I'm sticking with government gun (Fast and Furious) and drug running.
Posted on 08/03/2015 5:11:31 PM PDT by don-o
the railroad is coming off its tracks, so to speak
And still no coroner’s report...
Yup, no idea who was killed, who was wounded, and what county jail booked in 177 prisoners all at once.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indictment_of_Rick_Perry
“Billy Ray Stubblefield, chief judge of Texas’ Third Judicial District, presides over the case...”
Not yet it isn't. I expect the judges who hear the examining trails to either find probable cause or cite the "statutory substitute" that appears in Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. As long as the affidavit has the magic words, "affiant has good reason to believe, and does believe, that the accused has committed such offense" (and the cookie-cutter affidavits do in fact have those words), Texas doesn't require evidence that shows probable cause.
Art. 15.05. REQUISITES OF COMPLAINT. ...
2. It must show that the accused has committed some offense against the laws of the State, either directly or that the affiant has good reason to believe, and does believe, that the accused has committed such offense.
Broden will appeal. The Texas Criminal Code is unconstitutional.
Jackson called Waco police Detective Manuel Chavez as a witness to describe how the affidavits were drafted. To obtain the arrest warrants, Chavez swore before a judge as to their content. He testified Thursday that the document was written by prosecutors in the McLennan County District Attorney’s Office on the day of the shootout.
It's garden variety common for trial judges to have an attitude of "if you don't like the decision, you can appeal it," knowing that few defendants possess the resources or fortitude to do so.
That makes me sad. I do try to not be a cynic, but it's getting hard not to.
Looks like the fix is in.
This is a mistake.
“Retired” judges should stay retired.
..retired....judge??
University of Texas School of Law, awarded a J.D. in 1976. Retired as District 222 Judge in December 2010 or thereabouts.
No opinions registered in The Robing Room: TX State Judges
Denton v. Morgan, 136 F3d 1038 (1998).
Morgan was sued (and lost) a wrongful termination case, where Denton was fired in retaliation for being a whistleblower. Several Commissioners were sued, Morgan did not join the appeal of the loss.
Interim Hill County Sheriff Vows To Clean House - kwtx.com - April 2, 2015
Morgan was brought into a criminal case against a sheriff, when the usual judge recused due to familiarity with defendant sheriff.
Retired State District Judge James Morgan issued a temporary order Wednesday suspending [Sheriff Michael] Cox and naming Collins the interim sheriff. ...There must be a distinction between "suspended" and "removed." Cox asserts he is innocent of the charge of submitting another person's test results as his own.Under the Texas Local Government Code, elected officials such as county sheriffs may be removed from office only after a trial by jury, in which the county attorney represents the state.
27th District Court action with Visiting Judge James Morgan presiding, Oct 12, 2012. Busy courtroom, some 15 or so cases adjudicated.
Here is an item that I can't find the original source for. I have no idea what "Harvey" was accused of, what he did while out on probation, etc.
www.news-record.com, 22 Sept 2010
Had Morgan imposed Harvey's maximum 11-month sentence, he would probably have been in prison until next week.On Tuesday, Judge Morgan said he had "no recollection whatsoever" of the case and couldn't comment. ...
The case came before Judge Morgan on Oct. 27, 2009. Records show Morgan didn't punish Harvey for the violations but instead ordered him to remain on probation under the current terms.
Not a word on the 5 bikers that were “unarrested” in the early hours either...
>>> Not a word on the 5 bikers that were “unarrested” in the early hours either... <<<
It turns out that those five were Vietnam Veteran riders. They were grabbed by the Waco cops because the South Vietnam flag on their back patches was red and yellow — Bandido colors to the obviously limited minds of the police.
Apparently somebody figured it out early on and cut them loose.
I suspect that their release was contingent upon their silence since there’s been no comment from that direction.
The gag order covers witnesses too.
The only thing coming off the tracks is the criminal bike gang suck-ups attempt to aid your thug masters in avoiding justice.
I suggest you keep you pimpled little butt out of Texas if you don’t like our rules.
When all the crying and hair pulling is done, most of your criminal biker idols will be spending a lot of time working the Chain-gangs for the Texas Department of Corrections, couple of em might even get a turn on Death Row.
Bike gang to Chain gang, has a nice sound to it.
>>> The only thing coming off the tracks is the criminal bike gang suck-ups attempt to aid your thug masters in avoiding justice. <<<
Where the hell did you learn English?
That sounds like something from a North Korean propaganda ministry press release!
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