I had a ticket case in Dallas today. If you get a ticket from the City of Dallas you are sent to the Dallas Municipal Court. The court is located downtown at 2014 W Main. I needed to work out a traffic violation with the prosecutor. Sounds easy enough. However,…
Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins is Texas’ best DA when it comes to seeking out wrongful convictions. Mr. Watkins exoneration work has uncovered a startling trend- many wrongful convictions involve prosecutors who purposefully hid evidence from the defense. Mr. Watkins proposes criminal and state bar sanctions for prosecutors who…
Headlines From Reuters- <strongLow-dose pot eases pain while keeping mind clear According to these Reuters people something called a “double blind placebo controlled randomized study” concluded that smoking marijuana was a safe and effective treatment for pain. Yeah right. Maybe these “researchers” and “medical doctors” didn’t realize that Richard Nixon…
Grand Theft Auto IV (GTA IV) is this season’s must have video game. In GTA IV you play a small time hood working his way up the criminal syndicate hierarchy. The game allows players to engage in a multitude of antisocial and criminal behaviors, including drinking and driving.Que the MADD…
I’m getting a lot of searches for “Kaufman County District Courts.” A few of these readers may want logistical information, not criminal defense lawyer musings. Here is some basic information for the public Kaufman County District Courts Kaufman has two district courts. They handle felony criminal cases, family law cases,…
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 am a member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. LEAP is a wonderful group composed of ex and current law enforcement professional working to end the drug war. My stint as a prosecutor made me eligible. However, unlike many LEAPers I was never a true believer in Prohibition. Many LEAP…
I’ve just finished the John Stuart Mill classic On Liberty. JSM was a 19th century philosopher and political economist. Inter alia, JSM is famous for his refinement of the harm principle. The harm principle is a foundation of modern libertarian (or classical liberal) thought. The HP as explained by JSM-…
Dallas Mavericks small forward Josh Howard admitted to recreational pot use yesterday on a sports radio program. Josh has never failed any league drug tests. He simply chooses to use marijuana in the off season instead of the drugs approved by the NBA, DEA, and State of Texas- namely alcohol…
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…