Criminal Law Blog
Judge Watch: Tarrant County Judge Tiffany Lewis Pleads Guilty, Goes to Jail
Tiffany Lewis’s life will never be the same now that she’s pled guilty to taking client money — lots of client money — in a probate case … but we’re not too sure how ashamed she is just yet …. On September 15, 2009, former judge Tiffany Lewis pled guilty just as testimony was about…
Cop Watch: Local Police Depts Have to Pay for Crime Lab Testing Now
Times are tight and getting tighter, so counties across the State of Texas are finding all sorts of ways to cut costs. Here in Dallas, that means something to the criminal defense bar and prosecutors alike because who’s footing the bill for testing of DNA, firearms, blood, etc. has changed. The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office isn’t…
Judge Watch: RIP Judge Jerry Buchmeyer
The Honorable Jerry Buchmeyer died this week in a San Marcos nursing home at the age of 76, after serving the bench for over 30 years. Considered by many to be a liberal judge, with landmark decisions involving both public housing and redistricting in this state, he achieved even more notoriety for his now famous…
Judge Watch: Court of Crim Appeals Says Not Unfair to Defendant Hood for Judge and DA to Have Affair During Trial
If you’re shaking your head in disbelief at this week’s ruling by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals — well, join the crowd. When the news first hit that a trial court judge and the district attorney who prosecuted cases in her courtroom had had a long-standing sexual relationship, lots of folk were stunned. And lots…
DA Watch: Texas Death Row Inmate Toney Freed Last Night and May Not Face Re-Trial
Michael Toney walked out of jail a free man last week after being on Texas’ Death Row for a decade. Maybe you remember the case of Michael Toney…. Michael Toney Was Convicted for the Bombing Murder of 3 People – Nine Years Later, the DA Admits to Hiding Exculpatory Evidence Last October, we posted about how…
Cop Watch: Police Chief Charged With Public Lewdness – Allegations Involve Mistress, Parked Police Cars, and Hanky Panky
It’s probably safe to assume that Baldemar Flores will be reevaluating his plan to run for Mayor of Mission, Texas, next year …. That’s because Mr. Flores is facing a misdemeanor charge of public lewdness, which carries a maximum punishment of one year in jail and a $4000 fine. Not a good thing for anyone’s reputation, but…
Judge Watch: Houston Judge Donald Jackson in Big Trouble – Suspended AND Indicted
While they are waiting for Judge Berchelmann’s findings in the Justice Keller matter, the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct isn’t taking a holiday … yesterday they suspended a Houston judge, with pay…. Houston Criminal County Court at Law Judge Donald Jackson Suspended with Pay, Already Under Indictment The Judicial Commission has stopped Judge Jackson from…
Cop Watch: Refugio Chief of Police Indicted after Fed Investigation
The Federal Bureau 0f Investigation (FBI), together with the Texas Rangers, just keeps on its quiet tour of the State of Texas, bopping one law enforcement agency after another with criminal indictments. They’re doing this so often, it’s almost like an adult and scary version of Little Bunny Foo-Foo in that forest with all the…
Crime News: Lots of things become crimes in Texas starting tomorrow
Starting tomorrow, September 1, 2009, things will change for all of us Texans. Lots of laws go into effect that impact our daily lives, and DPS has given all the details in an online pdf. Here are some of the biggies: 1. Kids under 8 yrs. old that are shorter than 4’9” must be secured in a…
Cop Watch: Fort Worth Cops Taser Death of Michael Jacobs Was In April and Family Still Demanding Answers
Back in April, 24-year-old Michael Jacobs, Jr. was off his meds. A diagnosed schizophrenic, without those prescription drugs Michael could become out of control – and sure enough, on the 19th of April, something confused or upset Michael Jacobs and he became agitated. Knowing what his disease could do, his family called for help. They wanted…
