Cindy McCain is speaking tonite at the Republican Convention. Her husband John is the GOP presidential nominee. John is anadvocate for federal prosecution of medical marijuana patients. Cindy is an ex addict who allegedly stole prescription drugs from a charity she worked at. Fortunately for Cindy she had an excellent…
I just got back from Mexico. It was a wonderful week in beautiful Quintana Roo. I spent two days wandering Playa Del Carmen, a small port city near Cozumel. Commerce is a contact sport is most Mexican markets, Playa is no different. Most shopkeepers sit in front of their store…
Gustav Update- It seems the Hurricane has passed by. We had some spotty yet intense showers. However, the brunt of the storm is still well east of Quintana Roo. Drug War Terror in Mexico 11 decapitated bodies were discovered in Meridia. It seems to be the work of the Zetas,…
Tomorrow I’m going to Mexico for a week of vacation. I should arrive just in time to catch Hurricane Gustav. I still haven’t decided whether to bring the laptop. Expect light blogging, if any, for the next 7 days. Hopefully there won’t be an evacuation.
La agregación de estos casos produce que alguien en general aconseje sobre la detención y búsqueda. Primero, la policia le intentara y trampeara a menudo en la concesion de permisso para buscar su coche. Usted NUNCA debe de dejar la policia buscar su coche. Por que? La policia puedo ser…
I represent clients for whom English is not their first language. In my experience most of these defendants do not realize that in America, you are under no obligation to cooperate with the police. These clients are shocked to learn that they could have refused field sobriety testing or refused…
I’m jumping late on the blawger iphone picture bandwagon. Here is a picture I took on August 20th on my iphone. It shows the front lawn of the Kaufman Courthouse at 2:30pm. Why such a banal photo? Well, the sprinklers were on at 2:30pm, during a rain storm, during the…
The Dallas Jail continues to vie for the title of the worst run jail in Texas. Recently, a jury awarded $900,000 to a man who was denied medical care while in custody. Grits has a great breakdown of the verdict. To make matters worse, Dallas uses this dangerous jail to…
I’m going to Mexico next week. I’m debating whether to bring my laptop. I’d like the option to stay connected while on vacation. However, bringing a laptop to the airport gives the government the unilateral right to seize it without cause. The odds aren’t very high that TSA, Customs, or…
I recently received the DPS racial profiling data for Collin, Dallas, and Ellis County- Click here for the google spreadsheet. This covers stops, tickets, and searches by DPS troopers only; not local police or sheriff deputies. Do you want the racial profiling stats for your county? The process is simple.…