Criminal Law Blog
Cop Watch: The Mystery of Ex-Police Chief Michael Meissner – Is He a Sexual Predator or the Victim of a Vendetta?
This week, lawman and Dallas resident Michael Meissner was back in the news as the controversy surrounding his arrest and the subsequent dismissal of all charges refuses to die. In September, while in the role of Police Chief of Little River Academy (a small town near Waco), Meissner was arrested on the charges of promotion of…
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…
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…
700 Pounds of Marijuana: Hung Jury–Mistrial–Deferred Adjudication
DPS Trooper Seized a “S*** Load of Marijuana”
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…
DA Watch: Dallas DA Watkins’ Wife Works for 7 Judges Watkins Goes Before in Criminal Cases and DMN Is Crying Foul
Different parts of the state do things differently, and here in Dallas the way that criminal case workloads are distributed among the courts is through assigning certain judges to hear criminal cases specifically. Other judges in other parts of Texas might have a smorgasbord of matters — civil and criminal, probate and family along with…
Cop Watch: The Saga of Dallas County Constables Jaime Cortes and Derick Evans – Dan Wyde Enters the Fray
Earlier this month, we looked at Dallas County Constables Jaime Cortes and Derick Evans because they have filed legal arguments with the court (which are set for hearing on November 23rd) that the Dallas County Commissioners do not have the legal right to investigate county constables. Our concern at the time was the taking of the constables’…
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Judge Watch: 2460 Year Prison Sentence Upheld by Texas Appeals Court, More Great Publicity for Texas Criminal Justice System
Once again, Texas courts are making international headlines and not in a good way. This week, the Texas Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit over in Fort Worth issued its decision in the case of James Kevin Pope. Seems Mr. Pope was tried and convicted of sexual assault of a child — an unfortunate crime,…
Cop Watch: Taser Manufacturer Issues New Safety Warnings and Some Cops are Listening (But Not Enough)
Earlier this month, without much fanfare, the company that makes Tasers (those electric stun guns) changed the wording in its training manuals. Now, the company is warning users of its product NOT to aim for the chest. Why not? People can be severely injured or killed when those 50,000 volts hit near their vital organs,…
