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FYI…
From 2018 to 2020, the Friendswood Police Department stopped more than 53,000 drivers. Now, one of the department's officers is under fire for unjustified police stops.
Lawyer Catches Police Officers Breaking The Law
Jury sides with man who was beaten in 2017 arrest - Houston Chronicle, 7/15/2021
A federal jury has sided with a Houston man who was beaten during a 2017 arrest involving two Houston Police Department officers, court records show.
Man gets life for murder of homeless person - Houston Chronicle, 7/15/2021
A Harris County jury has convicted a Houston man of capital murder in the fatal shooting of a homeless man who had previously reported being shot by the defendant.
Just in case you missed it.
The Galveston County District Attorney’s Office has dismissed dozens of cases involving a Friendswood police officer who admitted in an internal investigation years ago that she conducted traffic stops without probable cause.
Terrible…
The Galveston County District Attorney's office has dismissed dozens of driving-under-the influence charges after a complaint surfaced about a Friendswood officer's conduct during traffic stops.
Judge dismisses lawsuit filed by Houston hospital employees who refused covid-19 vaccine
The judge took particular issue with the complaint equating the threat of termination to medical experimentation during the Holocaust, calling the comparison “reprehensible.”
FYI!
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) wants to remind drivers to travel safely as we close out May and head into the Memorial Day holiday. Monday, May 24, through Monday, May 31, Texas Highway Patrol Troopers will participate in Click It or Ticket, an enforcement campaign to encourage people to wear their seat belt, as well as looking for drivers who are intoxicated, speeding or breaking other traffic laws. Troopers will also watch for drivers not following the state’s Move Over, Slow Down law.
During the 2020 Memorial Day weekend, Troopers issued more than 27,000 citations and warnings. This included more than 10,600 warnings and citations for speeding and more than 1,000 warnings and citations for seat belt and child safety restraint violations. DPS enforcement efforts also included 288 DWI citations, 409 fugitive arrests and 77 felony arrests.
DPS encourages drivers to drive defensively and have a safe Memorial Day weekend:
Make good decisions people. Merry Christmas!!!
The Texas Department of Public Safety will begin its annual Christmas and New Year holiday traffic enforcement today.
Harris County District Attorney's Office
Visit https://www.makeitrighthouston.com/ to get your eligible criminal record expunged and your Justice of the Peace Warrants forgiven (no traffic tickets)! Services available until 11:59 PM Wednesday, September 30th!
Make good decisions people.
The COVID-19 pandemic has done little to reduce drunk driving arrests this year, officials said. 2020 in on pace to set a three-year high for DWI charges filed in Galveston
It does happen.
Private Prison Must Pay $3.7 Million After Recording Attorney-Client Conversations 08.05.20 Private prison company CoreCivic and communications company Securus Technologies agreed on Friday to pay $3.7 million to settle federal claims that they illegally recorded attorney-client conversations in a p...
It’s going to take time and patience. Your thoughts?
The state's Supreme Court this week pushed back the start to jury trials until at least Sept. 1.
US attorney Bianca Forde sues cops for wrongful arrest in NYC
A federal prosecutor was wrongfully arrested when cops slapped the cuffs on her for advising her boyfriend of his legal rights during a drunk-driving stop, a new lawsuit alleges.
The only sensible thing to do.
The U.S. District Courts will close to the public from Monday through July 10.
Justice delayed but not denied!!
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Thursday that nearly 100 more defendants who were convicted as part of a case made by former Houston police Officer Gerald Goines will be cleared.
Office of the Governor Greg Abbott
Temporarily suspending certain statutes to allow for appearance before a notary public via videoconference.
These suspensions provide flexibility in the notarization process for certain documents to ensure Texans can stay home as much as possible.
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AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott today suspended certain statutes concerning appearance before a notary public to execute a self-proved will, a durable power of attorney, a medical power of attorney, a directive to physician, or an oath of an executor, administrator, or guardian. These suspensions temporarily allow for appearance before a notary public via videoconference when executing such documents, avoiding the need for in-person contact during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"The State of Texas is taking any action necessary to enforce social distancing and reduce the need for in-person contact throughout the COVID-19 response," said Governor Abbott. "These temporary suspensions provide flexibility in the notarization process for certain documents and ensure Texans are able to stay home as much as possible to protect themselves and others from this virus."
The following conditions will apply whenever this suspension is invoked:
•A notary public shall verify the identity of a person signing a document at the time the signature is taken by using two-way video and audio conference technology.
• A notary public may verify identity by personal knowledge of the signing person, or by analysis based on the signing person’s remote presentation of a government-issued identification credential, including a passport or driver’s license, that contains the signature and a photograph of the person.
• The signing person shall transmit by fax or electronic means a legible copy of the signed document to the notary public, who may notarize the transmitted copy and then transmit the notarized copy back to the signing person by fax or electronic means, at which point the notarization is valid.
This suspension will remain in effect until terminated by the Office of the Governor or until the March 13, 2020 disaster declaration is lifted or expires. Documents executed while this suspension is in effect, and in accordance with its terms, will remain valid after the termination of this suspension.
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Hidalgo orders release of some inmates from Harris County Jail
Judge Lina Hidalgo on Tuesday ordered that some people accused of nonviolent offenses be released from Harris County Jail to mitigate the spread of coronavirus.
The fate of half the 8,000-plus person facility amid pandemic put before federal judge
A federal judge Friday asked lawyers to hammer out a plan for releasing about 1,000 indigent inmates detained on bonds of $10,000 or less in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
DOJ Wants to Suspend Constitutional Rights During Coronavirus Emergency
The Department of Justice has secretly asked Congress for the ability to detain arrested people “indefinitely” in addition to other powers that one expert called “terrifying”…
Cashless bonds offered to some to help clear Galveston County Jail
Inmates who are released must turn themselves at a yet-to-be determined date once the pandemic has passed.
Harris County courts, DA's office closed after prosecutor exposed to infected relative
The DA closed offices and prosecutors are seeking remote hearing appearances following news that a prosecutor at the Harris County District Attorney’s office had been exposed to the coronavirus.
Texas judges will be able to conduct court online as coronavirus spreads
More than 3,000 judges across the state will have access to video conferencing to conduct court proceedings during a public health crisis.
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez is seeking the compassionate release of some inmates at the Harris County Jail.
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez is pushing for “bold action” to avert the fallout of potential coronavirus spread at the Harris County Jail — he is seeking compassionate releases of vulnerable people who pose a low risk to public safety.
Prosecutions will depend on where you are charged. There will be different rules for every county.
The Texas Department of Public Safety said last week that it would not perform testing to distinguish between h**p and ma*****na in misdemeanor cases.
Any thoughts...?
The group argues a federal judge was wrong to order the county to quickly provide defense attorneys to arrestees.
Maybe in Texas one day?
The ruling instructs officers to stick to questions “reasonably related” to the reason the driver was pulled over, effectively ending law enforcement’s ability to turn a routine traffic stop into a fishing expedition for a more serious offense.
This would be a great step forward!!! It is truly needed.
County could have a mental health court started by early 2020.
They just don’t seem to get it!
Galveston County, like Harris and Dallas, was sued for bail practices that lawyers and judges have said discriminate against poor criminal defendants.
They just don’t get it...
The commission’s reviews confirmed that district judges enforced a rigid bond schedule and issued various kinds of written or verbal instructions to hearing officers to deny what are called “personal recognizance” bonds to all or to certain specific categories of defendants.
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Texas DPS officers told not to arrest in low-level ma*****na cases after new h**p law
A memo obtained by The Texas Tribune instructs DPS officers to cite and release suspects in misdemeanor ma*****na cases "as appropriate." Officials said the goal is to continue enforcement even though some prosecutors aren't taking new pot cases.
Convicted Houston s*x offender who pimped teen from behind bars to spend more than 20 years in prison
A convicted s*x offender who collected earnings from a teen pr******te while incarcerated was sentenced in Houston to serve more than two decades in federal prison for s*x trafficking the girl. READ THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE SERIES: The Track: Open-air s*x trade permeates daily life on Houston's outskir...
Will she do it?
Database tracks officers who lied, falsified evidence or would not otherwise be able to testify in court.
Bexar County District Attorney won't prosecute most ma*****na cases less than 4 ounces
Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales released a statement Wednesday saying his office will not longer accept ma*****na cases of 4 ounces or less from local law enforcement unless the ma*****na has been lab tested and has a proven THC concentration.
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