Specialized courts are all the rage. We have DWI courts, Drug Courts, and more recently a new speicalized court for prostitutes. DMN reports Dallas court helping put prostitution in the past 06:41 AM CDT on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 By TIARA M. ELLIS / The Dallas Morning News tellis@dallasnews.com These…
I’ve had some recent DWI cases plead to Obstruction of a Highway. In each case my client was charged with a DWI, and the case had problems. The choice was between having a DWI jury trial, or pleading guilty to Obstruction. What is Obstructing a Highway? Read this earlier post.…
Texas has repealed most constitutional protections for DWI suspects. Texas also indoctrinates law enforcement and breath test “experts” with blood on the highway DWI propaganda. The system forces DWI suspects to take the State’s breath/blood/field sobriety tests, and the State’s witnesses are taught that they must arrest more and convict…
Have a loved one stuck in the Kaufman County Jail with bond set too high? Here is some information on the typical bond issues in Kaufman. First, bail is set once a day in Kaufman, between 8-10AM. If you are unlucky enough to get arrested at noon, you may be…
The Kaufman County Bar Association had a meeting last week, and… I missed it. I was in court in Ellis County. The topic of the day was the formation of a new UNT law school in Dallas. Here is UNT’s proposal. I am torn on this proposal between self preservation/legal…
I read most of the new criminal opinions from the Dallas Court of Appeals. Many defendants want to appeal not just their trial, but their sentence. A common example is a defendant who goes to the judge for punishment and receives a long jail sentence instead of probation. The defendant…
Texas’ Drug Free Zone (DFZ) law is a testament to the failure of Prohibition. If our drug war worked special laws to keep drugs out of certain areas wouldn’t be necessary. But I digress. So what is a Drug Free Zone? Basically in, on, or within 1,000 feet of premises…
Wylie PD sent officers to storm a local body shop. What was the threat to the Wylie Community? A contraband rooster. Having a rooster is apparently illegal in Wylie. I guess the only to handle such a threat is to send the police in with a warrant. What did the…
From the Star Telegram- Sheriff’s deputies early Friday arrested 15 people and seized 300 “eight-liner” gaming machines in what they say is their largest raid ever on illegal gambling sites in Tarrant County. Readers of this blog know my disdain for victimless crime enforcement. If consenting adults want to place…
Thanks to the TDCAA website for posting this memo from CPS. Recently, CPS was sued by two parents in Fort Bend County for numerous constitutional violations. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals held that CPS could be liable to future litigants (under a 1983 claim). Normally, the government grants itself…