AltWeeklies Wire
The Takeawaynew
Texas' lax civil forfeiture laws make it easy for cops to take your stuff.
Dallas Observer |
Eric Nicholson |
03-18-2015 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Civil Forfeiture
Cruel and Usual Punishmentnew
Like thousands of Americans, Sharanda Jones faces life in prison for a nonviolent drug crime.
Dallas Observer |
Amy Silverstein |
07-25-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Drug policy
How Rape Victims Cope After Exonerationnew
Debbie Jones spent decades coming to grips with the fact Thomas McGowan raped her. Then she found out he didn't.
Dallas Observer |
Anna Merlan |
05-11-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Rape, Thomas McGowan
Super Bowl Prostitution By The Numbersnew
100,000 hookers didn't show, but America's latest political scam did.
Dallas Observer |
Pete Kotz |
03-10-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Beating a DWI Case May Soon Get a Lot Tougher in Dallasnew
Since last Memorial Day, the Dallas Police Department has had five "no-refusal" weekends, most recently this St. Patrick's Day. So far, 404 people have been arrested for DWI and refused a breath test. In some cases they were physically restrained and forced to give a blood sample.
Dallas Observer |
Kimberly Thorpe |
04-06-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Dallas, drunk driving
Cornerback Dwayne Goodrich: 'The Cowboy Who Killed Those Kids'new
Former cornerback Dwayne Goodrich comes to grips with his hit-and-run of three Good Samaritans as he plans for life after prison.
Dallas Observer |
Richie Whitt |
12-22-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Wheels of Justice in Dallas County Public Defender's Office Grind Up a Few Lawyersnew
Lawyer Mike Howard, one of five felony attorneys who have left the office in the last month, says an overburdened caseload drove him out.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
09-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
The Said Girls Made One Deadly Misstep: They Fell in Lovenew
News that a Muslim father had been accused of murdering two beautiful daughters because he disapproved of their boyfriends triggered an instantaneous and predictable reaction from non-Muslims: It had to be an "Islamic" honor killing. The truth is more complex.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
06-23-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Life After DNA Exonerationnew
After 27 years in prison, DNA exoneree Charles Chatman tries to pick up the pieces and catch up with a world that has left him behind.
Dallas Observer |
Megan Feldman |
02-12-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Sharon Keller is Texas' Judge Dreadnew
When Sharon Keller turned off the clock on a Death Row inmate's last-gasp appeal, she became the most vilified judge in Texas.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
01-22-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
In Texas, a Former Warden Reconsiders Executionsnew
Jim Willett oversaw 89 executions. Now, amidst dozens of DNA exonerations, he wonders whether it was right.
Dallas Observer |
Megan Feldman |
11-12-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Holy Land Family Fights Terrorist Labelnew
Despite a hung jury, the trials are far from over.
Dallas Observer |
Sarah Junek |
11-05-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Texas Concealed Gun Laws Loosennew
Have a gun? Feel free to travel.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
10-29-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Sloppy Record Keeping Causes Headaches in Criminal Appealsnew
A missing court reporter's stenographic notes and tape of testimony in a 1994 criminal trial shed light on the haphazard and antiquated way that Dallas County court records are handled and stored.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
09-10-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Bust Goes Bustnew
A former Dallas Police officer says her partner had no right to search a car for drugs.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
08-06-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
