Category Archives: Orwellian Threats to Rights

Grand Jury in Texas: Defending Witnesses and Targets of Grand Jury Investigations

You read about grand juries all the time: just this month, there was national news coverage in the Tamir Rice case, because there was no indictment; the grand jury voted against it. Another example: in the Sandra Bland case, there was an indictment because the grand jury voted for it – after the grand jury…

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Michael Lowe, on Arrest and Indictment, DA Watch, Interrogation, Orwellian Threats to Rights |

Prosecutorial Misconduct in Texas Alert: Ethical Rules Held to Have Broader Duty Than Brady to Turn Over Exculpatory Evidence to the Defense

Back in November 2014, a State Bar of Texas Grievance Committee ruled that a Denton County assistant district attorney named William (”Bill”) Schultz had violated the ethical rules that all Texas attorneys are sworn to uphold. Not only that, but more: he had committed a serious ethics violation and his unethical conduct deserved suspension from…

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Michael Lowe, on Court Opinions, DA Watch, Orwellian Threats to Rights, Texas Government Watch |

Year in Review: Things for Dallas to Consider From a Criminal Defense Perspective

How Dangerous is It to Live or Work in Dallas County? Here we are at the end of another year. Let’s take a minute and consider where things stand as we enter 2016, from a North Texas Criminal Defense perspective: 1. Dallas County Is Really, Really Dangerous As reported by Grits for Breakfast this week,…

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Michael Lowe, on Arrest and Indictment, Assaults, Cop Watch, Crime News, DA Watch, Family Violence, Federal Government Watch, Orwellian Threats to Rights, Sex Crimes, Texas Government Watch |

Former Dallas Criminal Judge Etta Mullin Gets Bigger Discipline After She Appeals Public Admonition by Judicial Commission

Around the hallways of the Dallas County Courthouse, you can hear many a war story about appearing in the courtroom of Dallas County Criminal Court No. 5 when the Honorable Etta Mullin presided on its bench. If you didn’t have your own personal experience to share, there were lots of criminal defense lawyers (and other…

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Michael Lowe, on Judge Watch, Orwellian Threats to Rights, Texas Government Watch |

Waco Justice? 100 Days After Twin Peaks Biker Arrests, Things Look Fishy to Criminal Defense

Today, the Dallas Morning News published an editorial calling for the end of the gag order down in Waco which prevents law enforcement and state authorities — much less anyone else — from revealing information about the May 17, 2015 shootout involving lots of bikers and motorcycle club members at the Twin Peaks restaurant in…

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Michael Lowe, on Arrest and Indictment, Bail Bonds, Cop Watch, DA Watch, Orwellian Threats to Rights, Search and Seizures, Weapons Charges |

District Attorneys Keep Doing Bad Things: More Texas Prosecutorial Misconduct Stories

The problem of prosecutors doing bad things like hiding evidence and introducing unreliable (or false) testimony isn’t getting better. Recently, the Daily Beast published an expose on prosecutorial misconduct in the United States, labeling the problem a national epidemic. You can read their take on things in the article written by Jay Michaelson and published…

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Michael Lowe, on DA Watch, Orwellian Threats to Rights |

Bite Mark Evidence Isn’t Reliable But It’s Still Used Against Defendants in Texas

Lots of criminal defense attorneys have their fingers crossed here in Texas, hoping that sooner rather than later everyone is going to acknowledge and understand that bite mark evidence isn’t worthy of respect much less use in a criminal case where someone’s freedom is in jeopardy. For many years, defense lawyers have recognized that evidence…

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Michael Lowe, on Arrest and Indictment, Evidence, Orwellian Threats to Rights, Wrongfully Accused |

Police That Lie: More on the Secret Texas District Attorney Lists of Police Officers Not Trustworthy to Take the Witness Stand

Prosecutors have lists of the names of police officers and deputy sheriffs that they don’t trust to take the witness stand — did you know these lists existed? Do you think that every police officer is honest and trustworthy to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth on the stand? Brady…

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Michael Lowe, on Arrest and Indictment, Cop Watch, Corrupt Cops, DA Watch, Orwellian Threats to Rights |

Structuring and Dennis Hastert: Is This Case Setting a Precedent for Prosecutorial Overreach of Your Rights?

Yesterday, Dennis Hastert pled not guilty to criminal charges that were filed against him on May 28, 2015, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, in Case No. 15-CR-315. Read the Indictment which was placed into my Digital Library for further reference here: Counts in the Indictment: What’s…

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Michael Lowe, on Arrest and Indictment, Federal Government Watch, Orwellian Threats to Rights, Sex Crimes |

Open Carry of Handguns in Texas: Get Ready

You may assume that it’s not allowed anywhere in the United States for an ordinary citizen to carry their gun openly in public display, but you’re wrong if you do. It’s not. In fact, it’s strange but true that until this month Texas (that’s right, Texas!) was one of only a few states (the others…

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Michael Lowe, on Orwellian Threats to Rights, Search and Seizures, Texas Government Watch, Weapons Charges |

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