Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Execution Watch: 8/21/2019

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Texas cranks up the death machine again on Wednesday night... LARRY SWEARINGEN, condemned in the December 1988 slaying of a woman last se...
Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Update: Execution put on hold

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Today a federal district judge granted Dexter Johnson's request for a stay of execution - but not because of claims of brain damage and...
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Execution Watch: 5/2/2019

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On Thursday night Texas will murder again... DEXTER JOHNSON, condemned for the slaying of a couple in 2006 during a carjacking committed i...
Friday, April 12, 2019

In the name of god, I discriminate against you

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If you listen to Republicans such as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Senate Bill 17 provides relief for those occupational holders who have sincere re...
Wednesday, April 10, 2019

A look into junk science

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On the way home from the office the other night I caught the current episode of the Murderish  podcast - "Lime Street Fire." The e...
Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Execution Watch: 3/28/2019

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On Thursday night the Texas killing machine fires up again... PATRICK MURPHY, convicted under the Texas law of parties, which allows prose...
Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Execution Watch: 2/28/2019

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Tomorrow night the State of Texas will murder once again... BILLY COBLE, 70. One of the oldest people on death row, he was sentenced to de...
Saturday, February 9, 2019

Addendum to a botched drug raid

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Here is a link to the actual warrant for the botched drug raid. The article states that the warrant had been uplifted to Scribd, but when...
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Friday, February 8, 2019

Anatomy of a botched drug raid

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Last month five officers from the Houston Police Department were injured - four were shot - in a drug raid gone incredibly wrong. At the tim...
Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Execution Watch: 1/30/2019

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Tonight the Texas killing machine is back in action... ROBERT JENNINGS. Sentenced to death for the 1988 shooting of a Houston Police vice ...
Monday, January 21, 2019

The state of MLK Day 2019

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On this MLK Day, perhaps it's time we took a step back and re-examine some issues. First, to all the Republicans and other conservatives...
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Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Update: Court stays Milam execution

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On Monday, the Court of Criminal Appeals stayed the execution of Blaine Milam. The Court granted the stay due to questions on about the reli...
Monday, January 14, 2019

Execution Watch 1/15/2019

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On Tuesday night, the State of Texas will take another life... BLAINE MILAM. Was he in drug-induced psychosis when a child died during a s...
Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Throwing in the towel (finally)

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Now it's over. Yesterday the lawsuit filed by the former Republican misdemeanor judges was dismissed on a motion filed by the 15 inc...
Monday, January 7, 2019

Junk science and guns

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Are the ejector marks from a handgun unique? How many handguns would you have to fire in order to make that conclusion? The Bureau of Alc...
Monday, December 31, 2018

Think long and hard about that second drink

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Beginning yesterday, the State of Utah has enacted the strictest drunk driving laws in the country . From this day forward, anyone who cause...
Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Merry Christmas

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As you listen to this, just remember that the best way to avoid a drunk driving conviction is not to drive if you' ve been drinking. So,...
Monday, December 24, 2018

Something to think about

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I know I've mentioned the Small Town Murder podcast on here once or twice over the last year. Did I mention that thanks to a friend of m...
Tuesday, December 18, 2018

What I'm listening to

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Keri Blakinger is a reporter with the Houston Chronicle. She is one of the best writers at the paper and has done some very good work with d...
Monday, December 17, 2018

Court allows execution to proceed after receiving evidence of prosecutorial misconduct

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Last Tuesday night the State of Texas murdered Alvin Braziel - despite the fact prosecutors admitted, hours before the scheduled execution t...
Monday, December 10, 2018

Execution Watch: 12/11/2018

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On Tuesday night, the State of Texas will kill again... ALVIN BRAZIEL, JR., 43. Mr. Braziel's attorneys said he received sub-par legal...
Saturday, December 8, 2018

Wanting that second bite at the apple

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No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except...
Wednesday, December 5, 2018

The rigged death penalty jury

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One of the most important questions you can ask a prospective juror is whether or not they can consider the entire range of punishment in a ...
Monday, December 3, 2018

Execution Watch: 12/4/2018

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On Tuesday night, the death machine rolls on... JOSEPH GARCIA . Condemned following his conviction in the December 2000 shooting death of a...
Wednesday, November 21, 2018

The assault on due process

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There is an awful lot not to like about Education Secretary Betty DeVos. She wants to get rid of public education. She caters to the for-pro...