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Today’s Houston Criminal Law News

Mark Bennett | March 11, 2009

This, an appeal arising out of a Houston case is, as far as I can tell, the first time ever that Judge Sharon Keller has reversed a case to a defendant’s benefit.
Bailiff uses taser on man accused of photographing witness.

Johnson was watching a trial in state District Judge Ruben Guerrero’s court, officials said, then stood [...]

Compassion and Sociopathy

Mark Bennett | February 4, 2008

There’s an interesting argument discussion at Life at the Harris County CJC about the role of compassion in prosecution. Commenter PJ says:

We don’t need righteous DA’s doing “battle” with “criminals.” We need people serving the public fairly, with at least some degree of understanding and compassion from whence “criminals” come.

Commenter anonymous c responds:

You think that [...]