Saturday, November 5, 2011

Harris County's runaway grand jury: a blawgosphere summary

On Monday morning, two high-level prosecutors in the Harris County District Attorney's Office will appear in the 185th Judicial District Court for a show cause hearing to determine whether they should be held in contempt of court for obtaining transcripts of grand jury testimony in the HPD Batmobile investigation.

Here are a few posts from around the blawgosphere regarding the collision between the runaway grand jury and the HCDAO so y'all can get a feel for what's been going down:

"My prediction for Monday: delay of game," Life at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center (Nov. 4, 2011)

"The BAT van show-cause order," Defending People (Nov. 2, 2011)

"It's the coverup that gets you: BAT van edition," Grits for Breakfast (Nov. 2, 2011)

"Judge calls top prosecutors on the carpet," The Defense Rests (Nov. 2, 2011)

"An interesting docket entry," Life at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center (Nov. 1, 2011)

"Live by the hatchet, die by the hatchet," Defending People (Nov. 1, 2011)

"The official investigation has begun," Life at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center (Oct. 27, 2011)

"Houston DWI 'BAT' vans - a timeline," Defending People (Oct. 27, 2011)

"What you say can be used..." Sustained (Oct. 27, 2011)

"The plot thickens," The Defense Rests (Oct. 26, 2011)

"A rat in a trap," The Defense Rests (Oct. 26, 2011)

"What's that: a "runaway" grand jury!," Criminal Jurisdiction (Oct. 25, 2011)

"Grand jury hysteria," Texas Criminal Defender (Oct. 24, 2011)

"Runaway jury," The Defense Rests (Oct. 24, 2011)

"Pat Lykos' star chamber rebels," Life at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center (Oct. 21, 2011)


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