The sorry tale of Dallas Police Sergeant Walter Clifton came to an end yesterday. Sgt. Clifton was involved in the phony tickets scandal in Dallas. Here is a summary. Sgt Clifton and his officers would write many tickets to homeless or transient defendants. These defendants sometimes missed their court appearances.…
Dallas Morning News has yet another story on the proliferation of DWI blood warrants. This time the Dallas Police are joining the bandwagon of cities who have chosen to circumvent the law and violate your right to refuse blood testing. What about the right to counsel? Will these DWI suspects…
Until yesterday I had never viewed any of A&E’s Dallas SWAT reality show. Last night I caught about 15 minutes of one episode. This 1/4 hour of television showed much of what is wrong with law enforcement. Here is what went down on Dallas SWAT. Home Invasion Search The SWAT…
Today’s DMN has a shocking story. Dallas Auto Theft Task Force agents knew that one of their snitches was going to rob a tractor trailer with $1m in cigarettes. The police, not wanting to ruin their important investigation, told no one. This robbery took place in Waxahachie, in Ellis County.…
I live in Ennis and frequently take Interstate 45 North to Dallas. There is never less than 2 police cars hiding between State Highway 34 and Interstate 20 looking for speeders. Most often these cops lurk on bridges and on ramps hiding from unsuspecting motorists. On I-45 The speed limit…
RateMyCop.com lets citizens rate and review police officers. Some Texas prosecutors don’t like the idea. I think it’s great. Police have a troubled history of policiing themselves. More information helps everyone. RMC could prevent future Tulias from happening. Here is an interview with founder Gino Sesto. 1. Name/Background/Resume Gino Sesto.…
Texas trains DWI officers with the NHTSA Standardized Field Sobriety Student Testing Manual. The NHTSA SFST Manual is the national standard for DWI enforcement. Every DWI defense lawyer should own a copy. The manual includes, inter alia, training on how an officer should testify in court. DWI officers are professional…
Dallas Police teamed up with federal ICE agents to raid Latino nightclubs over the weekend. 50 illegal immigrants were arrested. It is unclear if any had a record. 4 guns were recovered. What were these illegal immigrants doing that posed such a threat to Dallasites? Working… as security guards… at…
Drug dog expert Steven Nicely helped to defeat a possession case in Nebraska. Based on Nicely’s testimony the court found a drug dog to not be reliable. Steven was kind enough to grant me an interview. 1. Tell us about the case. Case involved a dog team from the Douglas…
The Dallas Police Ticket Scandal finally reached a conclusion with the firing of three officers and the suspension of one. The officers wrote false information on tickets. These tickets turned into warrants which led to the arrest of innocent defendants. What was the police officer’s defense? Those falsely arrested were…