From “Neither Had Sense”:
Continue Reading...And then there's always the resort to arrest and charges to cover up and justify their use of force.
Use of the Taser and the pepper spray appear to be justified according to the department's policy, he [Christopher Levy, a Police Department spokesman] said.
Sometimes, OK, I admit it, sometimes late at night I stalk other defense lawyers on PACER.
PACER is an acronym for Public Access to Court Records Online, and it provides electronic internet access to pleadings and motions that aren’t sealed in federal cases; my interest being in federal criminal (rather than civil) cases.
Continue Reading...On June 19th, Perry vetoed the unanimously passed expunction bill. Since then, here are some other bloggers weighing in on the topic: Grits for Breakfast, Paul Kennedy, Grant Scheiner, Doug Weathers, and last but not least, fellow Austin criminal defense lawyer Kristin Etter.
Short version? Well, let's just say that no one has had anything good to say about Governor Haircut.
Sometimes I want to write a post about “what happened in court today” but there are a few considerations that usually prevent me from doing it.
1) Dockets are a public record. For all intents and purposes, this means if I admit I’m talking about something that happened literally today, then I’m potentially letting the cat out of the bag. The exact “who” is protected by attorney client privilege; the precise “where” – which county, which court – is rarely necessary for the point of the story; it’s the “what” happened part that (may) be worth blogging.
Continue Reading...Because 7-8-9.
[Two quick excuses: Sorry for being corny, but the twins are about to turn three, and my humor literally tends to run on the juvenile side these days – yes, more juvenile than before I had children. Also, I don’t expect to be alive a hundred years from now, so if I’m ever going to post this “joke”, then today’s the day to do it.]
I’ve got to come up with a good name for this blog. Any suggestions?
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