Dad, Lawyer, Sports Fan. Past President of @TCDLA.
Houston, Texas
Joined August 2008
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Cash-hungry @HoustonTX & @HoustonMunCourt refuse to close (or delay opening) traffic ticket courts & make ppl wait in 24-degree cold 🥶
The art of cross-examination occasionally involves knowing when to keep your mouth shut. nationalreview.com/corner/ne…
This!
Hey Sen. Cruz, Texas could use some civilization about now. People are freezing to death. @tedcruz
Cops claim he “smelt strongly of alcohol” had “glassy eyes” & was “swaying back and forth.” Also showed 5 of 8 clues on sobriety test. (Like every DWI police report ever written.) Blood alcohol = .02. If it can happen to #TheBoss it can happen to anyone vanityfair.com/style/2021/02…
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After my sweet little Daniel was murdered, I spent months calling for action to save lives like his. Now I need you to join me and sign our petition demanding more action to prevent school shootings like the one at Sandy Hook Elementary. -Mark
Excellent article from @jsmccullou of @TexasTribune. Please share - @TCDLA @NACDL @HCCLA @SACDLA texastribune.org/2021/01/05/…
One criminal “justice” system for the rich & powerful and a completely different one for everyone else. Nothing new, just said to see .. nytimes.com/2020/12/23/us/po…
Congrats to #HouseOfRepresentatives. Still a long way to go, but a good start @TCDLA @NACDL abcnews.go.com/Politics/hous…
@kimoggforda is responsible for HCJ overcrowding, b/c too many of her prosecutors push for jail time based on alleged bond or probation violations. Judges who don’t stand up to this BS share responsibility. @tcdla @HCCLA_org houstonchronicle.com/news/ho…
#HarrisCounty has spent millions gearing up for pandemic jury trials. It has spent *ZERO* surveying & studying whether jurors will represent a fair cross-section of the community. Huge issue ignored! @TCDLA @HCCLA_org @NACDL law.com/texaslawyer/2020/09/…
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This is wild, even by Texas standards: The judge in a death penalty case *hired the prosecutor* as his law clerk during trial.
And no one told the defense for 17 years!
Here’s more, from the latest filing in Clinton Young’s case: documentcloud.org/documents/…
Report: Harris County’s bail reforms let more people out of jail before trial — without raising risk of reoffending. Need bail reform in all 254 Texas counties! texastribune.org/2020/09/03/…
I believe @JudgeRamona is a good person & wants fairness in the 338th Dist. Court of Harris County. I hope she will immediately cease the practices that led to this complaint. @tcdla @HCCLA_org houstonchronicle.com/news/ho…
@LinaHidalgoTX : Opening local schools will not be safe “anytime in the near future”... But it’s safe to have jury duty in NRG Arena & trials in Harris County courthouses?? 🤷♂️ @TCDLA @HCCLA_org communityimpact.com/houston/…
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TCDLA's Press Release for Resolution sent to Supreme Court of Texas
dropbox.com/s/n7kzsedb1myyu8… @ScheinerLaw
Texas must ban police chokeholds & any tactic that impairs breathing! nytimes.com/2020/06/12/nyreg…
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When all 57 Buffalo police officers on the emergency response team resign because two were suspended for knocking down a 75-year-old man and sending him to the hospital, this seems like an opportunity to find 57 new police officers who don't approve of assaulting senior citizens.
2/2 .. All police encounters w/ suspects or witnesses should be video recorded — from start to finish. It should be the law.
1/2 .. False confessions do happen, & it’s important for judges, prosecutors & jurors to understand why. In this case cops lied to an intoxicated suspect & got him to confess to a murder he didn’t commit. Appalling, but probably not technically “illegal.” syracuse.com/crime/2020/01/s…
