Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Welcome to the 21st century

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The Texas Department of Public Safety has discovered what a wonderful thing the internet can be -- if you know how to use it. For years a mo...

The lone holdout

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There are 15 county criminal courts in Harris County and in 14 of them a motorist accused of driving while intoxicated who has an otherwise ...
Monday, December 6, 2010

Shaken down, not stirred

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Christopher Dupuy is one of the three new judges in the Galveston County Courts at Law. Recently Mr. Dupuy sent a letter to all attorneys r...
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Saturday, December 4, 2010

Drinking to keep warm

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Time for a little humor and science... A Missouri man was arrested for driving while intoxicated after he lost control of his car on an ic...
Friday, December 3, 2010

Smile! You're on Big Brother TV!

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The City of Houston is installing 250 to 300 video cameras throughout downtown to (pause) fight terrorism. Apparently those mean-spirited t...

DWI Lite: here we go

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From the Houston Chronicle we find the real reason why Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo is pushing for DWI Lite: Acevedo didn't propos...
Thursday, December 2, 2010

Ignition interlock: it's all the rage

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I just received something called the "Interlock Focus" from Intoxalock in the mail this morning. The advertisement/newsletter was...
Wednesday, December 1, 2010

What is reasonable doubt?

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Why is it necessary for a jury to be unanimous in order for a defendant to be acquitted? If "we are asking jurors to decide a person...

My daughter the juror

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I think my seven-year-old daughter would make an ideal juror in a criminal case. The other day we were driving to the park and came to an ...
Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Legislature to consider new drunk driving offense

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Last month I wrote about Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo's brilliant scheme to put more motorists under the thumb of the criminal (in)ju...
Monday, November 29, 2010

Not so fast with that camera removal, boys

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Oh, and you only thought the pesky little matter of the red light cameras in Houston was done with the city's decision to take them dow...

Remembering Goliad

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On my recent trip to the Valley we drove through the town of Goliad. For those of you who weren't schooled on the legends of Texas, Goli...
Friday, November 26, 2010

Winning at all costs?

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Cuyahoga County (OH) prosecutor Bill Mason really, really wants to win . He wants to win so much that he has neglected the first ethical rul...
Thursday, November 25, 2010

Being thankful

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For all of its faults, our criminal (in)justice system does have one saving grace -- trial by jury. I am thankful I live in a country in whi...
Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Groping around the Fourth Amendment

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It starts off so benignly. Most folks don't even notice it. Most of those who do shrug it off like it's no big deal. The few who rai...
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Does social media threaten the jury system?

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The top judge in England and Wales, the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge (I'm not making this up) has added his voice to those concerned a...
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Floggings at noon

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Law enforcement agencies in and around Plantersville, Texas have announced a crackdown aimed at suspected drunk drivers leaving the Texas R...
Monday, November 22, 2010

The Constitution is the target of NTSB's Most Wanted List

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Oh, the Tenth Amendment is alive and well. Y'all remember the Tenth Amendment, right? That's the one that says The powers not deleg...

Attacking the messenger

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Evidence mounting that a man convicted of murder might be innocent? Here's an idea -- go after the people responsible for uncovering tha...
Sunday, November 21, 2010

When the breath test contradicts the officer's observations

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You only thought blowing under a .08 meant you wouldn't be arrested for DWI. You figured that once the result of that breath test came b...
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Saturday, November 20, 2010

An inconvenient truth?

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The truth, that nebulous concept that floats in and out of the aether always just seemingly out of reach, has a way of rearing its ugly head...
Friday, November 19, 2010

Let the witch hunt begin!

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Montgomery County District Attorney Bret Ligon and his assistant, Igor , Warren Diepraam are on a mission from God -- at least that's w...
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Thursday, November 18, 2010

Alcohol + caffeine = trouble

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The Food and Drug Administration today ordered the manufacturers of alcoholic beverages that contain caffeine to remove the stimulant from t...

Big Brother is watching your car

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I had just put the girls to bed and was looking to unwind for a few minutes so I flipped on the television and watched Billy the Exterminato...
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Stragglers to the cause

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Now it would appear that we've reached the tipping point in airport security procedures. My question, however, is where were Sen. Kay B...