About a month ago, I wrote an article Crime Victim Dies of Complications, detailing a certain tree planted in front of the courthouse to commemorate crime victims. I took a picture showing that the tree had apparently died and been cut down. I also found it interesting that no one puts…
It appears a local crime victim has dies of injuries. Reports are unclear as to whether the death is related to injuries sustained from the initial crime. I snapped this photo recently of the "Crime Victim Tree" planted just outside of the new Collin County Courthouse. As you can see,…
Recently, a letter was sent to the press criticizing the outgoing District Attorney and reporting their findings. This letter made it to the Dallas Morning News, where it was reported by Ed Housewright. The DMN did not publish the letter and I personally had been curious to see it. I now have…
According to the Dallas News, the Judge quashed records-tampering indictment against Collin County assistant DA Gregory Davis. So now what does that mean for the case? Generally speaking the indictment serves to put the defendant on notice of what the charges are against him. If it is too broad, it is…
Judge quashes records-tampering indictment against Collin County assistant DA 4:17 PM CT 04:24 PM CST on Friday, January 7, 2011 By ED HOUSEWRIGHT / The Dallas Morning News ehousewright@dallasnews.com A judge granted a motion today to quash an indictment against former Collin County first assistant district attorney Greg Davis. "I’m…
The latest jab in what I like to call, “Indictment Fest 2010” is the indictment of Collin County’s District Attorney First Assistant Gregory Davis. All of the back and forth is a bit too much for one article, so I’ll work on the background for another article. In addition to…
Today, Gregory Davis, Collin County’s First Assistant District Attorney filed a "State’s Disclosure of Evidence Favorable to the Defendant." This is commonly known as a "Brady Material." Brady material, in short, refers evidence favorable to the defense that is known by the State. The State is required to turn this…
Immediately after filing Brady Material – Favorable Evidence to the Defense, the Collin County District Attorney’s office joined in the Defense’s prior motion to recuse the District Attorney. In the filing today, Gregory Davis, the First Assistant District Attorney explains that "[a]s a result of newly discovered evidence set forth…
The Short Answer? Admit to doing the exact same thing the people charged did. I have never had a case where a prosecutor has stood in front of a large group and admitted to driving while intoxicated — or any other crime for that matter. But that seems to be exactly…
Well, sorry about the crude posts, but I thought my readers would want to know what was going on live in this case. After speaking with some courthouse workers (who actually had to work and didn’t have time to sit in the courtroom), I decided to "live blog" from my…