public Information Act. [read post]
21 Jun 2011, 5:15 am
Yesterday in an analysis of rulings by new Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Elsa Alcala, Grits described "an opinion overturning a conviction of a Harris County Sheriff's deputy involving a telemarketing scam run on behalf of the union, using a much more defense-oriented analysis of sufficiency of the evidence than any average, non-officer defendant should ever expect to receive from her. [read post]
21 Sep 2010, 7:15 am
A Conroe appellate judge will sit on a special court of review to hear Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Justice Sharon Keller’s motion to overturn a reprimand for her handling of an execution-day appeal.Justice Charles Kreger, of the 9th state Court of Appeals, was selected, along with 2nd state Court of Appeals Justice Terrie Livingston and 1st state Court of Appeals Justice Elsa Alcala, to hear Keller’s motion to dismiss a public warning the State Commission on… [read post]
8 Dec 2011, 8:49 am
Hampton had originally announced he'd run against rookie incumbent Judge Elsa Alcala, but switched races in order to challenge Keller (or Meyers if he upsets her in the primary).Judge Keller, the self-styled, "pro-prosecution" judge, has so much baggage coming in it'd be hard to know where to attack first. [read post]
6 May 2012, 11:38 am
These quotes were recorded in an account from David Protess at the Huffington Post:Judge Elsa Alcala: " [The evidence against Skinner] is not overwhelming. [read post]
