Friday, March 6, 2009

It pays to be a judge

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To paraphrase Chris Issak , notice the robe. First we had State District Judge Elizabeth Berry receive a free pass from a Johnson County cou...
Thursday, March 5, 2009

What a custerfluck!

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I made my first appearance in Harris County Court No. 2 this morning and if today was typical, I'm not looking forward to returning. In ...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2009

NAS report on the state of forensic science

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Last month the National Academy of Sciences released the pre-publication copy of its report on the state of forensic science in the United S...
Monday, March 2, 2009

New policy on offense reports in Harris County

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This morning, at a few minutes past nine 0'clock, something happened to me in Harris County that had not happened before -- I was given ...
Sunday, March 1, 2009

Move along

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Apparently loitering police officers have become a problem in Baton Rouge.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009

NACDL seminar

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I will be tweeting updates throughout this week's NACDL Midwinter Seminar in New Orleans. You can follow along with the updates on the r...
Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Sitting at the bar at Gringo's

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All the way down to League City I knew I was going to get a tongue-lashing from the judge at municipal court. It was 10:15 before I was able...
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Monday, February 23, 2009

The bigger they come...

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Samuel Kent is now a former federal judge .  This morning, at the federal courthouse in downtown Houston, as jury selection was scheduled to...
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Saturday, February 21, 2009

I can't make up stuff like this

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I need some help. If anyone out there knows of an attorney who would handle a case like the one I'm about to describe, please let me kno...
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Friday, February 20, 2009

Sittin' down at the table

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A South Carolina municipal judge has struck a blow for poker players everywhere by deciding that poker is a game of skill and, therefore, ...
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Vampires in Williamson County

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Here comes disturbing news that vampires have been spotted in Williamson County , Texas... On February 18, 2009, jailers in the Williamson C...
Thursday, February 19, 2009

Inquiry concerning a judge, No. 96

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Pursuant to Section 33.022 of the Texas Government Code and Rule 10 of the Procedural Rules for the Removal or Retirement of Judges, as prom...
Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Time to move along

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So Alex Rodriguez admits to using steroids yet no one seems to be satisfied with what he said. What did y'all expect - for A-Rod to st...
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Lawmaker seeks to impeach Presiding Judge

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Lon Burnam, a Democratic state legislator from Fort Worth, has introduced a bill calling for the impeachment of the Judge Sharon Keller, th...
Monday, February 16, 2009

The first rule of shoveling

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Roland Burris, the embattled junior senator from Illinois is facing more problems today as a result of his clarification of previous testim...
Sunday, February 15, 2009

You call this an intelligent waiver?

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Down in Galveston County, the misdemeanor judges are fond of telling citizens appearing before the court for the first time that they have t...
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Friday, February 13, 2009

The driver in motion

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Contrary to popular belief, most DWI arrests don't start off with bad driving behavior.  In its brochure The Visual Detection of DWI Mot...
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Out of the mouths of babes

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This past Wednesday was Donuts with Daddy at my oldest daughter's school for the kids in pre-kindergarten and pre-school. The children m...
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Thursday, February 12, 2009

E-6

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Miguel Tejada has just learned a lesson the hard way.  Yesterday the Astros shortstop pled guilty in a Washington, D.C. federal court to a ...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

A baker's dozen

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Now I wasn't a math major in college, but I think I know the difference between twelve and thirteen. Apparently that wasn't the case...

Tulia, Texas

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What happens when you mix a dying Panhandle town, racism and the threat of drugs? You get Tulia, Texas . I just finished watching Cassandra ...
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Speaking...and learning

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This morning I had the pleasure of speaking to a group of immigrant and Spanish-speaking parents at a local elementary school about our basi...
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Monday, February 9, 2009

A-Roid does the right thing

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Alex Rodriguez did the right thing today by admitting he used performance enhancing drugs between 2001-2003.  All he had to do was look at ...
Saturday, February 7, 2009

Forensic "science" under fire

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According to the New York Times , a report to be issued this month by the National Academy of Sciences will be a "sweeping critique...
Friday, February 6, 2009

DNA testing clears Texas man who died behind bars

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Travis County District Judge Charles Baird has ordered the posthumous expunctio n of Timothy Cole's record. Mr. Cole died in prison wh...
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