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Criminal Trials

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    Three More Dallas Cops Were Fired Yesterday

    Dallas Police Department Chief David Brown, who's made a habit of announcing department firings on the DPD Facebook page, announced three more firings late yesterday, including one officer accused of molesting a relative in Rains County. Here's the rundown: Officer Zenae Humphries of the South Cen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    What You Don't Know About Prosecutorial Oversight: Our Chat with Attorney Betty Blackwell

    Michael Morton, free after 25 years of wrongful imprisonment for his wife's murder, spoke about his experience yesterday during a panel discussion on prosecutorial oversight at the University of Texas. Morton's case has become a focal point of any story or discussion about prosecutorial misconduct, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    Ben Spencer Was Arrested 25 Years Ago; His Supporters Visit Watkins' Office

    Supporters of Ben Spencer gathered yesterday on the steps of the Frank Crowley Criminal Court Building, where he was convicted for a crime they believe he did not commit. Monday marked 25 years since his arrest for the murder of retail executive Jeffrey Young at a remote industrial complex. Spencer ... More >>

  • News

    December 29, 2011

    Beyond DNA, Difficult Tests for the Justice System

    Freeing the wrongfully convicted through science was the easy part. Now what?

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    Craig Watkins On Why Man Found Guilty of Murder, For Third Time, Won't Get Death

    ​Earlier today, Jennifer Emily noted that Jonathan Bruce Reed was found guilty of the 1978 murder of Braniff Airlines flight attendant Wanda Jean Wadle -- the third time he's been convicted of raping and strangling her in her Northeast Dallas apartment. (Prior convictions -- based upon the testimo ... More >>

  • News

    February 3, 2011

    A Tourists Guide to a Dozen Dirty Deeds by Dallas Cowboys

    ​Earlier today, Jennifer Emily noted that Jonathan Bruce Reed was found guilty of the 1978 murder of Braniff Airlines flight attendant Wanda Jean Wadle -- the third time he's been convicted of raping and strangling her in her Northeast Dallas apartment. (Prior convictions -- based upon the testimo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    Hacker Known as "GhostExodus," Who Broke Into Carrell Clinic Computers, Pleads Guilty

    From Jesse McGraw's video titled "Post July 4th Infiltration," posted before his intended attack on the hospital's computer system​It was almost one year ago the feds introduced us to 25-year-old Jesse William McGraw -- otherwise known as "GhostExodus," founder and the, uh, leader of the Electroni ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Hodge Admits to Receiving More Than $30,000 From Potashniks, Using Campaign Contributions For "Personal Benefit"

    Hodge landed herself quite a deal.​The indictment against Terri Hodge has always looked much more damning than the evidence facing the rest of the gang involved in the City Hall corruption case, and it turns out that, well, it's all true. Hodge admitted as much in her factual résumé, which s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2009

    With FBI Informant's Credibility in Question, Prosecution Decides It's Laura Miller Time

    Sam Merten Miller crosses Commerce Street this morning, along with husband Steve Wolens and daughter Alex.Moments ago, folks standing outside the Earle Cabell Federal Building and Courthouse got a sneak peek at the prosecution's next witness in the City Hall corruption trial: former ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2009

    On the Bob's Steak & Chop House Hotline, Bankruptcy and Criminal Cases Collide

    ​A couple of weeks back, we mentioned that the U.S. Trustee handling Bob's Steak & Chop House's Chapter 11 reorganization wanted Judge Harlin D. Hale to appoint a Chapter 11 trustee to replace owner Bob Sambol. Because, see, as far as Willliam Neary's concerned, Sambol -- operating here as Sil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2009

    Hacked! Dallas Federal Grand Jury Indicts Electronik Tribulation Army's GhostExodus

     Back at the end of June, the U.S. Attorney's Office sent word that it has arrested 25-year-old Jesse William McGraw -- otherwise known as "GhostExodus," founder and ostensibly the leader of the Electronik Tribulation Army -- for threatening to cause serious damage to the computer systems at th ... More >>

  • News

    December 18, 2008

    Cornerback Dwayne Goodrich: "The Cowboy Who Killed Those Kids"

    Former cornerback Dwayne Goodrich comes to grips with his hit-and-run of three Good Samaritans as he plans for life after prison

  • News

    May 29, 2008

    Notorious 'Texas Seven' Try to Save One of Their Own By Insulting Him

    Former cornerback Dwayne Goodrich comes to grips with his hit-and-run of three Good Samaritans as he plans for life after prison

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2008

    Bill Hill Goes Both Ways. Again.

    Former cornerback Dwayne Goodrich comes to grips with his hit-and-run of three Good Samaritans as he plans for life after prison

  • News

    November 29, 2007

    For Love, Aryan Brotherhood Killer Confesses

    The prison gang member and killer stands ready to clear his wife for his crimes

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2007

    DA Watkins: "Justice at Its Best"

    The prison gang member and killer stands ready to clear his wife for his crimes

  • News

    July 19, 2007

    Almost Home-Free

    Emily Dowdy gets off the Oklahoma railroad

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2007

    A Renowned Dallas Jury Consultant Has That Lovin' Feeling for Phil Spector's Murder Trial

    Emily Dowdy gets off the Oklahoma railroad

  • News

    April 12, 2007

    Bully on the Bench

    When big-city lawyers appear in the courtroom of Judge Gene Knize, they better be prepared to duck and cover

  • News

    February 22, 2007

    Membership Has Privileges

    When big-city lawyers appear in the courtroom of Judge Gene Knize, they better be prepared to duck and cover

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2007

    Lost in Transition

    When big-city lawyers appear in the courtroom of Judge Gene Knize, they better be prepared to duck and cover

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2006

    Re: A Teacher Sues DISD...

    When big-city lawyers appear in the courtroom of Judge Gene Knize, they better be prepared to duck and cover

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2006

    Does the DA's Office Have an Open-Door Policy? Pardon, Open-File Policy.

    When big-city lawyers appear in the courtroom of Judge Gene Knize, they better be prepared to duck and cover

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2006

    The Moore the Merrier in DA's Office

    When big-city lawyers appear in the courtroom of Judge Gene Knize, they better be prepared to duck and cover

  • News

    December 7, 2006

    Zac Attack | Out in the Cold | Give It Up, Manny | Born Blue

    When big-city lawyers appear in the courtroom of Judge Gene Knize, they better be prepared to duck and cover

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2006

    Watkins: "I Enjoy Manipulating the Government." Oh, Really?

    When big-city lawyers appear in the courtroom of Judge Gene Knize, they better be prepared to duck and cover

  • News

    September 14, 2006

    Follywood

    A B-actress, computer mayhem and families feudin'! Making a movie with your rich friends is just courting disaster.

  • News

    March 11, 2004

    The Icebox Revisited

    Houston had one of its most shocking race murders 45 years ago. But exactly whose tragedy was it?

  • 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

    June 29, 2000

    Killing machine

    It is 6:07 p.m. John Albert Burks salutes the Oakland Raiders and says goodbye to his friends. Minutes later, he is a dead man. This year's 21st execution.

  • News

    February 3, 2000

    Presumed guilty

    Odell Barnes awaits execution on March 1 -- despite new evidence that he didn't commit the crime

  • News

    May 6, 1999

    The Cult of Darlie

    A cast of Fellini-esque characters claiming they possess new evidence keep the Routier murder case in the national spotlight

  • News

    December 10, 1998

    Buzz

    A cast of Fellini-esque characters claiming they possess new evidence keep the Routier murder case in the national spotlight

  • 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

    October 1, 1998

    The Lie Detector

    From the mayor of Atlanta, who was unjustly accused of graft, to a California man wrongly sentenced to life in a Texas prison, polygraph examiner Eric Holden found the truth that helped set them free

  • News

    July 9, 1998

    Deathtrap

    While Erica Sheppard sits on death row, penniless and convicted of a gruesome murder, her cadre of elite Dallas lawyers tries to prove that the justice system has gone fatally awry

  • News

    May 28, 1998

    Plugging the hole

    A bungling bureaucracy allowed murder suspect Maricela Martinez to escape to Mexico

  • 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

    May 1, 1997

    The lies that BIND

    A Dallas jury is forced to sift through the wreckage of a family destroyed by the infamous Norplant rape case

  • 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

    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

    July 4, 1996

    Playing Hardball

    The Feds pitch a shutout in the area's first 'three strikes' case

  • News

    February 15, 1996

    Dead man waiting

    After a decade on death row, Andre Lewis grasps at straws Andre Lewis is a dead man waiting.

  • News

    November 16, 1995

    The Chief, the Scotsman, the Swindler, and the Killer

    David Pasztor unravels a tangeled tale of death and international intrigue

  • News

    August 24, 1995

    Who's afraid of Robert rose?

    At the Dallas County Courthouse, everybody. David Pasztor explains why

  • Calendar

    June 8, 1995

    Undue process

    In JP Jones' court, you can be found guilty without even being charged

  • News

    November 24, 1994

    Crime Pays

    How the Feds let S&L swindler Clifford Sinclair get away with millions

  • 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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