Looks like Dallas is jealous of Collin County’s Shenanigans. We all know that Collin’s DA indicted and convicted a judge here. Now Dallas wants to get in on the action. Below is the article of the Dallas DA trying to charge a Dallas Judge. — Dallas County DA seeks to indict…
Fox 4 News had an interesting story on the front license plate law. The law has always been that you have to have a front and back license plate on your car. Other states, however, only require a back plate. Some people don’t know about this law, or purposely defy…
Recently, I was in contact with Michael Salas, a licensed counselor. He had read my article, Substance Abuse Evaluations (SASSI) in DWI cases, which is one of the highest read pages from my blog. He wrote an article about the other side of substance abuse evaluations — they way they…
Well, there’s a new law in town, and the local police and District Attorneys are already pushing it hard. Its a DWI with a breath or blood alcohol level of .15 or more. The amended text of Penal Code 49.04 reads: (d) If it is shown on the trial of…
It was a sad day in Collin County. Yet another innocent person was convicted of a crime based on circumstantial evidence and the testimony of an admitted felon and child molester. On Friday, Judge Suzanne Wooten was convicted of 9 counts of bribery, money laundering. Judge Wooten allegedly took money in…
With the upcoming retirement of District Judge Robert Dry in the 199th, candidates have begun their preparations for seeking the Collin County District Bench. So far, I have received two mailers from attorneys seeking the bench. As new candidates pop up, I will add them here once I receive solid information…
Drunken moose ends up stuck in Swedish apple tree By Per Nyberg, CNN September 8, 2011 9:08 p.m. EDT A moose got stuck in a tree after eating fermented apples in Saro, Sweden, Wednesday night. STORY HIGHLIGHTS "I saw something really big up in a tree," Per Johansson says, "and…
by Andrea Grimes Published 8.24.2011 From D Magazine SEPT 2011 No matter how easy it looks on prime-time television, putting bad guys in jail isn’t as simple as slipping on a dark pair of sunglasses, coming up with a scathing quip, and having an invariably sexy forensic biologist deliver…
After being arrested for DWI, a police officer will read the citizen accused their "Statutory Warnings" before asking them to submit to a breath test. This form, the DIC-24, goes through the warnings to a person discussing potential license suspension for refusal, failure, and hearing requests. It was originally created…
In an interesting filing, Greg Willis, the current elected Collin County District Attorney filed a "Motion for the Appointment of a New, Impartial and Disinterested Attorney Pro Tem" in the case against Judge Wooten. In the filing, Willis explains that it was the previously elected District Attorney who had the…