Dallas Criminal Lawyer - David Finn

The personal online journal of David Finn, Dallas criminal lawyer and former elected criminal trial judge.

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Entries from January 2008

Dallas Grand Juror Blogging-DMN

January 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Blogging about Ursuline Academy teacher’s sex case may spell trouble for grand juror
Dallas: DA investigates as ex-Ursuline teacher’s attorneys seek hearing
07:45 PM CST on Thursday, January 24, 2008By JENNIFER EMILY / The Dallas Morning News jemily@dallasnews.com
A grand juror who last month helped indict a teacher accused of having sex with a student is now [...]

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New DWI Case-Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

January 21st, 2008 · No Comments

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALSOF TEXAS
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NO. PD-0043-07
——————————————————————————–JOHN ROBERT FISCHER, Appellantv.
THE STATE OF TEXAS——————————————————————————–ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
FROM THE FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALSHARRIS COUNTY——————————————————————————–Cochran, J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which Price, Womack, Johnson, and Holcomb, JJ., joined. Hervey, J., filed a dissenting opinion in which Keller, P.J., Meyers, and Keasler, JJ., [...]

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New Case Summary-January 2008

January 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Only One Usable Breath/Blood Sample may be Taken Pursuant to Section 724.012(a) of the Transportation Code
State v. Neesley, 2007 WL 3276430 (Tex.Crim.App. Nov 07, 2007)
One and only one sample of breath or blood may be taken pursuant to provision of the Transportation Code requiring a police officer to take a blood or breath specimen from [...]

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