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22 Aug 2013, 5:53 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
At the Texas Bar Journal, Harris County criminal defense attorney Brian Wice has a short essay (pdf) describing his involvement in the passage of SB 344 by Sen. [read post]
4 Jun 2013, 8:59 am by Gritsforbreakfast
SB 1185 by Huffman authorizes a mental health diversion project in Harris County.New enhancement critics on House committeeIn recent years a predictable pattern had arisen in which the House Criminal Jurisprudence would pump out dozens of enhancements and then Chairman John Whitmire would stop most of them in their tracks in the Senate Criminal Justice Committee. [read post]
4 Jun 2013, 8:00 am by Karl Bayer
The Harris County Public Defender office opened two years ago through a grant from the Indigent Defense Commission. [read post]
4 Jun 2013, 8:00 am by Karl Bayer
The Harris County Public Defender office opened two years ago through a grant from the Indigent Defense Commission. [read post]
11 May 2013, 10:54 am by Gritsforbreakfast
For the most part, the DAs have reined in most of the usual critics and the Harris County DA's decision to support the bill went a long way toward dispelling allegations that it's soft on crime. [read post]
13 Mar 2013, 5:36 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Exoneree Michael Morton was the star witness, exhibiting remarkable grace and class. [read post]
10 Mar 2013, 7:00 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
I got a theory," Kepple, executive director of the Texas District and County Attorneys Association, tells a room full of Harris County prosecutors. [read post]
21 Feb 2013, 4:58 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Things got to that point because, thanks to the bellicose stance of the DA, a balls-to-the-wall fight was the only way to prove Morton's innocence. [read post]
21 Dec 2012, 3:42 pm by immigrationprof
Today ICE Director John Morton issued orders to ICE officials that give in to much of the criticism on ICE detainers that has been voiced by officials in Santa Clara County, CA, California Attorney General Kamala Harris, Cook County, IL,... [read post]
19 Dec 2012, 1:30 am by Rumpole
Morton Perry (a real gem of a man) C.P. [read post]
16 Aug 2012, 6:48 am
 Now if you'll excuse me, I gotta jet - need to meet [politician] at Morton's for a fundraiser. [read post]
24 Jul 2012, 5:49 am by Gritsforbreakfast
But he failed to point out that many of the Dallas exonerees - not to mention others like Michael Morton in Williamson County - had prosecutors successfully oppose testing for years before their innocence was proven. [read post]
31 May 2012, 7:38 am by Gritsforbreakfast
” — Williamson County DA John Bradley, in August 2011, about testing a bandanna that was linked to the Christine Morton murder scene and pointed to another man, and not husband Michael Morton, as the killer. [read post]
11 May 2012, 7:18 am by Jennifer
Lincoln by Janis Cooke Newman Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff (Mugar DT 92.7 .S35 2010) Horror The Shining by Stephen King The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris Watchers by Dean Koontz Mysteries Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov Romances On the Island by Tracey Garvis Graves Science Fiction The God of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs Thrillers Agent 6 by Tom Rob Smith Children’s I am a Pole and So Can You by Stephen Colbert NONFICTION Biography Prague Winter by Madeline… [read post]
13 Apr 2012, 7:09 am by Rebecca Tushnet
Moderator: Morton David Goldberg, Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, New York Prof. [read post]
29 Mar 2012, 5:59 am by Gritsforbreakfast
  I know it actually has some very heavy hitters coming including John Thompson himself the named Plaintiff in the case and Michael Morton who was on 60 Minutes just Sunday night, but who else is going to be there and what are the different folks bring to the table? [read post]
28 Mar 2012, 9:30 am
Thompson will be joined by Texas exoneree Michael Morton, whose case will be the subject of an upcoming Court of Inquiry into possible prosecutorial misconduct. [read post]
28 Mar 2012, 3:43 am by Gritsforbreakfast
A discussion followed by Q&A will address existing oversight mechanisms in Texas, assess their adequacy, and explore possible avenues of reform.Speakers include:Betty Blackwell – Attorney, former chair of the Texas Commission for Lawyer DisciplineJennifer Laurin (moderator) – Assistant Professor, University of Texas School of LawJim Leitner  - First Assistant District Attorney, Harris CountyMichael Morton – Freed after 25 years in prison in Texas… [read post]
26 Mar 2012, 9:25 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Readers may recall that Harris County voters rejected a new jail several years ago and Smith County voters said "no" three times before persistence finally paid off for Tyler jail builders. [read post]