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Texas Judge Suzanne Wooten Found Guilty of Bribery, Money Laundering – Plea Deal, No Jail Time

Texas Judge Suzanne Wooten has been found guilty of bribery (6 counts) as well as money laundering, record tampering, and engaging in organized criminal activity. That was after a full-blown jury trial. Suzanne Wooten has also been sentenced to ten (10) years probation, a $10,000 fine, and must perform over 1000 hours of community service. That…

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Michael Lowe, on Court Opinions, Judge Watch |

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 |

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 |

Another Law to Fix Driver Responsibility Surcharges: Prove You’re Indigent, and Judge Can Waive Surcharges

Around three weeks from now (on September 1, 2011), a new law will be effective here in Texas that will impact a lot of folk who have been convicted of a moving traffic violation here in the Lone Star State. Right now, everyone who gets a traffic ticket must pay a Driver Responsibility surcharge –…

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Michael Lowe, on Court Opinions |

Federal Judge Sam A. Lindsay Sick and Tired of Bad Cops Getting Cushy Sentences: Orders Former Mesquite Narc Officer to 15 Months in Fed Pen for Taking $2000

Some Dallas locals may remember Sam Lindsay from his days serving as Dallas City Attorney (1992-1998); however, for many years now, he’s been Judge Sam A. Lindsay of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, presiding over a federal trial bench. And last week, Judge Sam A. Lindsay got fed up…

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Michael Lowe, on Corrupt Cops, Court Opinions, Judge Watch |

Who Will Bring Texas Prosecutor James Elliott to Justice In the Delma Banks Case? He’s Retrying a 30 Yr Old Death Penalty Case Despite US Supreme Ct Rebuke

In 2004, Texas Death Row inmate Delma Banks’ case came before the United States Supreme Court, where the Highest Court in the Land found that prosecutors had done very bad things — they had suppressed evidence, they had hidden their own mistakes, etc. — and because of this, Banks’ case was overturned. Read the U.S….

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Michael Lowe, on Court Opinions, DA Watch, Orwellian Threats to Rights |

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Doesn’t Trust Dogs – or at least, Dog Scent Evidence

James Bond, Quincy, and Clue are three bloodhounds, reportedly trained by now-retired Texas cop Keith Pikett, who retired this year. You remember bloodhounds — they all look just like Jed Clampett’s dog Duke on the old “Beverly Hillbillies” TV show. Cute, right? Well, retired law enforcement officer and dog trainer Pikett has been sued in…

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Michael Lowe, on Court Opinions |

Hank Skinner Wins Again: US Supreme Court Grants Cert in His Quest for Post-Conviction DNA Testing

Remember last fall, when Texas Death Row inmate Hank Skinner sued District Attorney Lynn Switzer? Within months of his scheduled execution, Hank was fighting hard — and he filed a new lawsuit, arguing that his civil rights had been violated because the prosecutor refused to allow Skinner to test evidence from the case for DNA. Hank…

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Michael Lowe, on Court Opinions, Death Row |

U.S. Supreme Court Finds Judge – DA Love Affair During Murder Trial Isn’t Worth Their Time. What? Really?

The good news for Charles Dean Hood is that he’s still going to get another bite at the apple on his sentence. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has already ruled that another sentencing trial will happen for Mr. Hood. Charles Dean Hood Is Snubbed by the United States Supreme Court – They Don’t Do…

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Michael Lowe, on Court Opinions, Judge Watch, Orwellian Threats to Rights |

Will the US Supreme Court Reverse Itself on Defense Examination of Crime Lab Techs?

Last week, we pondered the trustworthiness of crime labs in Texas – or more accurately, how inaccurate their results can be. One good bit of news in all that mess is the ruling of the United States Supreme Court in Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, 129 S.Ct. 2527 (2009), where just this summer the Highest Court in…

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Michael Lowe, on Court Opinions, Crime News, Orwellian Threats to Rights |

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