DMN has two stories that highlight the opportunity cost of stupid laws. Story 1- East Dallas is being hit with a rash of home robberies. If you live in East Dallas and someone breaks in the door, it’s either a robber, or the SWAT team looking for poker games. Story…
Sitemeter is a great product for bloggers to learn about their readers. Inter alia, it displays the search terms you put into Google that brought you to IWTS. These are like questions in a way. Each reader is looking for specific information. So let me treat these as a Q/A…
You are arrested for DWI In Kaufman County DPS is involved in most DWI arrests. DPS officers initiate many DWI stops on I-20. DPS troopers are also frequently called by local police to administer field sobriety testing. It is a rare DWI case in Kaufman that does not involve a…
Dallas Law Office Update- I am looking for law office space in Dallas. I’ve been focusing on Uptown. The Crescent has a great facility with many flexible options and I am considering an office there. I should make a decision by the end of March. This experience has got me…
Recap- I am participating in a WikiFOIA open records project. Open records requests are being sent to all 50 governors to see if their interoffice email is available to the public. I sent a open records request to Rick Perry. I asked for all emails to and from the Office…
Watching Cops can be a good exercise for criminal defense attorneys. Search and seizure, confessions, probable cause all come in to play. I was channel surfing and caught a gun arrest. Here is what happened- 3 passengers in a car. 2 males, and one female. I didn’t quit catch where…
Kaufman County Online reports on where local candidates stand on building a new courthouse for Kaufman County. To summarize the arguments- Pro New Courthouse- The current courthouse is too small, we need to expand. Let’s move the courts next to our new jail (next to the highway). Anti New Courthouse-…
From Foxnews.com A Shreveport police officer is fired after allegedly beating a handcuffed female DWI suspect. The story- A female suspect was arrested for DWI. She was brought into the 5th Amendment violation (breath test) room. The woman then asked to make a phone call. Her request was denied. The…
Probation 101Despite the best efforts of defense counsel the vast majority of criminal cases end up with a plea bargain. In Kaufman County the vast majority of plea bargains involve probation. In general, compliance with probation terms means a defendant can avoid jail time. Here is page 1 of an…
Dallas Needs…. Another Criminal Defense Lawyer! I’m looking for some office space in Dallas. I’m not closing my Kaufman practice/office. I am looking to expand into the Dallas market. If you have any space/ideas etc- shoot me an email. Opportunity Costs and Dan Here is a great comment about the…