Criminal Law Blog
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…
Cop Watch: Head of DPS Suddenly Resigns After He’s Accused of Sexual Harassment and Unprofessional Conduct
What was Col. Stanley E. Clark possibly thinking when he was blowing kisses to female employees, touching them inappropriately, and calling one veteran employee “his girl”? Sometimes, you just gotta shake your head and wonder. Here’s the story of how 60 year old Col. Clark made some really stupid choices. The Texas Department of Public…
DA Watch: Houston DA Getting Ready to Try Really, Really Old Homicide Cases
There’s lots of news today regarding the spreading of swine flu around the world, along with statewide coverage of Justice Sharon Keller’s pending impeachment by the Texas Legislature and the death of longtime Tarrant District Attorney Tim Curry, who recently lost his battle with cancer. So, it’s interesting that this UPI story isn’t getting more…
Crime News: In the Real World, You Cannot Trust the Lab Results of CSI
You know you’ve watched more CSI episodes than you should. There’s CSI in Vegas, and CSI in Miami, and CSI in New York. And they’re all intertwined with the police department (think Horatio drawing his gun in almost every episode) – and on the screen, it’s all good. The bad guys get caught. Gil and…
JUDGE WATCH: Legal Hotshots From Across the Country Want Keller Removed and Her Attorney’s Response Is Weak
Yesterday, Chip Babcock officially responded to the 24 legal ethicists from across the country — who got together earlier this month and sent their written “declaration” to the Texas Commission of Judicial Conduct, declaring that in their august opinion, Chief Justice Sharon Keller should be removed from her position on the Texas Court of Criminal…
DA Watch: “Dallas DNA” starring new reality TV star DA Craig Watkins debuts April 26
The Discovery Channel will offer you another reality-TV option later this month, just in case you don’t have enough reality-TV options to choose from already: on April 26, “Dallas DNA” makes its first appearance, telling the story of Johnnie Lindsay (see our post on 09/26/08). Investigation Discovery, a part of the Discovery Channel, is focusing…
Cop Watch: Nightmare as Innocent Woman Discovers She’s Named on Registered Sex Offender List
Stigma. According to Webster’s Dictionary, it’s “…[a]ny mark of infamy or disgrace; sign of moral blemish; stain or reproach caused by dishonorable conduct; reproachful characterization.” Right now, no one knows the meaning of being stigmatized better than Rachel Marquez, a Dallas single mother of two, 20 years old, working on her college degree. What happened…
Corrupt Cops: Proposed Law sets the Texas Rangers upon Corrupt Cops Statewide
Dallas State Senator John Carona has been a busy guy — he’s drafted a bill that is about to go before the entire Texas Senate which, if passed into law, will create a special division of the elite Texas Rangers. What will this special division do? Their entire mandate will be to track down and…
Cop Watch: Texas Police Chief Tasers His Own Wife
About 100 miles south of Dallas is the little Texas town of Oakwood, and as of Monday night they’re looking for a new top cop. Seems their old police chief was arrested and fired on Monday after he was charged with aggravated assault and jailed over in Leon County, Texas. What did the police chief…
Cop Watch: Watch Dallas Police Officer Pull Over Texan Running Back While Mother in Law is Dying
Nothing tells this story like this video. Listen to Moats’ voice. Listen to Powell’s voice. “Shut your mouth.” Watch the nurses try to help and the cop ignoring them. This should make you very mad, and very scared the next time you see some flashing lights in your rearview mirror. Our condolences to the Moats…
