Monday, March 1, 2010

By George, you might just be on to something

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Even though George Huntoon , republican candidate for Harris County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5, Position 2, is proud to tell you that ...
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Sunday, February 28, 2010

Is JP candidate up to his waist in water?

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It seems that while George Huntoon , candidate for Justice of the Peace for Precinct 5, Position 2, was president of his homeowners' ass...

Sitting on the hot seat

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You're a criminal defense attorney. A (male) client who's being investigated for impersonating a 15-year old girl online comes into ...
Friday, February 26, 2010

The missing tweet?

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I guess I must've missed the tweet from @MontgomeryTxDAO about the assistant district attorney up in Montgomery County who was arrested...

The people's building is no longer open to the people

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The authority a democratic government exercises is granted to it by the people it governs. You remember what Abraham Lincoln said at Gettysb...
Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Death sentence reversed in Hood case

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Charles Dean Hood 's date with the executioner has been cancelled as the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed his death sentence. I...
Monday, February 22, 2010

Vampires to wear blue

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If you're a Houston motorist you might consider replacing the fuzzy dice hanging from your mirror with garlic cloves because soon vampir...
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All in the name of judicial economy

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Former State District Judge Robert Gill had a novel method of moving his docket along . In a 14-year period, Gill handled almost 8,000 proba...
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Welcome to the People's Republic of Maryland

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The State of Maryland is contemplating a rule that would ban people from carrying communication devices, including cell phones, into courtho...
Sunday, February 21, 2010

School district sued over webcam policy

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A Pennsylvania school district has been sued in federal court over allegations that school district officials activated laptop computer webc...
Saturday, February 20, 2010

Same song, different verse

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Main Entry: ac·ci·dent Pronunciation: \ ˈ ak-sə-dənt, - ˌ dent; ˈ aks-dənt\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, f...
Friday, February 19, 2010

On contracts, torts and the death penalty

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On the way down to the island this morning I heard a radio ad for Judge Rose Vela , a republican candidate for a seat on the Texas Supreme C...
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

When does a traffic stop become unreasonable?

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At 1:40 a.m. on July 17, 2009, police in Southaven, Mississippi stopped a white Pontiac Grand Prix for driving with no license plate tag. Af...
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

And in conclusion...

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A civil suit filed by a family alleging that benzene in an old San Antonio landfill caused their daughter to develop leukemia may have have ...

Sobriety checkpoints: the new cash cow

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A study by the University of California's Investigative Reporting Program has found that sobriety checkpoints in California generate ab...
Monday, February 15, 2010

It's time to walk the walk

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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other persons charged in the September 11, 2001 attacks should be tried in a civilian criminal court. If you...
Sunday, February 14, 2010

Happy trails to you

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Isn't driving into opposing traffic one of the "most common and reliable initial indicators of DWI" according to NHTSA?
Friday, February 12, 2010

The butcher, the baker and the idiot who fell off the turnip truck

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I attended the Harris County Municipal Justice Bar Association's lunch today so I could see the candidates for Harris County Justice of ...
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Thursday, February 11, 2010

To kill a beautiful courthouse

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In 1940, Brazoria County erected this art-deco- ish courthouse that is resplendent in its simplicity and design. Unfortunately, in the 1970...
Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Driving a stake into the 5th Amendment

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Upset that motorists suspected of driving while intoxicated weren't cooperating with police and providing incriminating evidence ( i.e. ...
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Criminal defendants tweeting during trial

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After seeing this piece from the ABA, it might be a good idea to tell clients to stay off social media before and during trial. Sam Riddle...