Defending People

the art and science of criminal defense trial lawyering

From the Houston Criminal Law News

Mark Bennett | July 9, 2008

A team of federal inspectors is checking out the Harris County Jail. Harbingers of adult supervision for the Harris County Criminal Justice System?
Widow charged 23 years after her husband’s murder. She claimed at the time that an intruder had entered the house, tortured her, and shot him with her pistol. The dead guy’s daughter contacted [...]

New Harris County Criminal Law Blog

Mark Bennett | July 6, 2008

HCSO Blog (tagline: Only the smart people are frustrated).
[Edit: The anonymous author links to me because of my intelligence. I think I've got that right.]

More Public Information from HCSO

Mark Bennett | February 8, 2008

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office responded to my email request for “all documents related to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office’s email retention policy, including emails and other correspondence discussing the policy and changes to the policy [for the time period from January 9, 2008, through January 18, 2008].”
Here are the 24 pages of email they [...]