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DA Watch: Montgomery County Tweets DUI Arrests this New Year’s Eve

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…

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Michael Lowe, on DA Watch, Orwellian Threats to Rights |

Cop Watch: FBI Investigating the Bexar County Sheriff’s Dept – San Antonio Probe Growing for Past 2 Years

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…

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Michael Lowe, on Cop Watch, Corrupt Cops |

Cop Watch: Drunk Cops Cause Crashes – Get Busted in Fort Worth, Zip in SA

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…

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Michael Lowe, on Uncategorized |

DA Watch: Yolanda Madden Freed by Judge After 4 Yrs – DA Failed to Turn Over Exculpatory Evidence

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…

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Michael Lowe, on Cop Watch, Corrupt Cops, DA Watch |

DA Watch: Death Row’s Henry Skinner sues Fed Prosecutor Lynn Switzer for Withholding DNA Evidence He Says Clears Him

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…

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Michael Lowe, on DA Watch, Death Row |

700 Pounds of Marijuana: Hung Jury–Mistrial–Deferred Adjudication

DPS Trooper Seized a “S*** Load of Marijuana”

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Michael Lowe, on Case Results, Criminal Law Blog |

Crime News: Now We Can’t Trust Fingerprint Evidence Anymore

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…

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Michael Lowe, on Crime News |

Jail Watch: Criminal Network In Texas Dept of Criminal Justice System? Texas Rangers Investigate

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…

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Michael Lowe, on Corrupt Cops, Crime News, Jail Watch, Uncategorized |

Cop Watch: Two Independent Incidents of Local Cops Facing Assault Charges, Are Our Cops Dangerous?

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…

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Michael Lowe, on Cop Watch, Crime News |

Cop Watch: State Agency Bulletin Reveals Texas Police Officers May Not Know Current Laws

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. …

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Michael Lowe, on Cop Watch |

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