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January 12, 2011
Craig Watkins's Legislative Wish List
On the other side is a lengthy missive we just received from the Dallas County District Attorney's Office in which Craig Watkins outlines his to-do list for the new Legislative session. But you can probably guess what's top-of-the-pops with a D.A. seeking criminal system reforms: eyewitness ident ... More >>
Blogs
January 5, 2011
After Exoneration, Harper's Editor on Dallas's "Reinvigorated Commitment to Do Justice"
Andrea GrimesCornelius Dupree Jr., surrounded by friends, family and many other DNA exonerees yesterdayHarper's Washington Editor Ken Silverstein has many thoughts on the DNA exoneration of Cornelius Dupree Jr. yesterday, when a Dallas County judge acknowledged that the 51-year-old man served 30 ... More >>
Blogs
November 16, 2010
The City Would Love to Get Its Hands On the Dawson State Jail. It'll Have to Keep Waiting.
This morning, a reader wondered: Has the state decided if it's going to renew its contract with Corrections Corporation of America regarding operations of the Jesse R. Dawson State Jail on the Trinity River? When last we looked at the issue, the contract was set to expire January 15, only ... More >>
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December 30, 2009
Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins Thinks He Did a Pretty Good Job in 2009
Brian HarkinDallas County District Attorney Craig WatkinsIt's always a good idea 'round this time of the year to make a list of accomplishments, if only to figure out what you need to get done in the coming year. So happens, of course, that Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins needs to g ... More >>
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October 21, 2009
Dallas DA, DPD Reopen 1997 Murder Case, and Discover They Convicted the Wrong Men
Dallas County District AttorneyClaude Simmons is one of two men being exonerated for a 1997 murder he did not commit.Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins's office sends word this morning that two men convicted of murder in October 1997 -- 54-year-old Claude Alvin Simmons Jr. and 39-year- ... More >>
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May 18, 2009
Craig Watkins Uses Dallas Bar Association Appearance to Make Case Against Budget Cuts
Kimberly ThorpeDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins, addressing the Dallas Bar Association todayDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins certainly likes to make an entrance, which isn't hard to do when you're 6-foot-5, star of a nationally broadcast reality mini-series, a recent guest ... More >>
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May 1, 2008
Craig Watkins Gets His 60 Minutes of Fame This Sunday
Kimberly ThorpeDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins, addressing the Dallas Bar Association todayDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins certainly likes to make an entrance, which isn't hard to do when you're 6-foot-5, star of a nationally broadcast reality mini-series, a recent guest ... More >>
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April 15, 2008
For the 16th Time, a Dallas County Prisoner Has Been Exonerated Following DNA Testing
Kimberly ThorpeDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins, addressing the Dallas Bar Association todayDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins certainly likes to make an entrance, which isn't hard to do when you're 6-foot-5, star of a nationally broadcast reality mini-series, a recent guest ... More >>
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March 12, 2008
Craig Watkins Is Feeling a Little Picked On, So Just Back Off, 'K?
Kimberly ThorpeDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins, addressing the Dallas Bar Association todayDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins certainly likes to make an entrance, which isn't hard to do when you're 6-foot-5, star of a nationally broadcast reality mini-series, a recent guest ... More >>
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February 22, 2008
Craig Watkins: No, Steve Blow, You're an Embarrassment
Kimberly ThorpeDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins, addressing the Dallas Bar Association todayDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins certainly likes to make an entrance, which isn't hard to do when you're 6-foot-5, star of a nationally broadcast reality mini-series, a recent guest ... More >>
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February 1, 2008
Craig Watkins and Toby Shook Damn the Judge Who Freed the Texas Seven's Getaway Car Provider
Kimberly ThorpeDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins, addressing the Dallas Bar Association todayDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins certainly likes to make an entrance, which isn't hard to do when you're 6-foot-5, star of a nationally broadcast reality mini-series, a recent guest ... More >>
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January 24, 2008
DART is the New Trinity River
Kimberly ThorpeDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins, addressing the Dallas Bar Association todayDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins certainly likes to make an entrance, which isn't hard to do when you're 6-foot-5, star of a nationally broadcast reality mini-series, a recent guest ... More >>
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December 26, 2007
The Picture of Henry Wade? What Picture of Henry Wade?
Kimberly ThorpeDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins, addressing the Dallas Bar Association todayDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins certainly likes to make an entrance, which isn't hard to do when you're 6-foot-5, star of a nationally broadcast reality mini-series, a recent guest ... More >>
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November 20, 2007
In Limbo
Kimberly ThorpeDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins, addressing the Dallas Bar Association todayDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins certainly likes to make an entrance, which isn't hard to do when you're 6-foot-5, star of a nationally broadcast reality mini-series, a recent guest ... More >>
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November 16, 2007
Who Doesn't Want to Be Sheriff?
Kimberly ThorpeDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins, addressing the Dallas Bar Association todayDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins certainly likes to make an entrance, which isn't hard to do when you're 6-foot-5, star of a nationally broadcast reality mini-series, a recent guest ... More >>
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September 18, 2007
Chelsea's Story
Kimberly ThorpeDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins, addressing the Dallas Bar Association todayDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins certainly likes to make an entrance, which isn't hard to do when you're 6-foot-5, star of a nationally broadcast reality mini-series, a recent guest ... More >>
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August 16, 2007
No Doubt the First Lawsuit of Many
Kimberly ThorpeDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins, addressing the Dallas Bar Association todayDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins certainly likes to make an entrance, which isn't hard to do when you're 6-foot-5, star of a nationally broadcast reality mini-series, a recent guest ... More >>
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April 9, 2007
At Thirteen and Counting, Dallas County Will Clear the Name of One More Innocent Man Today
Kimberly ThorpeDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins, addressing the Dallas Bar Association todayDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins certainly likes to make an entrance, which isn't hard to do when you're 6-foot-5, star of a nationally broadcast reality mini-series, a recent guest ... More >>
Blogs
December 21, 2006
DA Does Have an Open-File Policy....Not
Kimberly ThorpeDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins, addressing the Dallas Bar Association todayDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins certainly likes to make an entrance, which isn't hard to do when you're 6-foot-5, star of a nationally broadcast reality mini-series, a recent guest ... More >>
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December 20, 2006
Does the DA's Office Have an Open-Door Policy? Pardon, Open-File Policy.
Kimberly ThorpeDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins, addressing the Dallas Bar Association todayDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins certainly likes to make an entrance, which isn't hard to do when you're 6-foot-5, star of a nationally broadcast reality mini-series, a recent guest ... More >>
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November 8, 2006
Watkins: Not Entirely Shook Up?
Kimberly ThorpeDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins, addressing the Dallas Bar Association todayDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins certainly likes to make an entrance, which isn't hard to do when you're 6-foot-5, star of a nationally broadcast reality mini-series, a recent guest ... More >>
News
August 31, 2006
Party Poop
With Dems likes these, who needs the GOP?
Blogs
July 24, 2006
Going Down in Downtown
With Dems likes these, who needs the GOP?
Blogs
June 6, 2006
The Justice League
With Dems likes these, who needs the GOP?
News
August 14, 2003
Science Fiction
Why would we even think about giving this guy his own crime lab?
News
February 13, 2003
A Tale of Two Pities
Hill felt sorry, Bolton felt nothing over fake drugs
News
May 30, 2002
Open Season
Border authorities fear a return to the law of the Wild West as Texas homeowners take up guns against illegal Mexican immigrants
News
April 18, 2002
Bill Due
Why did the DMN kill a story about political favoritism? Guess right and win!
News
September 13, 2001
The Superpredator
Think it's brutal to send a 14-year-old boy to prison for decades? Meet Billy Ray Dennis, and think again.
News
September 13, 2001
Make 'em Pay
Spurred by a horrifying wave of teen violence in the '90s, Texas today spends more money than ever to lock up young criminals. Are we getting our money's worth?
News
May 10, 2001
Deep Doo-doo
One side or the other broke the law in a messy city council race, Dallas' top election official says
News
October 19, 2000
The Agony And The Ecstasy
Until his arrest, Sandy Pofahl was the king of Dallas' '80s ecstacy scene. Then why did he serve only four years while his "blindly loyal" wife, Amy, was sentenced to 24? Because she asked for it.
News
September 21, 2000
Innocent as Charged
After his acquittal on an assault charge, Clark Birdsall questions the system he once embraced
News
September 7, 2000
Dirty Cops, Dirty Games
The untold story of Dallas' bigest-ever police corruption scandal. Part two of a special report.
News
August 31, 2000
Good Cop, Bad Cop
The untold story of Dallas' biggest-ever police corruption scandal
News
July 13, 2000
Burden of proof
Serial killer Faryion Wardrip would have gotten away with murder if bricklayer-turned-investigator John Little hadn't stolen his coffee cup
News
January 13, 2000
One crazy lawyer
Within days of a shotgun attack in Rowlett, tempestuous Dallas lawyer Catherine Shelton found herself in the crosshairs of a murder investigation. It isn't the first time.
News
December 23, 1999
Good time Charlie
The don of Dallas criminal lawyers, Charles Tessmer reshaped justice through decades of hard-fought cases and hard drink
News
November 18, 1999
Dissed robes
On the prosecution-biased Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, justice isn't blind. It's dumb.
News
November 11, 1999
Stop the madness
Ponder officials jail second student; first-grader's report on Where the Wild Things Are deemed too violent
News
September 30, 1999
Equal work, unequal pay
Two former Dallas prosecutors say that's what they suffered
News
October 15, 1998
The Race Not Run
Republican Bill Hill is running against Democrat Rick Reed for district attorney. Don't think you have a choice.
News
March 5, 1998
Choosing sides
The race for judge in Dallas' domestic-violence court raises questions of bias
News
January 15, 1998
Crime and no punishment
A legal loophole lets illegal immigrants get out of jail nearly free
News
October 30, 1997
Who ya gonna call?
Lawyer Kenneth Mayfield racks up a winning record in the courts he helps oversee as a county commissioner
News
January 23, 1997
'It's all a matter of power.'
When Sandy Kress was school board president, he and Dan Peavy held private discussions on how to limit the influence of black school board members. Their conversations were captured on the Peavy Tapes, which Kress has fought hard to keep secret. Now, U.S.
News
October 3, 1996
The haunting
To the grief of his children and his wife's family, Walker Railey is resurrecting his story
News
August 8, 1996
A Minor Affair
When young love ended in a rape allegation, the juvenile justice system left a Dallas teen's life in limbo.
News
July 18, 1996
The Dope Bowl
Lawyers, goons, money--and some very curious sex toys. Laura Miller does the post-game analysis of the Michael Irvin trial.
News
November 17, 1994
'Tell Mama Why You Cry' (Part II)
Sam Krasniqi was acquitted of sexual abuse. So why won't the state let two children have their parents - or their religion?
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