Category Archives: Orwellian Threats to Rights
Can We Trust Texas Crime Labs? NO.
Many, many, many criminal defense attorneys in the State of Texas cast a wary eye at any test results coming out of crime labs in this state, because all too often, state forensic evidence has shown itself to be faulty. Unlike the CSI shows on TV, all sorts of crazy stuff appears to happen in…
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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…
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Cop Watch: Dallas Cop Kept Police Dept Files in His Garage … Now 2000 Cases Being Questioned
Detective Mickey East is working the auto pound desk today while his Dallas Police Department colleagues are going through his files. Seems that Detective East — a career cop, with over 35 years of service to the community — has made a habit of taking work home and keeping it there. Specifically, police files. You know,…
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Judge Watch: Court of Crim Appeals Says Not Unfair to Defendant Hood for Judge and DA to Have Affair During Trial
If you’re shaking your head in disbelief at this week’s ruling by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals — well, join the crowd. When the news first hit that a trial court judge and the district attorney who prosecuted cases in her courtroom had had a long-standing sexual relationship, lots of folk were stunned. And lots…
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Crime News: Scientific Study Reveals that DNA Evidence Can Be Faked
Israel has just set the world to spinning — again. This time, it’s due to a new study released by scientists in Tel Aviv, where they confirm that DNA evidence can be fabricated. Messed with. Altered. Just what exactly can be done here in faking DNA? How serious and wide-spread the repercussions are to this news…
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Crime News: Texas Police Get More Power to Control You
Effective this September 1st, about six weeks from now, two laws are going into effect that could have a big impact on your freedom. They give lots of power to Texas law enforcement in their dealings with the public — and if you’ve been following this blog and the antics of Texas cops these days,…
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Cop Watch: Local Cops Crazy-Taser on Video, Suspensions Follow in One Instance
This blog continues to collect stories from around the state involving law enforcement’s inappropriate use of stun guns, or “Tasers.” Today, two more stories unfold – both captured on video. 1. Setting in Back of the Car, Get Tasered in Dallas — “Take It!! Take It!!!” Dallas cops were chasing a Honda through the West…
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Cop Watch: Exotic Dancer’s Testimony Believed Over Dallas Cops and Felony Drug Case Thrown Out by Dallas Judge
Scarlett Haley is an exotic dancer here in Dallas. On Monday, Scarlett testified before District Judge Pat McDowell, telling the Court that the Dallas cops had lied. The Judge believed her, not the police. Wow. And, yes, this is a true story. Here’s what happened – according to Scarlett. Scarlett was asleep, at home, when…
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Cop Watch: Austin Cop Tasers 72 Year Old Woman TWICE – Watch Video
You know, this blog has posted about a cop using a Taser on his own wife. And that was bad. This blog has posted about cops using Tasers on the father of the bride during a wedding reception. And that was bad, too. There was also the recent post about the use of a Taser…
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JUDGE WATCH: Federal Judge Samuel Kent Getting Sentenced Today
This blog first posted about Galveston’s federal judge Samuel Kent back in October, when Judge Kent made history as the first federal judge — EVER — to be indicted for sex crimes. Tidbits from that first post: Judge Kent has been indicted (formally charged) with three crimes: (1) two counts of abusive sexual contact and…
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