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

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Entries from July 2008

David Finn on WFAA News Dallas

July 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

A mystery illness, an unexplained death and no follow-up investigation is all part of a case involving an inmate in the Henderson County Jail in Athens, which is located southeast of Dallas. After all that, word has arisen that the Henderson County sheriff, Ronny Brownlow, is suddenly retiring.
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Expunction Update-July 2008

July 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

2007/2008 Expunction Law Update

Case Law and Statutory Changes

- Just the Highlights -

On June 1, 2007, the Texas Supreme Court issued an opinion upholding the line of cases, which required the expiration of the statute of limitations as a condition precedent to the expunction of arrest records in all cases where the arrested person was NOT charged by indictment with the commission of a felony offense.

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Dallas Jail-DMN & DOJ Report

July 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

11:14 PM CDT on Monday, July 21, 2008
 
By KEVIN KRAUSE / The Dallas Morning News
kkrause@dallasnews.com
 
While Dallas County jails have made significant progress in the last three years, inmates with health problems and mental illness still aren’t getting adequate care fast enough, a team of inspectors has reported.

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Document: Jail Report

The five-person team visited the jails [...]

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