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January 3, 2012
Dallas County Judge Who Ruled Death Penalty Unconstitutional Is Forced To Recuse Herself
Teresa Hawthorne, the Dallas County judge who ruled that the state's death penalty statute was unconstitutional, must recuse herself from a capital murder case, a judge ruled today. Hawthorne was presiding over the capital murder trial of Roderick Harris, who's accused of killing brothers Alfredo ... More >>
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November 18, 2011
Breaking: Mistrial Just Declared in Trial of Colony Man Accused of Murdering His Lover
Richard HernandezHis family, defense attorneys -- even the bailiffs and the transport drivers -- noticed something was different about Seth Winder, who is standing trial in a Denton County court for allegedly murdering his 38-year-old lover Richard Hernandez in 2008, dismembering his body and ... More >>
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March 3, 2011
In the Collin County courthouse, due process has a funny way of expressing itself: payback, personal vendettas and overzealous prosecutions.
Richard HernandezHis family, defense attorneys -- even the bailiffs and the transport drivers -- noticed something was different about Seth Winder, who is standing trial in a Denton County court for allegedly murdering his 38-year-old lover Richard Hernandez in 2008, dismembering his body and ... More >>
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December 3, 2010
Clay Chabot Pleaded Innocent For Decades. But Suddenly, He Copped to Murder in Court Today.
Clay ChabotBehind bars for more than 20 years, after being found guilty of the 1986 rape and murder of a Garland woman named Galua Crosby, Clay Chabot always maintained he was innocent. This morning, that all changed: In a Dallas courtroom, Chabot pleaded guilty to Crosby's murder. He was p ... More >>
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October 25, 2010
Craig Watkins's Campaign Says Danny Clancy's TV Ads Are Misleading Voters By Claiming Watkins Hasn't Prosecuted a Case as DA
If you've seen Republican Danny Clancy's latest political ad above or his first one, you know what he views as District Attorney Craig Watkins's biggest wart: never prosecuting a felony case. But that's not true, according to Kurt Watkins, Craig's cousin and campaign manager. In fact, Craig exami ... More >>
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October 21, 2010
Operation Streamline costs taxpayers millions, tramples on the Constitution, treats immigrants like cattle and doesn't work. So why are the feds so committed to it?
If you've seen Republican Danny Clancy's latest political ad above or his first one, you know what he views as District Attorney Craig Watkins's biggest wart: never prosecuting a felony case. But that's not true, according to Kurt Watkins, Craig's cousin and campaign manager. In fact, Craig exami ... 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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October 15, 2009
How the Feds Convicted Don Hill
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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April 2, 2009
Beating a DWI case may soon get a lot tougher
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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June 18, 2008
The Case of the "Straw Borrowers" and Millions Missing in Mortgage Fraud
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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January 17, 2008
Sharon Keller is Texas' Judge Dread
When Sharon Keller turned off the clock on a Death Row inmate's last-gasp appeal, she became the most vilified judge in Texas
Blogs
October 19, 2007
DNA Evidence Ain't No "Get Out of Jail" Free Card for One Man
When Sharon Keller turned off the clock on a Death Row inmate's last-gasp appeal, she became the most vilified judge in Texas
Blogs
October 12, 2007
A Very Trying Capital Murder Case in Hunt County
When Sharon Keller turned off the clock on a Death Row inmate's last-gasp appeal, she became the most vilified judge in Texas
News
September 27, 2007
A Devil's Deal in Dallas Court
A terrible crime plus skaky evidence tempts prosecutors to play a secret game of "let's make a deal"
Blogs
September 18, 2007
Chelsea's Story
A terrible crime plus skaky evidence tempts prosecutors to play a secret game of "let's make a deal"
News
September 6, 2007
Of Note
Sloppy record keeping causing headaches in criminal appeals
News
August 2, 2007
Chains of Evidence
How did Dallas convict so many innocents? With faulty eyewitnesses, sloppy police work and overzealous prosecutors.
News
July 19, 2007
Witness for the Prosecution
Did lack of manpower leave a felon on bail free to kill? Maybe. Sort of.
Blogs
July 11, 2007
Justice for Emily Dowdy? Okie-Dokie.
Did lack of manpower leave a felon on bail free to kill? Maybe. Sort of.
News
February 8, 2007
Mud Wrestling
Denton County's new district attorney challenged on his claims to be Mr. Clean
Blogs
December 21, 2006
DA Does Have an Open-File Policy....Not
Denton County's new district attorney challenged on his claims to be Mr. Clean
Blogs
December 7, 2006
Target Practice
Denton County's new district attorney challenged on his claims to be Mr. Clean
News
November 16, 2006
Accidental Victors
Wait...we voted for who?
Blogs
October 19, 2006
All Shook Up
Wait...we voted for who?
News
October 19, 2006
Can I Get a Witness?
The District Attorney's Office gets the right guy for the wrong reason.
News
July 20, 2006
Craig's List
Debtors like Craig Watkins used to end up in jail. Now they run for district attorney.
News
April 20, 2006
Train Kept on Rollin'
Emily Dowdy's case hangs on a judge's opinion of her own performance on the bench
Blogs
March 3, 2006
Wamsley: Guilty
Emily Dowdy's case hangs on a judge's opinion of her own performance on the bench
News
February 16, 2006
Republicans Heart the Defense
Emily Dowdy's case hangs on a judge's opinion of her own performance on the bench
News
July 21, 2005
Oklahoma Railroad
Accused of killing a cop's son, Emily Dowdy learns the hard way that in Oklahoma City justice isn't blind. It works for the prosecution.
News
January 20, 2005
Psycho Mom
Lisa Diaz had to save her "precious babies" from an evil world. She drowned them.
News
October 2, 2003
Counsel for the Defense
At 76, flamboyant criminal lawyer Racehorse Haynes keeps doing what he does best--winning
News
June 20, 2002
Echoes of Hate
Bobby Frank Cherry is one of the most notorious racist killers in American history. To Tom Cherry, he was just "Dad."
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
December 14, 2000
Dallas' Kangaroo Court
In municipal court, they'll plead you guilty when you don't even know you're on trial
News
December 7, 2000
Sects and Lies
Did the isolated, unhappy life of an Arlington family of Jehovah's Witnesses breed false charges of sexual abuse? Absolutely, says a family member who never got a chance to tell her side of the story.
News
September 21, 2000
Innocent as Charged
After his acquittal on an assault charge, Clark Birdsall questions the system he once embraced
News
June 15, 2000
Victimless crime
Bungling thieves, piles of gold, jailhouse snitches, and bloody clothes. Prosocuretors in Madalyn Murray O'Hair's disappearance had everything -- except three corpses
News
May 4, 2000
Parting shots
A triple murderer freed from prison runs into his old nemeses on the way back to the pen
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
August 19, 1999
A woman scorned
A suspect in Madalyn Murray O'Hair's disappearance is sentenced, but for which crime?
News
July 22, 1999
Innocence Lost
Railroaded onto death row, Kerry Max Cook endures rapes, beatings, and suicide attempts while waiting for justice
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July 15, 1999
Innocence lost
Prosecutors lied and cheated to put Kerry Max Cook on death row for 16 years. He's out of prison now, but still not quite free.
News
August 27, 1998
Cowtown Babylon
When Fort Worth oil tycoon Tex Moncrief accused his secretary of embezzlement, she says, he left out one important detail: their 16-year affair
News
August 6, 1998
Defending Darlie
Wealthy Waco businessman Brian Pardo spends his time and money helping death-row inmates he believes are innocent. His efforts on behalf of Darlie Routier have raised suspicions about her husband--and about Pardo's motives.
News
December 4, 1997
Unreasonable Doubts
Justice may be blind, but Dallas jurors aren't--particularly when it comes to race
News
November 13, 1997
No joke
County Commissioner Ken Mayfield isn't laughing anymore about sexual harassment charges
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
July 24, 1997
Publicity Paul
U.S. Attorney Paul Coggins loves feeding his name to the papers. But what's he done that's news?
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