Matthews v. Green, TX, Reply Brief of Appellant Dare Matthews, False Arrest, 2023 No. 23-10178 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT DARE MATTHEWS, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus DETECTIVE E. GREEN, Individually; STEPHANIE SPRINGER, Individually, Defendants-Appellees. On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District …
Fifth Circuit: Placing Jacket Within Fenced-In Area of Home in Presence of Police Evidences Clear Intent Not to Abandon It, Warrantless Search Violates Fourth Amendment Rights by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that police violated a defendant’s Fourth Amendment rights …
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: Trial Court Deprived Defendant of Opportunity to Present Complete Defense by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas held that the trial court erred when it prohibited William Rogers from presenting evidence to support his claim of self-defense and also …
Audit Report on Capital Projects at the Dept of Criminal Justice, March 2023 An Audit Report on OVERVIEW Page |1 Capital Projects at the Department of Criminal Justice Lisa R. Collier, CPA, CFE, CIDA The Department of Criminal Justice (Department) had strong processes for monitoring capital projects, including projects …
Anderson v Grayson County, TX, Complaint, Failure to Appoint Counsel, 2023 Case 4:23-cv-00439 Document 1 Filed 05/16/23 Page 1 of 18 PageID #: 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS SHERMAN DIVISION CHAZDON ANDERSON, Plaintiff, v. GRAYSON COUNTY; HON. JAMES P. FALLON, in his official capacity …
News in Brief by Arkansas: The DOJ announced on Jan. 24, 2023, that two former police officers in Crawford County were charged with excessive use of force after beating a man at a gas station. The New York Times reported that the two former officers, Zackary King and Levi White, …
Police Won’t Give Up Militarization Without a Fight by In the wake of the tragic mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 students and two teachers lost their lives, attention has been drawn not only to the devastating loss but also to the prolonged 77-minute delay it took for police …
News in Brief by News in Brief Alabama: It was announced by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office on Feb. 20, 2023, that a police officer in Madison was arrested, accused of sexual misconduct. AL.com and WHNT in northern Alabama reported that the officer, Kevin Walter, 35, was arrested on Feb. …
Fifth Circuit Announces Altered Serial Number Enhancement Does Not Apply Where Gun Never Had Serial Number by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit joined four of its sister Circuits in holding that U.S. Sentencing Guideline § 2K2.1(b)(4)(B) does not apply in cases …
Houston Prosecutors Profit Millions From Cash Illegally Seized by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett Apparently “everything in Texas isbigger,” including the corruption and dirty tactics used by police and prosecutors to profit off cases compromised by police. In 2019, the Houston Police Department was forced to dismiss dozens of criminal …
The State of Texas v. Garcia, TX, Indictment, Discharge of Firearm, 2023 FILED HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS · at l ~ c>o o'clock~M. . CAUSE No.C !Z,-?.-:; - It.\, <\ '{ -t § . THE STATE OF TEXAS APR O6 2023 AGENCY: TEXAS RANGERS CASE NUMBER: . f\ •. 1A -1 …
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: Adding Felony Counts by Amending Indictment Constitutes Addition of More Offenses by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas ruled that adding felony counts to an indictment via an amended indictment constitutes the adding of additional offenses to the indictment …
Houston Cop from Fatal Raid Lied in Other Cases by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins In October 2016, Frederick Jeffery was arrested for possession of two-and-a-half grams of methamphetamine, which he repeatedly stated did not belong to him. As a person with prior convictions, he knew it was a huge …
Cruel and Unusual: Residency Restrictions Force Registrant to Die Among Strangers by Eike Blohm, MD by Eike Blohm, MD A Texas woman was prevented from caring for her bedridden dying father in her home because she lived 894 feet from a playground. Similar to many states, the Lone Star State …
News in Brief by Alabama: The DOJ Civil Rights Division announced on Oct. 21, 2022, that a former sheriff’s deputy in Dallas County was charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman in the middle of the day on Jan. 30, 2020. The Miami Herald reported that the then-active deputy, …
News in Brief by Alabama: WBMA in Birmingham reported that a former probation officer in Fayette County was convicted of sexual misconduct on Dec. 8, 2022. The former officer, Michael Steven Painter, 51, was found guilty on charges of using his office for personal gain and custodial sexual misconduct — …
Fifth Circuit: ‘Nonsubstantial Overcrowding’ of Vehicle Used in Transporting Illegal Aliens Insufficient for Imposition of Sentencing Enhancement Under Guidelines § 2L1.1(b)(6) by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that nine people in a vehicle with a rated capacity for seven people …
News in Brief by Arizona: A police officer in Scottsdale was arrested on Nov. 4, 2022, after allegedly causing a car crash while intoxicated. AZFamily reported that officer Michael Lanouar, a police detective, was taken into custody on suspicion that he had been driving a city-leased car while under the …
Due Processless Civil Asset Forfeitures in Houston, Texas by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Houston, Harris County, Texas, is the fourth largest city in the nation, as well as the largest city in Texas. Preceding the Blue Wave of female reformist judges elected in 2018 [See: CLN, April 2019, p.38], …
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: Under State Felon in Possession of Firearm Statute, Possessing Multiple Firearms Simultaneously Constitutes One Offense, Not Multiple by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas held that possession of a firearm by a convicted felon is a “circumstances offense;” consequently, …
