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Smith County

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    Kerry Max Cook, Still Not "Innocent," Learns That the Murder Weapon Was Taken Home as a "Souvenir"

    In a new twist for a case full of them, lawyers of Kerry Max Cook, the Dallas man sentenced to death for a gruesome rape and murder before being exonerated two decades later, are accusing a prosecutor in his case of taking home the murder weapon as a dark, twisted souvenir. This accusation, part o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    Texas Wants to Make DIY Divorces Easier, But Judge Asks: Aren't They Easy Enough Already?

    The state Supreme Court is considering developing a uniform, simplified do-it-yourself form for uncontested divorce filings, an effort to increase access to the justice system for people who can't afford a lawyer. Not surprisingly, some Texas lawyers feel the legal system is too complicated to be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2012

    Kerry Max Cook, Free but Still Hoping for Innocence, Speaks Out Against His Prosecutors

    Kerry Max Cook, a former Texas death row inmate who was released in 1999, resumed his quest to be declared innocent when he filed motions in Smith County District Court at the end of February. Tuesday, the criminal justice blog Grits for Breakfast published a letter by Cook in which he vented his in ... More >>

  • News

    October 27, 2011

    The End of Family Planning in Texas

    They say they defunded Planned Parenthood. But lawmakers' attack on family planning will cost Texas money, reduce access to healthcare and result in even more abortions.

  • News

    December 11, 2008

    Get With the Times|Bang, Bang|Pay to Play

    They say they defunded Planned Parenthood. But lawmakers' attack on family planning will cost Texas money, reduce access to healthcare and result in even more abortions.

  • News

    October 23, 2008

    Keys to the Jail

    There's only one thing tougher than running for Dallas County sheriff—getting people to care

  • Calendar

    December 7, 2006

    Death Takes a Holiday

    Put a signature on The Christmas Day Murders

  • Calendar

    December 7, 2006

    Death Takes a Holiday

    Put a signature on The Christmas Day Murders

  • News

    November 28, 2002

    By the Book

    A DART police officer helps crack a murder case, only to lose his job

  • News

    September 16, 1999

    Buzz

    In his own defense; Whitebread Nirvana; Potholes? What potholes?

  • News

    August 26, 1999

    Buzz

    Try, try again; Throwing darts

  • News

    July 22, 1999

    Innocence Lost

    Railroaded onto death row, Kerry Max Cook endures rapes, beatings, and suicide attempts while waiting for justice

  • News

    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

    May 9, 1996

    How Low Can You Go?

    When a Tyler masseuse accused televangelist Garner Ted Armstrong of sexual assault, no one came out smelling like a rose

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