Category: Texas

What does Judge Rosenthal’s “soft on crime” policy look like in Harris County?  See for yourself… In a move that borders gross judicial overreach, the Texas judiciary continues to legislate from the bench – even as offenders are laughing and dancing their way out of the court room (literally) after being released and FREE TO GO unaccountable…
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What does Judge Rosenthal’s “soft on crime” policy look like in Harris County?  See for yourself… Abdu Wiley, 25, was arrested for looting a liquor store on Aug 30 – arrested within minutes of allegedly committing the crime. Wiley, a frequent flyer of the Texas criminal justice system, has been arrested 10 other times in…
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It took only 17 days for Harris County officials and judges to realize that there are serious safety concerns when offenders are released on nothing more than a “promise to appear” just because they say they are poor. An April ruling by Chief U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal required the release of qualifying defendants who…
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Donovan Wilson, of Austin, was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance (methamphetamine) and intent to distribute on Aug 23. According to the Affidavit for Warrant obtained by US Bail Reform, Wilson was arrested with 10 pills of methamphetamine, a digital scale, 25 crack cocaine rocks, and suspected drug money. Wilson was released and FREE TO…
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Tom Peterson, 30, of Austin, was charged with Sexual Assault of a Child during an investigation in April 2016. According to the Affidavit for Warrant obtained by US Bail Reform, Peterson had engaged in sexual intercourse on at least four occasions with the daughter of a female he was dating at the time. Peterson was later featured…
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Cedrick Duffey, 32, was charged with the Delivery of a Controlled Substance, to wit: Methamphetamine, a State jail Felony. According to the Affidavit for Warrant obtained by US Bail Reform, Duffey was arrested during a routine traffic stop by police in possession of a “WD40” can that had been hollowed out to conceal the drugs. Inside, officers…
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Jenne Tovar, 19, was charged with “Trafficking of Persons/Child” involving the prostitution of a 14-year-old runaway in Dec 21, 2015. According to the Affidavit for Warrant obtained by US Bail Reform, Tovar, along with a male accomplice, enlisted the minor in prostitution for cash to buy drugs. Tovar was later released and FREE TO GO…
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BUYER BEWARE… The Laura and John Arnold Foundation, the developers of the risk assessment tool designed to assess those charged with criminal offenses in determining release decisions is being sued over the murder of a Millville, NJ man due to New Jersey’s new Bail Reform Act. The lawsuit was filed in the United States District…
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It took only 17 days for Harris County officials and judges to realize that there are serious safety concerns when offenders are released on nothing more than a “promise to appear” just because they say they are poor. An April ruling by Chief U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal required the release of qualifying defendants who…
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Major Momentum Shift: Texas Legislature Squarely Rejects New Jersey-Style Bail Reform (press release by the American Bail Coalition – March 30 2017) As the gavel came down last night in Austin and the Texas Legislature adjourned sine die, a historic attempt by Senator John Whitmire and Chief Justice Nathan Hecht to undo Texas’s bail system…
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