David Finn

No, You Do It: The GOP Finds Yet Another Candidate Willing to Run for D.A.

And Who's Behind Door No. 3? David Finn's Out, Danny Clancy In As Latest GOP Candidate Trying to Oust District Attorney Craig Watkins.

Danny ClancyHere we go again. First it was Phillip Linder. Then it was David Finn. Now Danny Clancy is the latest criminal defense lawyer to announce his plans to do the seemingly impossible: knock off incumbent District Attorney Craig Watkins. The former Dallas County prosecutor and judge says he ... More >>

Geez. That Didn't Last Long. Phillip Linder Out, David Finn In As GOP Candidate for DA.

David FinnLess than two months after we introduced you to criminal defense lawyer Phillip Linder, the would-be Republican challenger to Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins has stepped aside and is now supporting David Finn, a fellow criminal defense lawyer and former trial judge and federa ... More >>

Two Days Before a Dallas Man's Scheduled to Die, Lawyers Claim He's "Mentally Retarded"

Roderick NewtonTen years ago last March, "Roderick Newton and Julian Williams went to a car wash in Pleasant Grove in Dallas looking for someone to rob." So reminds the Texas Attorney General's media release issued last week, which recounts the reason Newton is scheduled to be executed by the state ... More >>

Very Brady: Inmate Scheduled for Execution May Have Had Rights Violated After All

Let's get back to Kim's item about Roderick Newton, scheduled to be executed by the state on Thursday, for just a minute. And let's go ahead and set aside the issue of  "mental retardation." Instead, focus on the second of three claims Newton's attorneys make in the writ filed today -- the one ... More >>

SEC Says Texas Financier Sir Allen Stanford Swindled Investors Out of Billions.

It didn't have to happen.

Dallas Can't Spin Latest Jail Lawsuit

The County can't get away from the latest bad news on its troubled jail

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"

The Price is Right -- Very Right!

Bully on the Bench

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

The Meaning of a Charged Word

County Settles Suit With Inmate -- For Close to a Million Bucks

Fed-up Feds

U.S. Justice Department investigators find horrid conditions at Dallas County's jail

Follywood

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

Time Heals No Wounds

A judge has to intervene on behalf of an inmate to save his infected leg

Communication Breakdown

The Disappeared

Got a missing relative? Maybe you should look in the jail--and good luck with that.

Justice Delayed

A woman's story of life behind bars might be of interest to federal investigators

Cell Disease

Being sick in Dallas County's troubled jail can be a death sentence

Balls for Brains

Kenny Rogers has a history of sneak assaults

Letters

Choosing sides

The race for judge in Dallas' domestic-violence court raises questions of bias

Against all odds

Defense attorney girds for battle against U.S. Attorney Coggins