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22 Aug 2013, 5:53 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
What made the Robbins decision even more caustic was that 18 months later, an almost identical CCA majority granted a new trial to Cathy Henderson, sentenced to death for the 1994 capital murder of an infant in Travis County, because the state’s medical expert re-evaluated his opinion as to the cause and manner of death based on a change in the underlying science.Given that the factual distinction between Robbins and Henderson was one without a meaningful difference —… [read post]
17 Mar 2013, 10:10 am by Gritsforbreakfast
We shouldn't just be concerned about the Minority Report scenario where advertising is funneled to us based on remote identification, he said. [read post]
5 Sep 2012, 7:24 am by Gritsforbreakfast
That seems like a sparse dataset indeed for making such a judgment.That said, there has been some, minor movement toward improving ad-seg corrections policy. [read post]
31 Aug 2012, 9:00 am by Don Cruse
IN RE COMMITMENT OF MICHAEL BOHANNAN, No. 10-0605 Opinion of the Court See my later summary. [read post]
28 Aug 2012, 5:27 pm by INFORRM
Defamation & reform: Writing in the Telegraph, Alistair Bonnington, former honorary professor of law at Glasgow University, complains that Kenny MacAskill, the Scottish Justice Minister, “has decided to reject almost all of the [Defamation] Bill’s liberalising provisions and include only one minor subsection”, labelling the decision as “arrogant nonsense”. [read post]
12 Jul 2012, 7:11 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Early in the evenin' just about supper time,Over by the courthouse they're starting to unwind.Four kids on the corner trying to bring you up.Willy picks a tune out and he blows it on the harp.Down On The Corner, out in the street,Willy and the Poorboys are playin';Bring a nickel; tap your feet.- John Fogerty, "Down on the Corner"Grits is glad to see Jordan Smith at the Austin Chronicle reporting that the Travis DA has rebuffed demands from neighborhood… [read post]
1 Jun 2012, 9:46 am by Charles Johnson
The prosecution may argue that you’re “in possession” of marijuana in Houston, TX, if you’re found smoking marijuana or if you knowingly “exercised control” over the marijuana. [read post]
6 Jan 2012, 9:02 pm by Lyle Denniston
   The ruling also may bring a severe test of the constitutionality of America’s most important law on the voting opportunities of minorities, the Voting Rights Act of 1965. [read post]
21 Jun 2011, 5:23 pm by Colin O'Keefe
We're bumping today's roundup to 15, leading off with a collection of the best Dukes v. [read post]
6 Mar 2011, 1:42 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Police should be issuing citations for offenses where they're eligible, and judges should be issuing more personal bonds or reducing bail to manageable amounts. [read post]
2 Jul 2010, 12:42 pm by brooks
Painter in the 126th Judicial District Court of Travis County, in our current courthouse. [read post]
6 May 2010, 10:19 am by Francis G.X. Pileggi
Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery and former Vice Chancellor Stephen Lamb, now of the Paul Weiss firm, as well as Gregory P. [read post]
3 May 2010, 3:53 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
“The defendant gets linked in to the local treatment system and that reduces their chance of re-offending. [read post]