Criminal Law Blog
Watch Texas Cop on Dashcam Go After 2 Elderly Gentlemen on Their Way to Hospital: Video Released, Cop Quits, 73-Year-Old Eventually Gets Medical Treatment
Here’s the video that KTRE is graciously sharing online with all of us, showing Lufkin cop Grant Jones pulling over 75 year old Tracey Lott as he was driving fast, trying to get his pal Johnny Hodge, 73, to the hospital. (Mr. Hodge was later hospitalized for respiratory and blood pressure problems.) Surprised? After this…
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Ethics Rules for Prosecutors Amended by Texas Supreme Court – Sorta.
Proposed changes to the Ethics Rules applicable to all lawyers licensed to practice in the State of Texas have been made by the Texas Supreme Court. You can read them in their entirety at the Texas Supreme Court’s website. Earlier this month, the Court forwarded its proposed changes to the State Bar of Texas…
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Texas Police Beating Citizens Once Again Caught on Video
Texas police violently beating citizens – it’s a story that is so commonplace in this state, it’s almost a tradition of sorts. However, with modern technology, violent cops are being caught more often — and when there is video, usually the media helps to spread the word. This week, law enforcement officers in Paris, Texas,…
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Will Texas DWI Laws Finally Become Fair? Maybe.
Last week, Texas Senate Criminal Justice Committee Chairman John Whitmire finally acknowledged the elephant in the room of Texas drunk driving laws — what DWI law applies to you when you’re pulled over depends upon where you’ve been stopped. As Whitmire explained to the media, “You need to be selective about where you want to…
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McAllen Judge Arrested 4 Paying Off Credit Cards With Traffic Fine Money
The hurricane hitting South Texas today is the least of La Joya Municipal Court Judge Joe Henry Garza’s problems. At 55 years old, he’s been busted. Arrested, arraigned, the whole nines yards when you’re charged with a felony. And, yes, this South Texas municipal judge is facing felony theft charges. Judge Garza stands accused of putting his hand…
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Dallas Police Chief David Brown’s Son Kills 1 Cop and 1 Passerby, Will Lancaster Cops Be Investigated?
On Sunday morning, life changed forever for Dallas Police Chief David Brown. Understandably, both Chief Brown and the entire Dallas metropolitan area are still reeling about what happened, amazingly, just three days ago. Police Chief Son’s Known Mental Illness Issues The police chief’s son was known to have mental health issues. His live-in girlfriend (and the mother…
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Showdown in Austin This Friday for CCA Chief Justice Sharon Keller
Set back in March, the time has come. This Friday, June 18, 2010, in Austin, Texas, the hearing begins for Chief Justice Sharon Keller before the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct. Sharon Keller Following the Best Defense is a Good Offense Approach Keller’s response can be read online in two parts (Part One; Part Two)…
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Indecent Exposure Case Reduced to Class “C” Disorderly Conduct
Client set to have Indecent Exposure Case Expunged
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Class “A” Employee Theft Dismissed
Dallas County Class “A” Theft Less than $1500 Dismissed
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Prosecutor Caught Withholding Evidence from Defense – AGAIN
Last week, Assistant District Attorney Stephanie McFarland stood before a Texas district court judge for the second time in 15 months to hear the court’s findings that she had illegally and improperly withheld evidence from the defense. That’s right. A prosecutor in front of the bench being told she’s done something wrong. The same thing, for…
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