I take a few minutes each week to answer questions on AVVO. AVVO is an attorney review website that also allows the public to post questions for lawyers to answer. Back in pre AVVO days I had a regular feature...
Posted in Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog on September 26, 2009 9:46 AM
The Flower Mound PD must have known I was short on blog material while at the RD conference. Thanks guys. What happened? From DMN- Last month, a Flower Mound man called police because he thought a group of teens were...
Posted in Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog on June 7, 2009 5:19 PM
I received a speeding citation last week on the notorious I-45 speed trap. Allegedly, I was going 73 in a 60. In my pre blogging days I would call the court and ask for deferred adjudication, pay the tax (fine)...
Posted in Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog on April 29, 2009 11:44 AM
Over 60,000 thousand Texans were arrested last year for marijuana possession. How should we punish our fellow Texans for the "crime" of pot possession? Support House Bill 902- Currently possession of any usable amount of marijuana is at least a...
Posted in Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog on March 7, 2009 8:07 AM
Every fall brings about an influx of phone book representatives. They ascend upon law offices searching for easy ad revenue. For most attorneys it is a non decision- they are bound by fear and tradition to keep advertising in the...
Posted in Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog on November 30, 2008 11:50 AM
Specialized courts are all the rage. We have DWI courts, Drug Courts, and more recently a new speicalized court for prostitutes. DMN reports Dallas court helping put prostitution in the past 06:41 AM CDT on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 By...
Posted in Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog on October 28, 2008 11:46 AM
The federal propagandists who argue for marijuana prohibition claim that marijuana consumers are not a burden on the criminal justice system. The numbers tell a different story. Last year 827,721 persons were arrested for marijuana possession. What The Cops Aren't...
Posted in Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog on September 16, 2008 3:17 PM
I've just finished the John Stuart Mill classic On Liberty. JSM was a 19th century philosopher and political economist. Inter alia, JSM is famous for his refinement of the harm principle. The harm principle is a foundation of modern libertarian...
Posted in Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog on April 27, 2008 5:49 PM
DMN reports that Dallas County Criminal courts have a growing backlog of felony cases.. Even with the addition of two new felony courts in 2005 the number of pending cases is still growing each year. DMN estimates there are 24,126...
Posted in Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog on April 21, 2008 4:44 PM
Yesterday, I had two cases on the docket in the 422nd District Court in Kaufman. I quickly browsed through the courts docket and noticed that around 15 criminal cases were set to be heard that afternoon. A quick glance at...
Posted in Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog on April 15, 2008 7:00 PM
The Dallas Observer has a good story on the success of private security cameras installed in an East Dallas neighborhood. Richland Park estates has a voluntary neighborhood watch program that pays for the maintenance of a video monitoring system. This...
Posted in Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog on March 5, 2008 9:33 PM
DMN has two stories that highlight the opportunity cost of stupid laws. Story 1- East Dallas is being hit with a rash of home robberies. If you live in East Dallas and someone breaks in the door, it's either a...
Posted in Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog on February 27, 2008 5:28 PM
You are arrested for DWI In Kaufman County DPS is involved in most DWI arrests. DPS officers initiate many DWI stops on I-20. DPS troopers are also frequently called by local police to administer field sobriety testing. It is a...
Posted in Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog on February 25, 2008 8:01 PM
Dallas Needs.... Another Criminal Defense Lawyer! I'm looking for some office space in Dallas. I'm not closing my Kaufman practice/office. I am looking to expand into the Dallas market. If you have any space/ideas etc- shoot me an email. Opportunity...
Posted in Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog on February 18, 2008 8:40 AM
I recently filed an open records request seeking information on undercover TABC activity at strip clubs. I asked for information on all such operations in Dallas County. Not be left out of wasting tax dollars, the Dallas Police also...
Posted in Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog on February 11, 2008 9:03 AM
Are there cops in your bedroom? Should there be? The State of Texas has long considered sex between adults just another area for regulation. Until 2003 consensual adult homosexual sex was a crime in the Lone Star State. Like most...
Posted in Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog on December 9, 2007 9:48 AM
I can now confirm that Austin Police have access to Austin Energy customer usage information. The City of Austin, in response to my open records request, turned over an agreement titled "Utility Database Confidentiality Agreement." This agreement gives Austin...
Posted in Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog on November 5, 2007 9:25 AM
Grits inspired me revisit Opportunity Costs. The graph is from the FBI's recent Crime in the US study. It shows the clearance rate for real crime; crimes with victims. A case is cleared by arrest or when a perpetrator...
Posted in Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog on September 25, 2007 4:16 PM
In Economics, the principle of opportunty cost states that the cost of something is the value of other foregone opportunities. Example-You went to the movies this afternoon. You could have exercised, worked, mowed the lawn etc. Those missed opportunities are...
Posted in Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog on September 19, 2007 2:44 PM
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