The title to the DMN article says it all- Officer admits stealing cash during traffic stop. Officer Mark Torres is facing a felony theft charge after stealing $700 from a motorist. Officer Torres turned his camera off during the stop. The Dallas police chief vows to do whatever it takes…
A news article in Virginia discloses the truth about DWI roadblocks. MADD tells us we need roadblocks to stop deaths on the roadway. MADD/law enforcement like to use fabricated “alcohol related fatality” numbers to scare us into giving up our freedom. MADD has sold us the lie we must ignore…
The Texas Lottery is facing tough times. We have given the State of Texas a near monopoly on gambling yet they have managed to lose money on the Texas Two Step. If ticket sales don’t improve the public schools may lose some funding. Despite that potential positive development Texas Lottery…
D magazine has an amazing piece on the Dallas Police Ticket scandal. My earlier blog on the topic is here. Basically, DPD officers got better evaluations for, inter alia, writing tickets. They would write phony tickets to inflate their numbers. A traffic ticket is worth one point, a felony burglary…
I blogged recently that DWI is not a moral failure. DWI happens. I may have been wrong. It seems the Pope must be an IWTS fan. Today the Vatican Released the “Drivers’ Ten Commandments.” These new commandments as listed by the document, are: 1. You shall not kill. 2. The…
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of privacy and actually supressed a stop that yielded drugs. Brendyln vs. California From Scotusblog “Applying a considerable dose of common sense, aligning itself with the overwhelming majority of lower courts, and voting unanimously, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a police traffic…
DMN has an article about the new public defender office in Kaufman County, where I practice. Texas has very few public defender offices. Most indigent defense is handled by court appointed private attorneys. Kaufman County started a public defender office last fall. The goal was to save money on attorney…
Let me start by thanking my Dad. I would not be who I am without you. For those of you with a father or other family member in jail here is the Texas Department of Criminal Justice guide for families. As of 1998, 1.4 million children had one parent in…
Another home invasion search goes wrong. This time cops in Durango, Colorado took a 77 year old grandma to the floor and handcuffed her. The police were looking for the meth dealer next door. Instead they found Virginia Harrick watching The Price is Right. The Supreme Court has ruled a…
Rick Perry signed HB 1178 into law. HB1178 requires pro se defendants to sign waivers before talking to the district attorney. A similar bill was vetoed 2 years ago. When I was a DA in East Texas the judge required a pro se waiver. Most defendants signed it and pled…