tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post2072627316574580435..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Judges rubber stamping capital writs, warrants now required for cell-phone location data, managed-assigned-counsel systems still suck, and other storiesGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-48759732849077154962018-06-24T13:16:06.788-05:002018-06-24T13:16:06.788-05:00Grits: The rubber-stamping of prosecutors' &...Grits: The rubber-stamping of prosecutors' "Findings of Fiction and Delusions of Law" is not unique to Harris County. It's an almost universal practice. If judges actually did their job in habeas cases and read the submissions of both parties, they would have little time for anything else. IMHO the practice should be for the judge to write his/her own findings and conclusions, and submit them to the parties for comment/correction before filing. But that would require the judge to both read the entire case record and to conduct legal research (gasp!), and that just doesn't happen except in a tiny handful of cases. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-55284021381129863882018-06-24T10:42:01.906-05:002018-06-24T10:42:01.906-05:00Some years ago, I had a live hearing on a writ and...Some years ago, I had a live hearing on a writ and at the end of the hearing, the judge said she was granting relief to my client. Good.<br />Then, she refused to sign my findings of fact and instead signed the State's. And, of course, they had a few hidden Easter eggs so the grant flipped on appeal.<br />Thanks, Judge. That's doing your job.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10422756686976294550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-50550253890445295542018-06-23T21:42:37.764-05:002018-06-23T21:42:37.764-05:00The Carpenter sounds interesting ... and adds fuel...The Carpenter sounds interesting ... and adds fuel to the fire that the Umpire is becoming, at least selectively, somewhat of a centrist on the court.Gadflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075757287807731373noreply@blogger.com