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Don't "Look around Like a Drug User" in Austin...

March 25, 2010 23:11

In order to protect the parties involved, I am not disclosing any identifying information for those charged or the officers involved, other than to say, it was Austin Police Department officers and transient individuals. Just for a brief review of caselaw applicable to this matter:  A...

Vindictive, Homophobic Cops Out Air Force Sergeant

March 15, 2010 15:28

Officer.com reports on an the revelation to the USAF about one of its own supervisor's sexual orientation, and the excuse given by law enforcement was as follows regarding the NON-SUSPECT, innocent party: The Rapid City Police Department says Newsome, an aircraft armament system...

DNA & the misTruth?

March 15, 2010 15:07

Contained on Officer.com are multiple articles that I find completely fascinating as a defense attorney and former peace officer in Texas, but one caught my eye this morning as I was perusing my reader application, Lying for DNA. This well-written article talks about multiple court cases and...

Citations for NOT speaking English?

Dax Garvin
October 26, 2009 21:20

After an entirely long break, I am coming back to blogging and this time, I am going to stay on top of it and strive to write something at least two times per week.  For those of you who have continued reading this, despite the lack of new content, thank you.  For those who have...

Lazy? Oversight? Moronic? Red Tape? (a few words that crossed my mind while driving to the Williamson County Jail)

Dax Garvin
February 14, 2009 05:38

So tonight, I found myself having to work through more of the bureaucratic red-tape that is caused by either the lack of communication, poor training, disorganization, laziness or simply the complete ineptitude by some but not all of the people working in the Williamson County Sheriff's...

Mean, Sick, Cruel "Activists" ... all in the Name of God ... Prosecuted for Flag Desecration???

Dax Garvin
February 12, 2009 12:21

The inspiration for this article began when I was reading headlines and found one that said Judge Permits Flag-Desecration Prosecution in Nebraska.  This was referenced by one Mark Godsey, a criminal law professor.  So, as I read his article, I wanted to know more about the...

What Michael Phelps Should Have Said (relating to his ALLEGED marijuana use)

Dax Garvin
February 04, 2009 13:30

When you, an individual, celebrity or not, are asked by law enforcement to admit to conduct that may be criminal or that you know you are caught in the midst of ... remain silent. You have absolutely no obligation to provide evidence against yourself.  Similarly, do not provide information if...

Police Officers " Protect & Serve" the Public?

Dax Garvin
February 02, 2009 09:09

From the title of this, a reader may be thinking, "... of course they do.  That is the motto of most if not all departments, it's written on their cars, it's in their training materials." But is it actually true? To begin, Mark Bennett's Prosecutors Help People, But...

Well-spoken Republican spoke to the Constitutionality of Gay Marriage...

Dax Garvin
January 27, 2009 13:03

Gregg Underheim, a former Republican representative from Wisconsin explained his vote during debate on the amendment for Wisconsin to ban "gay marriage".  This topic strikes me as one that will get more an more attention, hopefully in the Obama administration and in coming...

Solving the Drug Problem starts by Decriminalizing Pot and Reducing State Jail Felony Cases to Misdemeanors...

Dax Garvin
January 22, 2009 12:14

Many of Grits for Breakfasts blog postings receive numerous hits and initiate heated debate, but Williamson DA Sees Drug Penalty Debate as Turf War really grabbed my attention because it involves Williamson County, which is one of the places I practice criminal defense. John Bradley, District...