tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post6280869664105223475..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Did exculpatory evidence withheld in Morton case amount to 'fraud' by Willamson County prosecutors?Gritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-74179814724935724362011-09-03T09:04:38.707-05:002011-09-03T09:04:38.707-05:00It is very well designed. Thanks for sharing.It is very well designed. Thanks for sharing.sakset.shttp://breakfastfoodsale.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-45492838983241524242011-09-02T03:58:29.359-05:002011-09-02T03:58:29.359-05:00My thoughts on Williamson County is there are plen...My thoughts on Williamson County is there are plenty of other cases like this because of the corruption in all areas of the Wilco "law enforcement" money maker they have going on there. All powerfull and all corrupt is the only way to describe what's going on in that courthouse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-44355531684518919532011-09-01T00:21:08.638-05:002011-09-01T00:21:08.638-05:00it will never happen. BECASUE the state bar is MA...it will never happen. BECASUE the state bar is MADE UP of prosecutors!rodsmithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-29275350648194534972011-08-31T15:14:25.071-05:002011-08-31T15:14:25.071-05:00At the risk of sounding like a broken record:
I ...At the risk of sounding like a broken record: <br /><br />I wonder how many of these cases the courts can turn a blind eye to before scaling back absolute prosecutorial immunity. At what point do these blatant constitutional violations of due process rise to the point that the court sees the need to do something about the problem? And, why won't the state bar do anything about these prosecutors?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-56219791316121991162011-08-31T11:24:56.092-05:002011-08-31T11:24:56.092-05:00They did pass a bill this year, SB 1616 by West, r...They did pass a bill this year, SB 1616 by West, requiring rulemaking at DPS on what must be kept for how long, etc..<br /><br />They also passed legislation (SB 122 by Ellis) limiting objections prosecutors can make to DNA testing in future Chapter 64 motions.<br /><br />And of course, part of the problem is just really big existing backlogs combined with ever-increasing demands for services (e.g., property crimes). Meanwhile, some screwed up labs like Houston take three steps back for every one forward, exacerbating things considerably.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-4623786851907634522011-08-31T11:05:57.899-05:002011-08-31T11:05:57.899-05:00Since IANAL (I've been wanting to use that acr...Since IANAL (I've been wanting to use that acronym since I saw it here yesterday), I am wondering, Grits, what is new on the legislative front that would MANDATE extensive DNA testing of everything, and full disclosure to all parties, whether exculpatory or not? It seems that our modern day criminal codes should require it. <br /><br />Maybe it's just because of my scientific background, but it seems that if DNA evidence is available it should carry far more weight than any nonobjective evidence.<br /><br />Prosecutors' seemingly universsal desire to withhold or deny the testing of DNA evidence--on both current and "old" cases--certainly puts the state in a bad light and should allow one to assume that dishonesty is the only reason for their not being forthcoming.Prison Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03651611135066437902noreply@blogger.com