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Pretrial punishment: "Sentence first – verdict afterwards!"

Posted on April 7, 2012 by

‘Let the jury consider their verdict,’ the King said, for about the twentieth time that day. ‘No, no!’ said the Queen. ‘Sentence first – verdict afterwards.’ ‘Stuff and nonsense!’ said Alice loudly. ‘The idea of having the sentence first!’ ‘Hold … Continue reading →

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Marijuana arrests in Austin rose 69% from 2007 to 2010, dropped off with fewer traffic stops

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

A buddy of mine asked the Austin Police Department for information on the number of marijuana arrests and citations over the last few years (the departments says it cannot disaggregate them) broken out by race. Here’s what they sent him: … Continue reading →

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Who needs a sworn report anyway?

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

Score one for the Department of Public Safety. Whenever a motorist is arrested for driving while intoxicated in Texas, the arresting officer must file a sworn report with the DPS referred to as a DIC-23. In that form the officer … Continue reading →

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