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16 Mar 2016, 11:12 am
Theft over $1500 is a state jail felony, and if convicted, the defendant can face 180 days to 2 years in a State Jail Facility. [read post]
8 Mar 2012, 3:48 pm
Court Rules Okay to Search Cell Phones Without Warrant: Jay Gormley of CBS Dallas/Fort Worth reports the 7th U.S. [read post]
7 Dec 2009, 2:46 am
That's partially why, says Fabelo, "About 22% of the Bexar jail population is for misdemeanors, compared to 16% in Harris and 9% in Dallas. [read post]
13 Aug 2014, 11:38 am
Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins Dallas DA was found in contempt of court for not giving testimony at a hearing into his possible prosecutorial misconduct by District Court Judge Lena Levario because he refused to testify in her courtroom at a hearing on possible prosecutorial misconduct in the filing of mortgage fraud criminal charges against Al Hill III. 2. [read post]
6 Jan 2013, 10:37 am
Meanwhile in Dallas (behind DMN paywall), "A 57-year-old prison inmate and career criminal is expected to be freed after a Texas appeals court agreed that Dallas County officials violated his right to a speedy trial by taking eight years to try him on a child-molestation charge." [read post]
27 Nov 2021, 5:29 pm
Penalties for Parental Kidnapping: Felony Conviction and Sex Offender Registration The Texas Parental Kidnapping Statute defines its punishment as a “state jail felony,” which means that upon conviction, the parent faces up to two (2) years in jail and fines up to $10,000. [read post]
7 Jan 2024, 11:51 am
The result has been local/county jails filling up with low-level immigration holds and now, new charges being cooked up each session by nativists in the Texas Legislature. [read post]
20 Jun 2011, 3:21 pm
On the limits of corporal punishment in juvie correctionsDropouts and crime: Dallas using GPS in pilot truancy programConstable pursues truancy make-work to justify staff increase [read post]
30 Dec 2010, 7:58 am
Then Reyna announced his first new hires, including a first assistant from Williamson County and senior prosecutor Greg Davis from Collin County, only to have Davis indicted by a Collin County grand jury almost immediately thereafter for tampering with government records, a state jail felony. [read post]
15 May 2012, 3:00 am
Andrew Vargas, 22, is expected to be sentenced to five years' probation and one year in county jail ... [read post]
9 Sep 2015, 11:01 am
Example: there’s a big lawsuit that was filed earlier this year against a Dallas contractor and Travis County (that’s Austin) — seems that lawyer chats with Travis County inmates may have been routinely recorded since 2012. [read post]
3 Jan 2018, 8:26 am
Inmates Break out of Jail, Burglarize Store, Sneak Back Behind Bars A group of jail inmates in Lexington, Miss., are accused of breaking out of jail in September, burglarizing a nearby Dollar General store and then sneaking back into jail undetected. [read post]
27 Apr 2007, 2:47 am
In addition, here's a report from a meeting of 75 prison ministry volunteers at a church in Henderson near the new facility.Dallas Sheriff: 'Jail Flaws Not My Fault'Unhappy with the coverage she's received in the Dallas Morning News, Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez gave a lengthy interview with the Dallas Voice to explain her side of why problems at the Dallas County Jail haven't been fixed. [read post]
1 Jan 2007, 9:03 pm
" Although other Texas counties such as Dallas and El Paso have public defenders with special mental health units, Travis County advocates for the mentally ill believe the new office will bring special attention to the needs of the mentally ill. [read post]
7 May 2011, 8:36 am
Here's a roundup of recent police accountability stories that were big enough to make it onto Grits' radar screen but haven't found their way into individual posts:Firing too harsh for failure to report jail beating? [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 Jul 2017, 2:08 pm
The state trooper indicted for perjury after Sandra Bland's arrest and death in the Waller County Jail, but charges were dropped this week. [read post]
12 Dec 2014, 8:02 am
In addition, "The Brazos County Sheriff's Office has outfitted its patrol and courthouse deputies with body cameras, and Sheriff Chris Kirk said last month that jail staff is also testing the gear. [read post]
4 Aug 2010, 6:32 am
"Really, the only difference between a constable and the county sheriff is that a constable is given the duties of bailiffing the precinct (justice of the peace) court and serving civil process papers, and the sheriff is the keeper of the jail. [read post]
21 Feb 2016, 7:38 am
In Harris County, for example, the Sheriff responded to a scandal of failed oversight by slashing in half the number of compliance officers tasked with uncovering such failures. [read post]
