Officer Shootings And Custodial Deaths, Texas Justice Initiative, 2018 Fact Sheet OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS AND CUSTODIAL DEATHS IN TEXAS 1. Where do shootings happen? Shootings happen where people happen. The vast majority of Texas shootings (89%) occur in urban areas, but the vast majority of Texas people also live in urban …
Texas Man Battered By Police Settles Civil Lawsuit by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A Williamson County, Texas man has settled a federal lawsuit against two police officers and the county for an undisclosed amount. Will Aguilar was driving his motorcycle home from a paramedic class April 9, 2009 when …
$80,000 Jury Award in Texas Excessive Force Claim by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A jury has awarded a Carrolton, Texas man $80,000 for damages sustained when a police officer used excessive force against him. Jason Dean Geils was arrested for DUI on December 9, 2009. Carrolton police officer Don …
$2,000 Settles Texas False Arrest Claim by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A Whitehouse, Texas woman and her minor son have settled a claim of false arrest and false imprisonment for $2,000. Candace Caroline McCarrell was driving with her son, J.M., on June 8, 2012, when she was pulled over …
Texas Police Officer Still Has His Job After Multiple Excessive Force Settlements by In most jobs when an employee continues the same pattern of unacceptable behavior three times, he or she is immediately terminated. However, that is not the case for an officer with the Austin Police Department in Texas. …
Texas Attorney General Rules Civilly Committed Sex Offenders Entitled to Vote by Mail Ballot by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In May 2017, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ruled that civilly committed sex offenders have a right to vote by mail ballot. The ruling puts an end to the confusion …
Supreme Court Holds Texas May Not Use Outdated Standards to Determine Intellectual Disability in Death Penalty Cases by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In a 5-3 opinion handed down on March 28, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (“CCA”) violated the Eighth Amendment …
Texas Court of Appeals Upholds Dismissal of Suit Against Parole Board by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On February 23, 2016, a Texas court of appeals upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against a parole board member and two parole commissioners. John Henry Boykin, a Texas state prisoner, filed …
State Bar of Texas Legal Services to the Poor in Criminal Matters Committee: Review of the Operations of State Counsel for Offenders, 2017 Review of the Operations of State Counsel for Offenders Report by the State Bar of Texas Legal Services to the Poor in Criminal Matters Committee1 Approved for …
State Counsel for Offenders Report Review of the Operations of State Counsel for Offenders Report by the State Bar of Texas Legal Services to the Poor in Criminal Matters Committee1 Approved for Publication December 8, 2017 Disclaimer: The following report and the underlying research were completed by members of the …
Fifth Circuit Dismisses Interlocutory Appeal of Roadside Body-Cavity Search Suit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 12, 2017, the Fifth Circuit court of appeals dismissed the interlocutory appeal of a deputy sheriff who was a bystander when a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) officer conducted a roadside …
Fifth Circuit Upholds Denial of Continuance to Retain Counsel Morning of Revocation Hearing by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that a lower court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to continue a supervised release revocation hearing to allow …
Evidence Scandal Leads to the Dismissal of over 140 Texas Criminal Cases by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Destruction of evidence held at the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office led to the dismissal of over 140 Texas criminal cases—most of them involving drug charges. When supervisors at the Precinct …
State Bar of Texas Pursuing Disciplinary Action against Prosecutor Who Lied about Deals with Jailhouse Informants in Capital Case by Richard Resch by Richard Resch In September 25, 2017, the State Bar of Texas filed a disciplinary action against former Harris County Assistant District Attorney Elizabeth A. Exley. She is …
$6,700 Jury Award in San Antonio Texas Police Brutality Case by Christopher Zoukis A six person federal jury found for the plaintiff in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 excessive force case on January 29, 2013. The plaintiff, Gwendolyn Evans, claimed that San Antonio, Texas police officers Felipe Ramos and James …
Excited. Delirious. Dead. by Michael Barajas by Michael Barajas Is excited delirium syndrome a medical phenomenon, or a convenient cover for deaths in police custody? When Jennifer Cooper looked down at her phone at 2 a.m., she was surprised to see she had missed texts and calls from two of …
Littlepage v. Trejo, TX. Order, 2017 Case 1:17-cv-00190-RP Document 32 Filed 08/21/17 Page 1 of 13 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AUSTIN DIVISION ANGEL DAWN LITTLEPAGE, Plaintiff, v. RAYMOND TREJO, in his official capacity as Registrar of the Texas Department of Public Safety Sex Offender Registration Bureau, …
Office of the Inspector General - Safe Prisons Program Management Office FY 2016 Statistics, Texas, 2017 Safe Prisons Program Management Office FY 2016 Statistics Offender Transportation Alleged Sexual Assault Criminal Cases Opened by OIG Transportation Sep 0 Oct 0 Nov 0 Dec 0 Jan 0 Feb 0 Mar 0 Apr …
Texas Banned Books Jan-Dec 2017 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE CLASSIFICATION AND RECORDS DIVISION DIRECTOR’S REVIEW COMMITTEE ATTN: File Copy DATE: January 3, 2017 – December 29, 2017 FROM: Director’s Review Committee SUBJ: DRC’S Decisions For the months beginning January 3, 2017 and ending December 29, 2017 matter denied in …
