Criminal Law Blog
Dallas DA Ignores Criminal Court Judge’s Orders to Reveal Dallas Police Officers’ Criminal Histories to Defense Attorneys
When police officers take the witness stand, do jurors assume that these members of law enforcement have no criminal record? Most people would probably answer that question “yes,” but whether or not we should all assume that someone in uniform has no criminal history is the real question. Because here in Dallas County, there is…
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Felony Choking Case No Billed
Dallas County Grand Jury No Billed 3rd degree felony impeding case
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Texas Cop Investigated for Lewdness and Child Pornography by Texas Rangers
News reports are popping up across the state today about an officer with years of service at the Wylie Police Department who just got put on paid administrative leave after allegations were made against him involving lewd behavior and child pornography. The patrolman has voluntarily turned over his home computer to the Texas Rangers, who…
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Houston District Attorney Faces Grand Jury As Truth About Inaccuracy in Tests for Drunk Driving Is Exposed in BAT Van Scandal
Here in Texas, law enforcement’s excitement over their Drunk Driving campaigns has already become pretty darn scary what with the threat to due process rights of every citizen on the road with the current 24/7 No Refusal campaigns. To read more about them, and growing national concern over their threats to our constitutional rights, check…
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Someone Did Very Bad Things, But Texas Prosecutor in Morton Case Claims It’s Morton Attorneys Who Are Guilty of Misconduct. Really?
Back in October 2011, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued its opinion in the case of Michael Morton, releasing Mr. Morton as a free man – due in no small part to the unflagging efforts of the Innocence Project. For details on that case, and to read the court’s opinion, check out our earlier…
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Texas Cops Shooting Citizens All Over the State This Month: Excessive Force? Overstressed Officers? Three Dead From Police-Issued Bullets.
Texas law enforcement is getting lots of media attention this month, as police officers all across the state have used their officially issued weapons to kill citizens. Excessive force? You make the call: Houston Police Officer Shoots Man to Death on Christmas Night – Witnesses Tell Different Story From Official Police Version In Houston, a…
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Texas Judge Busted for Taking Bribes in Continuing FBI Sting: Ex El Paso Judge Tony Cobos Jailed
Tony Cobos, 44, full name Antonio Guillermo Cobos, only served one term on the state judicial bench over in El Paso, but that was time enough for Mr. Cobos to gut his legal career and maybe his freedom. As of yesterday morning, Cobos still sat in an El Paso jail cell, having some problems with…
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Texas’ “No Refusal” DWI Campaign In National Spotlight As People Start to Realize It’s Violating Constitutional Civil Rights
Texas criminal defense attorneys hopefully will find a benefit from the growing national media attention to the state’s No Refusal campaigns that attempt to target drunk driving dangers but in doing so, endanger basic civil rights – something that every American should know. When rights are taken from you, there’s usually no advance invitation sent…
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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…
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Investigations in Texas Jails This Week: Prisoners Released, Inmate Dies
Texas jails aren’t making the news as much as Texas prosecutors are these days (just check back over our last few posts) but apparently, it’s not for want of trying. Texas jails are making national headlines for bad things, and it will be interesting to see what happens other than a slip-under-the-rug “mistakes were made”…
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