I put “causes problems” in quotes because, as an attorney, causality is an important thing for me. The recent story that ran in the New York Times about a man that supposedly consumed too much marijuana laced edibles, began hallucinating and ended up killing his wife with a gun. Tracing the end result – a […]
NY Times: Legal Pot in Colorado “causes problems”
Humble man too drunk to hold head up for mugshot – this is news!?
Sean Carl Payne of Humble was arrested outside a bar in Humble early Thursday had so much to drink, police had to hold his head up to snap his mug shot. Mr. Payne was charged with public intoxication. I found this story on CNN, a national news story about someone that was shit faced. Why is […]
General in the Aryan Brotherhood admits to racketeering
A probe that led to warrants and prosecutions of 74 members and associates of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas also snagged one of its generals, a man know as “Big Terry” Blake. Blake plead guilty Friday to a massive racketeering conspiracy. Blake, 57, told U.S. District Judge Sim Lake that he’d been close to the […]
Dog Fighting Ring Raided in Beaumont
Federal agents trying to serve an arrest warrant believe they may have uncovered a dog fighting ring. Inside the home where they were serving the warrant training harnesses, bite sticks and a treadmill officers believe indicate dogs were being taught to fight. Possible charges the dogs’ owner could face include cruelty to animals, and possibly more significant […]
Pastor alleges Waller County Prosecutor threatened him
In yet another example of unprofessionalism among legal professionals, a Waller County DA allegedly made threats to a member of the cloth. Rev. Walter Pendleton alleged that after he requested information on prosecution rates by ethnicity in the county northwest of Houston, the prosecutor became abusive in text messages sent May 28. “Don’t ever call […]
Florida Judge Challenges Attorney to Brawl
“Go out back and I’ll just beat your ass.” These were the words of Judge John C. Murphy in Brevard County Florida, who was displeased with Assistant Public Defender Andrew Weinstock for zealously representing his client. “If I had a rock I would throw it at you right now…SIT DOWN!” Another gem that was hurled […]