What happens when an inmate sues the sheriff for open records information? Today’s case of the day is In Re Brian Edwards Johnson- In 2008 Brian Edwards Johnson was incarcerated in the Kaufman County jail and sustained an injury. Not sure why he was in jail, or what the injury…
For the longest time I’ve been using KaufmanCountyClerk.com to search for case information. You click on “court public record search” and get directed here. As long as I’ve been in Kaufman the KCC site has been a reliable cornucopia of case information. Recently something strange has happened to the search…
A Kaufman County conviction for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was reversed last week for factual insufficiency. Basically, it appears the State indicted the defendant under the wrong section of the code of criminal procedure. Factual insufficiency reversals are pretty rare, so let’s walk through how the court…
Some old news from last week, the Kemp, Texas police department is being shut down due to budgetary concerns. This isn’t the first small town Kaufman County PD officer to face massive layoffs. Last year, almost the entire Combine police force was jettisoned. How will this affect your Kemp PD…
I often have a hard time quickly explaining to my non-lawyer friends exactly how the appeals system is stacked against criminal defendants. Fortunately today’s case, Barnes vs. State, crystallizes how the constitutional rights of defendants are effectively waived through nonsense technicalities. It’s a Kaufman County Drug case, appealed to the…
Today’s case of the day is Michael Scott Page vs. The State of Texas. It’s a Kaufman County weapons case that was appealed to the 5th Circuit in Dallas. What happened? Michael was out on bond (agg assault). While on bond Michael told his neighbor he we was going to…
Facing a DWI charge in Kaufman county? Have a serious drinking problem and/or a history of alcohol related offenses? DWI court may be in your future. What is the Kaufman County DWI court? This is from a handout I found in CC2. I think the DA’s office made this although…
Have a loved one stuck in the Kaufman county jail? Want to know what the charges are and how much bail is set at? Where is the Kaufman County Jail Located? 1900 U.S. 175, Kaufman, TX 75142. If you got to 175 and 34 and take the service road East,…
Kaufman County had a rare flying while intoxicated arrest this week. Allegedly, the pilot landed on FM 429 and was arrested shortly after. Best quote about this arrest from Kaufman Chief Public Defender Andrew Jordan. “This defendant may have trouble making bail… because he poses a flight risk.” Rim shot!…
Today was the last bar meeting of the year. Here are your 2011 Kaufman County Bar Officers- President- Robert Guest Vice President- Daniel Floyd Treasurer- Becky Calabria Secretary- Laura Holder If you are interested in joining the Kaufman County bar, or if you are not getting notice of the meetings,…