Dallas Criminal Lawyer – David Finn

Dallas Policy Lets Defense Attorneys Address Grand JuriesBy John CouncilTexas Lawyer
Monday, October 1, 2007
It’s often said that a prosecutor could indict a ham sandwich if she wanted to. But a new procedure that goes into effect this month in Dallas County will give criminal-defense lawyers a chance to take their clients off the grand jury’s [...]

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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS
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No. PD-1084-05
——————————————————————————–DARRELL DEWAYNE CANNON, Appellant
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS——————————————————————————-
ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
IN CAUSE NO. 05-04-01479-CR FROM THE FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS
COLLIN COUNTY——————————————————————————–Holcomb, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Price, Womack, Johnson, and Cochran, JJ., joined. Keller, P.J., and Meyers, Keasler, and Hervey, JJ., dissented. [...]

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Juvenile Criminal Record in Texas
Sealing of Juvenile Records-Overview
Texas Family Code Section 58.003 provides for the sealing of juvenile records. An individual with juvenile records available for sealing may file an application for sealing of records in a juvenile court of the county in which the proceeding occurred. Juvenile records ordered sealed by the court [...]

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United States v. Dorsey2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 20958 (11th Cir. 2007)
Holding: Government’s reason for refusing to file§5K1.1 motion was unconstitutional.
After the defendant was arrested with drugs, heimmediately started cooperating with police by callinghis drug supplier and leaving a message with the returnphone number of a detective with police department.
The detective heard from the supplier, [...]

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Dallas Can’t Spin Latest Jail LawsuitThe County can’t get away from the latest bad news on its troubled jailBy Matt Pulle Published: September 27, 2007Dallas Observer
Jeffrey Ellard lies in a bed at Presbyterian Hospital recovering from surgery. Nearly two weeks ago, doctors implanted a metal rod in his left leg in place of his [...]

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