Dear Juror

Posted on: January 31, 2012 at 8:00AM

Jurors are vital to a fair and balanced judicial system.  It is because we can demand that a group of our fellow citizens hear and judge the State's evidence against us that we can have more confidence in the proceedings in our courts. read more...


Free means equal

Posted on: January 30, 2012 at 9:00AM

Each day I see new reasons why our Petition to Stop Prosecutorial Misconduct should gain traction.  Last week it was reported that lawmakers in Indiana pulled a bill that would require welfare recipients to take drug tests after an amendment to... read more...


When they came for the Socialist...

Posted on: January 24, 2012 at 11:00AM

A news report out of Florida has exposed more problems with the DWI breath machines used to test for the blood alcohol content of DWI suspects.  For years the argument of defense attorneys across the nation is that the machines are not capable... read more...


Politely refuse despite No Refusal

Posted on: January 23, 2012 at 3:00PM

This year, many counties are adopting the No Refusal Weekend policy as a full-time tactic in DWI enforcement.  As you may recall from previous posts, the No Refusal Weekend policy calls for police and prosecutors to apply for a warrant to draw... read more...


How to Refuse

Posted on: January 20, 2012 at 2:00PM

As we go into this weekend I want to remind everyone around Texas that if you get stopped for any reason and the officer begins asking you questions about where you are going to, or coming from, that the officer is not just making idle chat. read more...


DAMM Good Day

Posted on: January 18, 2012 at 12:00PM

If you know anything about MADD, then you know that they are, at the very least, a paid mouthpiece for the cops and prosecutors who want to generate as much secret tax money as possible from American citizens. read more...


Vote for Someone

Posted on: January 17, 2012 at 11:30AM

We are, ostensibly, a nation led by the people we choose to lead us.  Our policies and laws are created, generally, by the people we put in office to create them.  Yet, every election cycle seems to show that Americans are less and less interested... read more...


Problems at Austin PD Crime Lab?

Posted on: January 11, 2012 at 4:00PM

I received a copy of a letter that was sent from Debra Stephens, a former Senior Forensic Scientist with the Austin Police Department wherein she asked District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg to investigate possible wrongdoing in the Austin Police Department Crime Laboratory. read more...


Firing of an Austin Police Officer: More than meets the eye

Posted on: January 11, 2012 at 3:00PM

KVUE TV did a report on Austin Police Officer Scott Garner who was handed an indefinite suspension for insubordination and dishonesty.  Something about this does not seem right.  A police officer would not have been fired, or placed on indefinite... read more...


Comments from a guest attorney

Posted on: January 10, 2012 at 8:00AM

The following text was sent to me in an email from criminal defense attorney Leonard Martinez in Austin, Texas.  I have his permission to share it here. Among many factors that I have observed in the flaws of our ciminal justice system, is... read more...