Dallas Criminal Lawyer - David Finn

Judge removed from caseBy JONATHAN BLUNDELL Daily Light staff writerPosted: Saturday, February 24, 2007 7:40 PM CST
Defense attorneys for James Leon Williams said they were pleased Friday afternoon after Senior Judge Bill Coker of the 191st District Court in Dallas granted their motion for recusal against 40th District Court Judge Gene Knize.Waxahachie attorney Mark Griffith [...]

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NewsLegal battle goes onBy JONATHAN BLUNDELL Daily Light staff writerPosted: Friday, February 23, 2007 11:23 AM CST
The legal battle over a June 24, 2005, accident on Interstate 35 continued Thursday in Waxahachie.Senior Judge Bill Coker, of the 191st District Court in Dallas, preceded over a hearing Thursday to determine the outcome of a motion filed [...]

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Kudos to Kevin Krause and The Dallas Morning News for their continuing coverage of the situation in the Dallas County Jail-
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•Jail care lawsuit to be settledCounty OKs $950,000 payout to families of 3 mentally ill ex-inmates12:01 AM CST on Wednesday, February 21, 2007By KEVIN KRAUSE / The Dallas Morning Newskkrause@dallasnews.comIn what one attorney called [...]

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This Dallas Blog is worth a look if you’ve never used it.Craig has written some nice articles lately.
COMMISSIONERS ADDRESS JAIL PHONE PROBLEM By Craig ClaybrookWhen inmates place phone calls from the Dallas County Jail, some very unpleasant charges show up on the recipient’s bill. The current rate is $4.10 per minute. At their February 20th [...]

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Inmates’ Families, Jail Reach Deal Over MistreatmentPOSTED: 2:21 pm CST February 20, 2007UPDATED: 2:54 pm CST February 20, 2007
DALLAS — County officials approved a nearly $1 million settlement Tuesday with the families of three mentally ill inmates who were denied medication while in the seventh-largest detention complex in the country.Just over half of the award [...]

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Dallas County commissioners settle jail lawsuitDallas Business Journal - 3:00 PM CST Tuesday, February 20, 2007by Glenda VosburghAssistant Managing Editor
The families of three mentally ill former Dallas County Jail inmates won a $950,000 settlement in a federal civil rights lawsuit Tuesday.Dallas County commissioners agreed to pay the families who had sued alleging inadequate medical care [...]

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February 20, 2007County Settles Suit With Inmate — For Close to a Million BucksFiled under: Crime and PunishmentThe Dallas County Commissioners Court has just agreed to settle the the James Mims lawsuit that sparked a series of investigations into the troubled Dallas County Jail. Voting unanimously, the commissioners agreed to pay the families of three [...]

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Look for an important announcement tomorrow regarding settlement negotiations in connection with the federal civil rights case involving James Mims.

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The jury is still out on this case. Two days after this jury was seated and told to report back to court to hear the case, the trial judge inexplicably, and without notice to prosecution or defense, dismissed the jury. No reason given.
This was a favorable jury for the defense, in my opinion. We had [...]

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Inmates health is at risk, say fed officials
12:53 PM CST on Tuesday, February 13, 2007
By BRAD WATSON / WFAA-TV
WFAA-TV Inmates can pick up disease in jail and pass them on when they are released. Also Online
Brad Watson reports Severe overcrowding isn’t the only problem at the Dallas County Jail.
The federal government has [...]

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