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Prosecutorial Misconduct is a Big, Big Problem in Texas – Here Are Just a Few Examples

Call them prosecutors, district attorneys, attorneys general, or state attorneys: attorneys representing the government in criminal cases have a different role than compiling a winning trial record, or at least that’s what we all assume. These lawyers are in it not for money or for power, but for justice, right? No. Recently, it’s become all…

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Michael Lowe, on Crime News, DA Watch, Orwellian Threats to Rights |

Suspicious Ray Gricar Actions as D.A. Investigating Penn State Child Abuse Makes Me Think Gricar Is Alive and Well, and the FBI Does Too

Ray Gricar is a name that most people recognize now, as the Penn State scandal just keeps getting bigger. It’s Ray Gricar’s story that I want to discuss, but first things first. Right now, this Pennsylvania DA is talked about like he’s dead, maybe a good guy who got assassinated; assistant football coach Mike McQueary…

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Michael Lowe, on Crime News, DA Watch, Media Watch |

DWI Dismissed

Dallas County DWI case dismissed.

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Michael Lowe, on Case Results, Criminal Law Blog |

Texas Prosecutors Come Under Increased Scrunity in Texas: Hank Skinner Stay Within Weeks of Michael Morton Release

Hank Skinner is still alive today thanks to a last minute stay granted by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals – and it’s still open for debate whether or not his requests will be granted for DNA evidence to be tested. (For details on Hank Skinner’s case, check out our earlier posts here and here.)…

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Michael Lowe, on Court Opinions, DA Watch, Orwellian Threats to Rights |

DWI Not Guilty

Dallas County DWI, Client Found Not Guilty

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Michael Lowe, on Criminal Law Blog |

Texas DA Reported to Trade Cash for Freedom or Light Sentences. Lotsa Cash.

Texas District Attorney Lynda Kaye Russell, the head prosecutor for Shelby County, Texas, apparently is in big, big trouble if a news report from the Associated Press, which is being picked up all over the country, is accurate. Where’s Shelby County? It’s near the Texas – Louisiana border (you may recognize the area as Center,…

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Michael Lowe, on DA Watch, Media Watch |

Texas Driver Responsibility Surcharge Nightmare: DPS Isn’t Following the New Law

Effective September 1, 2011, a new law went into effect here in Texas designed to help lots of folk convicted of a moving traffic violation, by changing the old law that required everyone who got a traffic ticket (including DWI) to pay a Driver Responsibility surcharge. For details, check out our post back in August…

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Michael Lowe, on Crime News, Media Watch, Orwellian Threats to Rights |

Prosecutorial Misconduct Spotlighted in Michael Morton Case as Texas High Court Releases Innocent Man

This morning, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued its opinion in the Michael Morton case, where the Innocence Project (among others) have been working hard to overturn Morton’s 1987 conviction (and life sentence) for murdering his wife. Read the full text of the CCA’s opinion, hot off the presses, here. For background on the…

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Michael Lowe, on Court Opinions, DA Watch |

Denton County Felony Marijuana Reduced and Sealed

Felony Marijuana Possession One Pound of Marijuana Reduced to Misdemeanor and Sealed

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Michael Lowe, on Case Results, Criminal Law Blog |

Houston Police Officers Union Pillaged by Houston Cops: Matthew Calley Sentenced to 20 Years After Pleading Guilty to $650,000+ Theft, Two Other Cops Charged

Last week, retired Houston police officer Matthew Calley stood in front of a Harris County judge and said he was sorry for what he had done, but no one can know for sure if that apology swayed the judge at Mr. Calley’s sentencing hearing. Maybe it did, because the 25 year veteran could have been…

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Michael Lowe, on Cop Watch, Corrupt Cops |

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