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20 Nov 2010, 6:16 am
In the end, the bill kept the state-jail felony level but mandated probation for less-than-a-gram cases on the first offense, a move that diverted about 4,000 low-level offenders per year from Texas state jails.In Harris County, though, then-District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal had opposed the legislation and his office successfully pushed for judges to exercise their discretion to require incarceration in the county jail up to six months as a… [read post]
20 Feb 2008, 8:02 am
"As the ultimate decision for each county rests with an elected official, the district attorney, one would hope that the district attorney would value transparency in his/her decision-making process, both to ensure that these important decisions are being made as evenhandedly as possible and to give the electorate the opportunity to voice approval or disapproval of the process," the professors said. [read post]
30 Jun 2018, 9:13 am
Harris County has spent nearly $7 million in attorneys fees defending their unconstitutional system.Reyna fires ADA for cooperating with FBIIn McLennan County, outgoing District Atttorney Abel Reyna fired one of his ADAs for allegedly sharing information with FBI investigators. [read post]
15 Feb 2012, 3:41 pm
Harris, the first woman and minority Attorney General in California history, had a busy first year in office. [read post]
12 Jan 2009, 1:53 pm
Judge Jones and I started at the Harris County District Attorney's Office as prosecutors over twelve years ago. [read post]
25 Aug 2008, 3:44 pm
"Brad" Bradford who's now the Democratic nominee for District Attorney. [read post]
8 Dec 2010, 12:30 pm
Roger Bridgwater, the Assistant Harris County District Attorney who came up with the DWI DIVERT Program, told members of the defense bar last year that the prosecutors in the courts would evaluate each Harris County DWI case on the merits. [read post]
9 Sep 2019, 12:02 pm
In Harris County, reported the Houston Chronicle's Keri Blakinger, Judge Andrew Wright issued a monetary sanction of $500 on the Harris County DA's office for failing to hand over evidence to the defense under Brady v. [read post]
1 Oct 2014, 11:05 am
Further evidence that Texas is rethinking its approach to small-time marijuana cases: Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson has announced a new diversion program for Class B misdemeanor marijuana cases (possession of up to 2 oz) for first-time offenders. [read post]
10 May 2010, 12:16 pm
If you have business with Kent you should contact the Harris County District Attorney’s Office financial crimes division at 713-755-8333. [read post]
1 Dec 2010, 1:16 am
Harris County District Attorney Pat Lykos was elected on the theme that she would introduce “reform” to the district attorney’s office and put an end to the often illegal and unethical practices of the “convict at any cost” which hallmarked the former administrations of Charles “Chuck” Rosenthal and his predecessor Johnny Holmes. [read post]
30 May 2009, 7:31 am
The Harris County District Attorney's Office is considering a progressive approach to the way that first time DWI offenders are prosecuted. [read post]
16 Feb 2011, 12:34 pm
HPD was joined in this announcement by the Harris County District Attorney's Office, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (M.A.D.D.) and Crime Stoppers. [read post]
22 Jul 2011, 6:16 am
The prosecution is the result of an eleven-month investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Richmond Police Department, and the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office. [read post]
20 May 2009, 5:39 am
But jurors in the federal sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit filed by Kimberly Owen also heard Harris County attorney Lina Garcia say Owen was fired solely because she was charged with drunken driving. [read post]
3 Aug 2009, 8:36 pm
Recently, I asked an important question relating to the Harris County District Attorney's Office Pretrial Diversion Program. [read post]
26 May 2007, 12:03 pm
The Harris County District Attorney said officers should be able to get a warrant and have blood drawn within 10 to 15 minutes of stopping a driver suspected of DUI. [read post]
30 Jul 2009, 12:13 am
Not under Lykos' new policy, though.This seems like poorly conceived proposal that needs some more time back at the drawing board, but the DA plans to roll out its new plea policy on August 1.MORE: See a discussion of the Harris DWI diversion plan on the user forum at the District and County Attorneys Association. [read post]
16 Feb 2008, 9:12 am
Harris County District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal resigned amidst a personal conduct scandal yesterday. [read post]
8 May 2017, 12:47 pm
” County Attorney Fights Reforms The Harris County Attorney’s Office and some local judges do not share either Judge Rosenthal’s or Chief Justice Hecht’s well-founded denunciation of the for-profit bail system. [read post]
