tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post8670689393360030176..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Secret police reports are anathema to justiceGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-73062584037864469962009-11-13T21:23:49.394-06:002009-11-13T21:23:49.394-06:00What can we do to change this secret practive iin ...What can we do to change this secret practive iin Williamson County? Can we give Mr. Bradley and Williamson County a lot of publicity, especially since they seem to thrive on national attention.jurishopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08914487613918829959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-34540509727050872942009-01-27T12:00:00.000-06:002009-01-27T12:00:00.000-06:00So Mr. Bradly won't give out the copy of the repor...So Mr. Bradly won't give out the copy of the reports to Defense Attorneys; why does this not surprise me? <BR/><BR/>Maybe the people of Williamson County will one day wake up and vote Bradley out of office. He is a thorn in everyone's side and I am very glad he does not live where I live. His political career would have been over many years ago. It is beyond me why he continues to get elected, he is a disgrace and should be the laughing stock of Williamson County. He gives District Attorney's all bad names!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-30129651337764021602009-01-26T20:20:00.000-06:002009-01-26T20:20:00.000-06:00Comal County has been doing that for several years...Comal County has been doing that for several years and gives Court-appointed Counsel for indigent defendants free copies of the video tapes as well, either on tape or on dvd's. This policy started under the former DA now Judge Dib Waldrip and has continued under his successor Geoff Barr.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076420833939935389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-19015930976853259982009-01-26T13:05:00.000-06:002009-01-26T13:05:00.000-06:00Thanks Rage.It just seems if an arrest has been ma...Thanks Rage.<BR/><BR/>It just seems if an arrest has been made that release of any information under FOIA would not hinder or interfere with the prosecution of the case.<BR/><BR/>It just makes sense too that it would not interfere with the investigation if an arrest has already been made.<BR/><BR/>Are discovery motions an order signed by a judge to release the information requested?<BR/><BR/>A lot of the cj system often did not make sense in my 25 year career. Just an opinion from a retired peace officer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-20958041646119001382009-01-26T11:13:00.000-06:002009-01-26T11:13:00.000-06:00How is a defense attorney supposed to be able to p...How is a defense attorney supposed to be able to provide a solid defense if the arresting agency did not give them a copy of an arrest report? <BR/><BR/>If an attorney is defending a person properly, how can they be expected to do so without the copies of all the original documents? Great Job to Travis County for finally allowing this, but why did it take so long?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-69762779092381274312009-01-26T10:27:00.000-06:002009-01-26T10:27:00.000-06:0010:08:Ongoing investigations are generally an exce...10:08:<BR/><BR/>Ongoing investigations are generally an exception to the FOIA.Rage Judicatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765188025349228048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-92107327261488854012009-01-26T10:08:00.000-06:002009-01-26T10:08:00.000-06:00Scott,I somewhat understand the discovery process ...Scott,<BR/><BR/>I somewhat understand the discovery process but if a county like Travis was being "hogheaded" about providing the information (reports, statements, field notes, photos, etc.), would it be feasible for defense attoreny's to request the information under the Open Records Act?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-59980011544029992832009-01-26T09:52:00.000-06:002009-01-26T09:52:00.000-06:00In a lot of cases, having the OR helps me know if ...In a lot of cases, having the OR helps me know if my CLIENT is being straight with me. I can't begin to think of a sound reason not to give a defense lawyer a copy of the OR.Don Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15297382689845965952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-47438699255171553902009-01-26T09:11:00.000-06:002009-01-26T09:11:00.000-06:00Funny, Grayson County has given the defense barr a...Funny, Grayson County has given the defense barr a full copy of the offense report for years. Glad to hear Travis County finally figured out what we did years ago. For the system to work, and even though it is "adversarial", it works better when both sides work together. <BR/><BR/>Fair is fair. That is the way our system is supposed to work. Kudos to Travis county.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com