Over in Montgomery County, District Attorney Brett Ligon has announced that on New Year’s Eve 2009, law enforcement will post all drunk driving arrests on Twitter. Actually, he’s been tweeting about drunk driving arrests – among others – for awhile now (since Christmas). This is getting lotsa attention for DA Ligon. For example, plaintiff’s personal…
Today, the San Antonio Express News is reporting that for the past 2 years, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been quietly investigating the activities of the Bexar County Sheriff’s Department — a law enforcement agency whose jurisdiction includes San Antonio, Texas, and the surrounding area. Apparently, the FBI has been snooping around there, down…
Of course, law enforcement is a stressful job. We’re grateful to those who protect and serve and we can all understand how nerve-racking it can be to be a cop in Texas these days. No one’s gonna deny a cop the right to a brew or two after a long day’s patrol. On the other…
You may remember the case of Yolanda Madden because of the notorious YouTube video awhile back showing the Odessa cops being caught on video by Kopbusters. (We wrote about the Kopbusters story last December and you can watch the video on that post). Well, after being in jail for four years — yep, 4 YEARS — Yolanda…
The United States Supreme Court is already considering Henry Skinner’s petition for certiorari (09-7784), which he filed after his 1999 petition for writ of habeas corpus with the Amarillo federal district court (Skinner v. Quartman) was denied, and after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals initially granted him a certificate of appealability on two issues relating to…
One thing that we’ve all been conditioned to assume is solid as a rock is fingerprint evidence, right? From today’s CSI shows to the old Dragnet series, we’ve seen the cops come into a TV crime scene with their little brushes and white (or black) powder and voila! the culprit is identified. Well, brace yourself. The Houston…
Right now, one of the biggest news stories we’ve had in years may be breaking – if convicted rapist Arcade Joseph Comeaux is telling the truth. Considering who’s giving his words some weight, looks like he just might be. Huntsville Inmate Arcade Joseph Comeaux Escaped Last Week Last week, Comeaux escaped as he was being transported by…
While it may be the fodder for many a TV cop show, it’s also the basis of many an academic research study: the behavior of police officers both on and off duty, and how their unique psychological situations may make them more prone to violent behavior. Last week, we had two cops making the news…
You leave your house to go to work, to school, to the grocery store. And you assume that the police officer parked at the intersection or standing watch on the corner knows his stuff. He or she is there to protect and serve, and you’re confident that they know the laws that they are enforcing. …