For months, the Dallas County Commissioners Court blamed district judges for the felony case backlog contributing to the near-capacity levels at the county...
Commissioner John Wiley Price wants to see systemic bottlenecks in the criminal justice process removed to get trials moving quicker and inmates out of jail sooner.
“Moreover, the remedies proposed at these meetings are typically violative of the law or devoid of an understanding of court processes and procedures,” the letter from the judges said.The News“Generally speaking, however, a criminal district court obtains jurisdiction when a case is indicted by a grand jury or when a writ of habeas corpus is filed. A criminal district court judge is only lawfully empowered to act when they have jurisdiction to do so,” she said in an email.
The second bail must be granted by the district judge in the accused’s initial case. The accused is stuck waiting in jail until the second offense reaches the district judge’s court.“The district court judges are and will continue to follow the laws of the State of Texas and act in accordance with those laws when setting bonds for defendants arrested in Dallas County,” Huff’s statement said.
According to data from the Office of Court Administration, the number of active and pending felony cases has
France Dernières Nouvelles, France Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
Dallas County Jail Nearing Capacity, Commissioners Blame District Court JudgesOver 80 percent of the beds are filled at the Dallas County Jail with more than 6,000 current inmates and over 1000 in custody still waiting for felony charges to be filed.
Lire la suite »
Commissioners concerned as Dallas County jail nears full capacityCapacity for men and women is at more than 8,100. Currently, the jail is nearly 90% full. One commissioner is casting most of the blame on the judges handling felony charges. County documents show about 1,000 felony cases have not been filed.
Lire la suite »
1 in 3 COVID cases in Dallas County are in childrenPediatric COVID-19 infections currently account for about a third of all cases in Dallas County, a pandemic high for the age group, according to data from the...
Lire la suite »
Dallas police say alleged sexual assault of Dallas ISD student did not happenPolice say students and the public are not in danger.
Lire la suite »
Dallas Will Celebrate Trans Pride This Month With Drag RoyaltyDallas will celebrate the transgender community with the inaugural TX Trans Pride event, a partnership between Prism Health North Texas and Arttitude.
Lire la suite »
Lamar Adot Thomas Wants Dallas To Embrace Hip-Hop in All Its NuanceLamar Adot Thomas is 10 albums in, and he's still maintaining momentum. In the weeks leading up to his 10th effort, Sade Flow, the 33-year-old artist is feeling more confident than ever.
Lire la suite »