[Update: I got a call this morning from Jim Leitner of the DA's Office. He said that in his interview with Amanda Culberson, recorded by both sides, she said that the power-supply problems would cause the machines not to work, but would not, as far as she knew, cause false results. Meanwhile, a lawyer with intimate knowledge of the BAT vans wrote: "What Oliver and DPS doesn't

I didn't go to the 185th for the hearing yesterday, but Murray Newman, Paul Kennedy, and Mr. Kelly Case did (Kelly didn't blog about the proceedings, but I link to his blog so that you can encourage him to write more).Bottom line: Judge Brown announced that she was recusing herself, based on the motion to recuse filed by Randy Schaffer, Steve Morris's lawyer. Delay of game, as

An introduction to neurolaw, from David Eagleman of Baylor College of Medicine: Eagleman teaches a seminar on the subject at Rice University; I'm signing up.He also has a book: Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain

[Update 7 November 2011, 9:32 a.m.: Murray was half-right, and I was half-right: the lawyer for one of the alleged contemnors (not the DA's Office) reportedly (according to Paul Kennedy on Twitter) filed a motion to recuse. We'll discuss it when I get a copy.] Murray Newman's guess: After talking to Todd, my guess would be that the District Attorney's Office is going to file a Motion

Aransas County Court-at-Law Judge William Adams spoke out through his lawyer today, questioning his daughter’s motives for releasing a video that amassed millions of hits on YouTube, sparked a national debate about child discipline, and thrust his family’s personal turmoil into public scrutiny.Corpus Christi Caller, 3 November 2011. Here’s the PDF of the letter.Perhaps Hillary Adams should explain, if she felt she was raised by a tyrannical

Disturbing video of Aransas County, Texas Judge William Adams abusing his teenage daughter. After watching some of that (I couldn't watch the whole thing), you may be happy to learn that the statute of limitations on felony injury to a child runs until ten years after the child turns 18. [I had it in my head that the child was 14 at the time of the assault.

Here (PDF) is the order requiring one of two Harris County prosecutors to appear before the 185th District Court, along with two grand-jury court reporters, next Mondayto show cause why he should not be held in contempt and/or sanctioned under the Court's inherent powers for (1) violating this Court's October 18, 2011, order denying the Harris County District Attorney access to the Harris County Grand Jury for

In Harris-County-Prosecutor Land, there is a strong current of belief that Kelly Siegler a) should have won the 2008 Republican Primary instead of Pat Lykos; b) should be DA now; and c) should challenge Lykos for the position in 2012. Prosecutors who don't find the Lykos DA's Office as amiable a place to work as the Rosenthal DA's Office was see Siegler as their white knight, poised

(A chronology of Breath Alcohol Testing, or BAT, Vans in Houston. To be updated as more information comes in. If you have a suggestion for the timeline, please leave it in the comments.) November 2007: Houston City Council approves $250,000 expenditure for six "BAT Lab" vans (in February 2008 the story was at <https://www.khou.com/news/local/crime/stories/khou071114_tj_mobiledwi.44e23db.html>; it is no longer). 20 November 2010: An HPD BAT Van is working

From page 26 of Joseph Rakofsky’s sworn Affidavit in Support, between his Notice of Motion and his Amended Complaint (OCRed copy of all 347 pages here, 55.4MB):MOTION FOR SANCTIONS131. On or about May 9, 2011, plaintiffs retained Richard Borzouye, Esq. to represent them in this matter.132. Richard Borzouye has breached various rules of professional conduct, deviated from standards of care, and otherwise acted wrongfully, causing damages and