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10 Mar 2013, 9:23 am by Susan I. Nelson
Schleicher is a local lawyer, political blogger and chairman of the McLennan County Democratic Party. [read post]
23 Feb 2013, 7:51 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Shooting hogs form helicopters is still okay.Harris County won't privatize jailToo much risk and uncertain savings. [read post]
18 Feb 2013, 10:10 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Privatized jail employees charged with bribe taking Via Texas Prison Bidness, "Recently, officials from the Department of Justice, charged 13 Ector County Correctional Center employees with bribery. [read post]
25 Jan 2013, 5:22 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Following a habeas hearing in district court discussed earlier on Grits, Judge George Allen in McLennan County has recommended a new trial based on expert testimony that the arson investigation in the two-decade old case was profoundly flawed. [read post]
16 Jan 2013, 4:41 am by Gritsforbreakfast
In my opinion, the new analysis in the Graf case indicates the same use of “old wives’ tales” used by arson investigators in reaching their conclusions.Notably, reported the Tribune-Herald, the McLennan County District Attorney declined to put on his own expert witness at the habeas hearing on Friday, leaving testimony by the two experts brought by Graf's legal team unrebutted. [read post]
11 Jan 2013, 12:35 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
One of those suspect cases, from the Central Texas town of Hewitt, is on a separate review track in McLennan County. [read post]
6 Jan 2013, 10:37 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Texas drug task force shutting down The Hidalgo County Sheriff is shutting down the county-level drug task force (discussed here) that recently saw four officers, including the Sheriff's son, indicted on corruption charges. [read post]
20 Nov 2012, 6:53 am by Gritsforbreakfast
" Grits has long been critical of the "doomsday deal" that put Mclennan County in such a bind, this summer calling it a "slow motion train wreck. [read post]
23 Oct 2012, 2:07 pm by Steve Hall
The Waco Tribune reports, "Pursuit of death penalty slows in McLennan County, Texas. [read post]
18 Aug 2012, 7:30 am by Susan I. Nelson
Congressional District 17, which includes McLennan County. [read post]
6 Aug 2012, 7:48 am by Steve Hall
It is a professional organization for scientists who do forensics work.Feazell is the ex-wife of Vic Feazell, a former McLennan County district attorney involved in the prosecution of the triple murders. [read post]
1 Aug 2012, 10:13 am by Steve Hall
Bernadette Feazell, the ex-wife of former McLennan County District Attorney Vic Feazell, asked the California Association of Criminalists to conduct an investigation of Edward T. [read post]
16 Jun 2012, 11:56 am by Susan I. Nelson
Culp Local attorneys and other advocates are raising concerns about how McLennan County District Attorney Abel Reyna handles requests from illegal immigrants who seek legal status in return for assisting authorities with the investigation or prosecution of a crime. [read post]
16 Jun 2012, 10:27 am by Susan I. Nelson
Duke Machado, founder of the Hispanic Republican Club of McLennan County, said Friday's announcement was simply hype. [read post]
6 Jun 2012, 4:58 am by Gritsforbreakfast
This debate is now over, even if DAs from Smith and McLennan County don't realize it yet.Grits has no opinion on Skinner's likely innocence or guilt. [read post]
3 Jun 2012, 6:47 am by Gritsforbreakfast
And that does not include the cost for the brief stints they spent in the McLennan County Jail.One of the men is retarded with an IQ of 55 who broke into a doughnut shop ... wait for it ... because he wanted a doughnut. [read post]
25 May 2012, 8:08 am by Gritsforbreakfast
From Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman, state Senate Criminal Justice Committee Chairman John Whitmire said TYC officials are engaging in "hug a thug" behavior for not using solitary confinement more frequently, or in TX juvenile justice jargon, imposing "behavioral management plans" on youth ("Juvenile justice officials disagree on reopening Waco-area lockup," May 24):At issue is whether to use the empty beds at the McLennan County Juvenile… [read post]