Thursday, June 30, 2016

The Olympic boondoggle

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If you have any delusions that the use of public money to build stadiums or host sporting events provides an economic benefit to a city or c...
Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Update: What's in a name?

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In the spirit of throwing good money after bad, South Texas College of Law has decided to double-down and fight the lawsuit filed by UH. I...
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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

What's in a name?

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The other day I received a letter from something called the Houston College of Law. The letter stated that Houston College of Law was the ne...
Friday, June 24, 2016

Now for something completely different

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There is a new podcast I ran across on the NPR One  app a couple of weeks ago. It's called Criminal  and it deals with, surprisingly eno...
Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Why is two greater than four?

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Why are we so concerned about the possibility that the Second Amendment might be restricted by legislation but we show no concern when the N...
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Friday, June 10, 2016

A common sense decision

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Terrence Williams was convicted of murder for killing Amos Norwood in 1984. Mr. Williams said he did it because Mr. Norwood had abused him w...
Thursday, June 2, 2016

Hypocrisy 101

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Last fall 24 year-old Jamar Clark was shot and killed by a Minneapolis police officer . That much is not in dispute. In March the Hennepin...
Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Execution Watch: 4/6/2016

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Tomorrow night the State of Texas will murder again... PABLO VASQUEZ was convicted of the capital murder of a 12-year old boy. The 199...
Thursday, March 24, 2016

Update: Disbarred attorney reinstated

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When last we left Houston attorney Robert Bennett he had been disbarred after a trial on alleged ethics violations. The State Bar alleged t...
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Thursday, March 10, 2016

Getting around the Fifth

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On Tuesday the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled that Baltimore police officer William Porter would have to testify at the trial of five other...
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Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Execution Watch 3/7/2016

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Tonight, that staunch defender of life, Gov. Greg Abbott will once again preside over the murder of another... COY WESTBROOK  is a for...
Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Execution Watch: 1/27/2016

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On Wednesday the State of Texas will kill again... JAMES FREEMAN  was given the death penalty following his conviction in the 2007 sl...
Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Execution Watch: 1/20/2016

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On Wednesday the State of Texas will carry out its first murder the year despite having a self-described pro-life governor. Apparently Greg ...
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Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Execution Watch: 11/18/2015

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Tonight the State of Texas will murder... RAPHAEL HOLIDAY , Convicted of capital murder in a Madison County fire, later determined to ...
Thursday, July 30, 2015

Tonight on Reasonable Doubt

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Tonight I will be a guest on HCCLA's public access show Reasonable Doubt   along with Sarah Wood at 8pm on Houston Media Source TV. If y...
Friday, July 3, 2015

Rubbernecking

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Piling on? Maybe. I'd like to think of it as more slowing down to see the aftermath of the wreck on the other side of the freeway, tho...
Friday, June 26, 2015

Exposing religion for what it is

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Some time ago I wrote in this very space that the Supreme Court had no choice but to recognize same-sex marriage across the nation. Once th...
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Friday, June 12, 2015

A small measure of justice

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Maybe the name Charles Sebesta rings a bell. If not, maybe the name Anthony Graves will. Mr. Sebesta was the prosecutor who withheld evi...
Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Execution Watch: 6/3/2015

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On Wednesday night the State of Texas will attempt to murder... LESTER BOWER , whose recent interview with  Execution Watch  will air ...
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Monday, May 11, 2015

Execution Watch: 5/12/2015

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On Tuesday night the State of Texas will kill again... DERRICK CHARLES,  condemned in the 2002 slayings of three people at their Housto...
Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Execution Watch: 4/28/2015

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Tonight, the State of Texas will kill again... ROBERT PRUETT. ,   Condemned in the 1999 slaying of a prison guard at the McConnell Unit i...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Execution Watch: 4/15/15

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On Wednesday night, the State of Texas is planning to kill... MANUEL GARZA, JR. ,   Convicted in the 2001 slaying of a San Antonio police...
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Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Execution Watch: 3/11/2015

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On Wednesday night, the State of Texas is planning to use one of its two remaining doses of its death drug to kill... MANUEL VASQUEZ , the...
Monday, February 9, 2015

Food for thought

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Here are a few items I picked up the last week or so that seemed particularly relevant for one reason or another... If you represent defen...
Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Thoughts on the death penalty

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I was recently asked by a commenter what I thought was a "fair" sentence for someone convicted of killing another. The gentleman...
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