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6 May 2012, 11:38 am
Readers may recall rookie McLennan County DA Abel Reyna had to learn that lesson as well, flat out misunderstanding the law and his own authority before somebody finally explained it to him.Similarly, consider Kerry Max Cook, a Tylerite who spent 20 years on death row for a 1978 murder, ultimately bartering his freedom for a guilty plea in order to prevent a fourth trial, facing prosecutors who once again said they would seek the death penalty. [read post]
1 Apr 2012, 5:40 am
Empty, speculative jails in TexasPrivatizing Harris County Jail would save money by cutting guard pay, benefits Jailing for profit spurs inmate releases in two Texas countiesWhen fewer inmates is a big problem: Perverse incentives at the McLennan County Jail Jones County pays for empty jail as detention bubble bursts [read post]
31 Mar 2012, 5:19 am
So many Texas counties that bet on the come - overbuilding their jails hoping to cash in on contract incarceration through public-private partnerships like this one - now must eat their losses, or rather pass them on to taxpayers. [read post]
29 Feb 2012, 5:07 am
Maryland ruling, but it's also a "standard" that shifts in Texas county by county at the whim of the local elected prosecutor. [read post]
26 Feb 2012, 5:02 pm
Chris Meister, author of "James Riely Gordon: His Courthouses and Other Public Architecture" (Texas Tech University Press 2011) will be in Waco to speak on the craftsman of the McLennan County Courthouse on March 8, 2012 5:30 p.m. [read post]
2 Jan 2012, 7:31 am
Last week the blog Texas Prison Bidness gave us their list of the top 5 private prison stories in 2011:1. [read post]
16 Dec 2011, 11:52 am
CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS; from Harris County; 1st district (01-04-00548-CV, 264 SW3d 31, 08-09-07) Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 59.1, after granting the petition for review and without hearing oral argument, the Court reverses the court of appeals' judgment and remands the case to the trial court. [read post]
20 Nov 2011, 10:49 am
“McLennan County would probably need another felony district court to just handle (testing) motions. [read post]
14 Nov 2011, 4:08 am
Readers may recall rookie McLennan County DA Abel Reyna declaring last month to the Waco Tribune Herald that he opposed post-conviction DNA testing because it undermines jury decisions. [read post]
9 Nov 2011, 8:35 am
During her relationship with the defendant, the plaintiff signed a number of agreements providing for arbitration and designating McLennan County Texas as the appropriate forum. [read post]
25 Oct 2011, 5:08 am
Ask John Bradley in Williamson County about that. [read post]
24 Oct 2011, 11:18 am
Some counties in Texas, such as Dallas and Tarrant counties, have specialized courts that deal only with family law matter like divorce. [read post]
17 Oct 2011, 2:11 am
What this argument fails to show is respect for the intelligence of the judge and voters in McLennan County, Texas. [read post]
15 Oct 2011, 4:57 am
Reported Cindy Culp at the Waco Tribune Herald (behind paywall)The McLennan County District Attorney’s office will oppose a request for new DNA testing in the decades-old Lake Waco triple murders case.Waco attorney Walter M. [read post]
6 Oct 2011, 12:46 pm
This year's class includes: Sharesa Alexander, Hutto Alex Bell, McLennan County DA’s Office, Waco Dennis Carter, Law Office of Dennis Carter, Houston Karen Denney, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Fort Worth Capt. [read post]
26 Sep 2011, 1:05 pm
The mediation took place at the McLennan County Dispute Resolution Center (“DRC”) on June 15, 2011. [read post]
4 Sep 2011, 2:59 am
As has, hopefully, the "jail as profit center" myth among Texas county commissioners.See related Grits posts:Private prison bubble bursting: Empty, speculative jails in Texas Privatizing Harris County Jail would save money by cutting guard pay, benefits Jailing for profit spurs inmate releases in two Texas counties When fewer inmates is a big problem: Perverse incentives at the McLennan County Jail Jones… [read post]
11 Aug 2011, 8:15 pm
The mediation was held at the McLennan County Dispute Resolution Center on June 15, 2011. [read post]
28 Jul 2011, 4:41 am
As Grits has reported in the past, a similar fiscal drama is playing out with the "Doomsday Deal" in McLennan County and a long list of empty, speculative jails in Texas, so unless there's a new source of prisoners out there - private prison firms are banking on immigration detention - this may not be the last Texas jail or prison unit we see auctioned off like some defaulted property on the steps of the county courthouse.RELATED: From the… [read post]
8 Jul 2011, 12:20 pm
The Nation Salvador Licea was arrested for driving with his driver's license expired and now faces deportation because of Secure Communities, a program in which all Texas counties participate. 80 percent of the 118 immigrants McLennan County has transferred into ICE custody since January 2010 who were non-criminals or accused of low-level traffic or misdemeanor offenses. [read post]
