(Below is a revised version of a past article.) Recently I had an experience with the Collin County District Attorney’s office that gives some great insight into the minds of some (certainly not all) prosecutors. I refer to it as the "Win At All Costs" mindset. I have seen this…
I am proud to announce that our little blog is now syndicated. Our articles can now be read in several of the Star Local News newspapers. My article the Collin County Court shuffle ran in the McKinney Courier Gazette on Sunday. Future articles should be available to read online in…
Well, more drama and shifting is going on in the Collin County Courts. I reported a while ago about who might be the new judges in Collin County . Since then there have been some more changes and shifting. As before, much of this info isn’t verified, and mostly courthouse gossip. …
Congratulations to current Collin County Court 4 Judge Ray Wheless who was appointed to the 366th Judicial District Court recently vacated by Greg Brewer. At the time of this post, it was not yet listed on the Governor’s website. Judge Wheless is a great judge and will make a great…
I have been told today from several sources that Collin County District Attorney John Roach will not be seeking re-election. I haven’t seen an official press release, but believe it is true. His campaign website says it is being readied for the 2010 re-election campaign, but hasn’t been updated in a…
Today I had an experience with the Collin County District Attorney’s office that gives some great insight into the minds of some (not all) prosecutors. The "Win At All Costs" mindset. In general, I have seen this win at all costs mindset from prosecutors locally, and in articles around the…
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Well, today I am attending the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association‘s Top Gun DWI – A Blood Test trial from Start to Finish. In the past I did some live blogging from another DWI Seminar Here, here, and here. I got a pretty good response from it, so I’m going to give it…
One of today’s speakers, Mark Daniel, a Ft. Worth Criminal Defense Attorney, has been getting a lot of recognition for his recent work on Tarrant County District Judge Elizabeth Berry’s case. Much of the good press was about he finally getting her case dismissed. Not easy in a case where…
The pre-trial discover portion of this seminar is being taught by Houston DWI lawyer Troy McKinney. Troy is responsible for putting on many DWI seminars, and speaks at most of them. Not to be confused with Collin and Dallas DWI Attorney Troy Burleson (my law partner). First off, you cannot defend a blood…