tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post4156818755892746059..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Big Brother, felony pranks, and rebates for 'murder insurance'Gritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-58160553433464030202012-04-06T13:05:19.045-05:002012-04-06T13:05:19.045-05:00Anon 11:41,
Please explain how the Chron's ar...Anon 11:41,<br /><br />Please explain how the Chron's article was biased. Do you actually think that the DA's office should be handing lists of people to serve on grand juries to the judges? Do you believe that all the commissioners selecting candidates for a specific grand jury should be probation personnel serving under the court? Is it appropriate for an HPD cop to be serving on a grand jury invesigating her onw employers - especially when on the following week she would be back under them? <br /><br />Finally, why do you think some of the judges actually addressed their grand jury selection procedures if there wasn't a problem? Kudos to the judge's that did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-21218976810257028352012-04-06T11:41:32.932-05:002012-04-06T11:41:32.932-05:00Yes, automatically excluding anyone with a past or...Yes, automatically excluding anyone with a past or present direct tie to the criminal justice system or reducing the number of retirees since they obviously can't think for themselves seems like such a good idea...<br /><br />Since that biased article ran in the Chronicle, various changes were instituted. Former law enforcement were not on every grand jury then, nor are they now, at least in Harris County.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-87612874532982806682012-04-05T23:45:39.756-05:002012-04-05T23:45:39.756-05:00Hey Grits and /or Anon. regarding Harris County (H...Hey Grits and /or Anon. regarding Harris County (Houston),<br /><br />If possible, please consider running through a typical day in the life of a G.J. being presented with a felony Agg. Rob. case.<br /><br />*Prior to casting votes, are they all located in one room, presented with copies of the HPD Incident Report complete with crime victim's original description(s) of suspect(s), description of alleged weapon used, copies of all photos used in the photo array, copies of photos of all participants of the Show-Up, are provided with a detailed description of Suspect(s), are notified if suspects are on probation or not? And what is done afterwards? Thanks.Thomas R. Griffithhttp://www.projectnotguilty.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-56755687281783676912012-04-04T11:14:54.607-05:002012-04-04T11:14:54.607-05:00Anonymous and Grits,
In Harris County (Houston) t...Anonymous and Grits,<br /><br />In Harris County (Houston) the district attorney's office has in fact picked the grand jury on more than one occasion. Judges have asked the district attorney's office for grand jury candidate lists in past years.:~)<br /><br />http://www.chron.com/default/article/Study-Police-ties-common-in-grand-juries-1665566.phpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-2993300237562578862012-04-04T10:01:47.404-05:002012-04-04T10:01:47.404-05:00Tom, this is something that originated out of Lubb...Tom, this is something that originated out of Lubbock <a href="http://gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.com/2010/05/capital-public-defender-office-may-go.html" rel="nofollow">through grants</a> from the Task Force on Indigent Defense. It's designed, and appears to work well, for smaller counties that seldom see capital cases but could be bankrupted from prosecuting one. So the DP abolitionists probably don't like it because it makes money less of a barrier to seeking a death sentence. I support it because it gives indigent capital defendants far superior representation and makes loads of economic sense. I agree it's a very smart approach. Other counties can join too, I believe, if they're willing to pay the premium.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-46436534023384885472012-04-04T09:01:04.793-05:002012-04-04T09:01:04.793-05:00In most communities you'll find retired cops o...In most communities you'll find retired cops on every grand jury empaneled. And they intimidate or cajole their fellow jurors into going along and voting with them. In Harris county the only grand juries who are presented cases involving alleged misconduct by law enforcement officers always have several former or retired officers serving as grand jurors. That's why we see the ridiculous no-bills that we do. Kinda like having convicted burglars deciding whether or not to indict someone for burglary, ain't gonna happen...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-67430978873696832412012-04-04T08:51:13.797-05:002012-04-04T08:51:13.797-05:00Indeed, hard to explain the importance and the sub...Indeed, hard to explain the importance and the subtlety of "guilty beyond a reasonable doubt" 's meaning!Charlotte workers comphttp://quizilla.teennick.com/stories/22157966/employees-compensation-attorneys-the-guiding-pressure-in-claiming-employees-insurance-coverage-with-none-hasslenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-61423907881511365252012-04-04T08:40:46.448-05:002012-04-04T08:40:46.448-05:00The 'murder insurance' program seems like ...The 'murder insurance' program seems like a good program being run honestly. Wondering if this is a purely local inititative, or if there is a state Law which authorizes such organizations.TominAustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15865620678571118409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-11120847592919952052012-04-03T13:24:11.509-05:002012-04-03T13:24:11.509-05:0011:19, I did not say prosecutors have a role in ch...11:19, I did not say prosecutors have a role in choosing grand jurors. However, they choose WHICH grand jury they want to take a case before.<br /><br />The reference was to the part of the linked story declaring "Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg waited several months before presenting the case to a grand jury. One reason: She didn't think the grand juries seated at the time were diverse enough." She's picking and choosing which grand jury will hear the case based on skin color, if that quote is accurate. That aspect disagrees with me.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-26386713256723606492012-04-03T11:19:26.633-05:002012-04-03T11:19:26.633-05:00Prosecutors don't have a role in picking grand...Prosecutors don't have a role in picking grand juries. The judge takes the first 12 qualified.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-9538404840044769732012-04-03T11:17:55.014-05:002012-04-03T11:17:55.014-05:00Me and my compadres used to have so much fun. On S...Me and my compadres used to have so much fun. On Senior Rec Day, we picked up every realtor "For Sale" sign we could find and placed them in front of the school in the middle of the night, then let some turkeys loose in the hallways while the underclasses were in session. <br /><br />I think they put a photo of the front of the school in the newspaper. It was all in fun.<br /><br />So now, the photos in the newspaper would be our mugshots?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-2643828774895710902012-04-03T11:05:29.550-05:002012-04-03T11:05:29.550-05:00'guilty beyond a reasonable doubt'
That&#...'guilty beyond a reasonable doubt'<br /><br />That's our verdict on George Zimmerman. Tried on TV and found 'guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.' The crowd, whipped up by 24-hour coverage, demands punishment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com