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9 Dec 2014, 7:53 am by Gritsforbreakfast
John Whitmire had also passed reforms in response to the Tenaha mess and other scandals that placed new restrictions on officers' ability to coerce drivers to sign roadside waivers, modestly strengthening due process before forfeiture proceedings may go forward. [read post]
6 Nov 2009, 4:40 pm
Disclosure of other matters occurring before the grand jury may be made to the prosecuting attorney for use in the performance of his duties. [read post]
13 May 2008, 10:41 am
This is an important theoretical matter, because there is no sound theory of what "testimonial" means under which lab reports are not testimonial. [read post]
28 Jan 2007, 10:36 am
All that matters right now is 150 House members, 31 senators, and what they do, or don't do, in the next 121 days, and counting. [read post]
2 Sep 2009, 2:51 am
On any criminal justice reform legislation, in my experience, one can reliably assume one in four Democrats will back away out of fear of being labeled "soft on crime," so courting votes from both parties is critical to passing bills no matter which group is in power.Ironically, California may be suffering because it's trying to confront this problem with a Democratic majority. [read post]
14 Mar 2011, 7:00 am by Russell Cawyer
HB 2609 (Guillen) (relating to employment at or by certain facilities serving the elderly or persons with disabilities) HB 2695 (Davis) (relating to acquiring Human Health and Services Agencies to give preference to certain persons and making hiring decisions) HB 2681 (Hartnett) (relating to the protection of trade secrets) HB 2720 (Pitts) (relating to unpaid furloughs for state employees) HB 2755 (Fischer) (relating to unemployment compensation, eligibility and charge backs regarding certain… [read post]
1 May 2007, 3:25 am
John Whitmire had earlier said he favored a case by case review before terminating employees with criminal records, but judging by this correspondence they've defenestrated that plan. [read post]
26 Feb 2011, 9:12 am by Gritsforbreakfast
") Ironically, on Tuesday the Senate Criminal Justice Committee will hear legislation by Chairman John Whitmire aimed at restricting the ability of local District Attorneys to manipulate their prosecutorial functions to maximize asset forfeiture income. [read post]
7 Feb 2012, 5:03 am by Gritsforbreakfast
But cutting costs is only part of the story.Ideas matter too. [read post]
14 May 2007, 5:02 am
The question is, should we build new prisons, or should we address Texas' urgent matters right now? [read post]
3 May 2007, 7:30 am
As a matter of public safety, I'd rather we reserve long prison terms for people who are out committing new offenses, not the guy who violated curfew or failed to show up for meetings. [read post]
9 Apr 2009, 2:44 am
Three police cars were sent to detain and question me over this grave matter. [read post]
23 May 2008, 8:43 pm
  Walt Rothgery was clearly innocent of the charge lodged against him, but Gillespie County refused to appoint an attorney as he continually requested; as soon as the attorney was appointed, the matter was cleared and Rothgery freed. [read post]
30 Jan 2012, 9:29 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Animated by these complaints, the police chiefs association reportedly is attempting to develop its own, watered-down policy to promote among its members in lieu of the official one.The first shot across the bow of LEMIT's model policy at the capitol came in a letter from McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez (uploaded here) to Senate Criminal Justice Committee Chairman John Whitmire, offering a stream of red herrings and misinformation about the law and the new model policy. [read post]