Criminal Law Blog
Jail Watch: The Public Needs to Understand How Parole Officials Can Trump Juries – The Injustice to Jimmie Lee Page
Jimmie Lee Page has served almost 20 years in jail after an Austin jury found him not guilty. (The Austin American Statesman is doing a great thing in educating the public, by its recent re-publication of a story it first reported back in 2007 – telling the story of Jimmie Lee Page. Read the full…
JUDGE WATCH: Galveston Judge Samuel Kent Still Set for Trial on Jan 26 But With Big New Charges
Okay – here’s an update to an October 2008 post, and once again, I cannot make this stuff up. It all began when the first federal district judge in our nation’s history got indicted last year for sex crimes. And, sure – of course, it had to be some judge in Texas. Geez. So, right…
Jail Watch: Drop in the Bucket as Cameron County Jail Guard Caught Smuggling Drugs Into the Big House
Down in Cameron County, which is right on the Tex-Mex border, there was a Big Bust last month: a detention officer (read that, jail guard) was busted for smuggling drugs into the county jail (better known as the Carrialez Rucker Detention Center). Seems the Evildoing Guard was caught as he met with two guys and…
Not Guilty on Dallas DWI
Jury Finds Client Not Guilty in Less Than Five Minutes
.22 Breath Test Case Dismissed; Parole “Blue Warrant” lifted
Dallas County Judge Finds No Probable Cause and Dismisses .22 Breath Test DWI; “Blue Warrant” released before hearing
1st Degree Delivery of a Controlled Substance Case Reduced to Misdemeanor
Dallas Delivery of Methamphetamine Case reduced to Misdemanor
Decade Old Dallas Drug Conspiracy Sentence Reduced by 64 Months
Dallas Federal Drug Case Sentence Retroactively Reduced by more than 5 years due to crack/powder cocaine disparity
Denton County Felony Aggravated Assault Case Reduced to Class “C”
Denton County 2nd Degree Felony Reduced to Class “C” Disorderly Conduct
Dallas Prostution Case Reduced to Class “C”
Prostition Case Reduced to Class “C”, Eligible to Expunge Record
Parole Violator Successfully Discharged Parole
Parole Violation For New Felony Offense; No Parole Revocation, Parollee Discharged From Parole
