The Prosecutor
Volume 43
- Nominations needed for Outstanding Government Lawyer Award
- Not so squirrely after all
- A loud party with lots of weed—and police come a-knockin’
- Cruel and unusual punishment
- Lights, camera, action!
- The forfeiture by wrongdoing doctrine nine years after Crawford
- Writ-ing a wrong
- Recent gifts to the Foundation*
- A dire remedy for the proper jury charge
- In memory of Mark Hasse
- A round of applause for the Investigator Section
- Essential information for investigators, support staff, and victim assistance coordinators
- What a State’s expert can tell a jury about domestic violence
- So you just got assigned to juvenile court
- Reaching out to local citizens
- Interviewing family violence victims
- Animal hoarding crimes
- How to spend discretionary funds
- Misdemeanor voir dire
- How to attach a witness who has failed to appear
- Jack Strickland, ADA and mountaineer
- Recent gifts to the Foundation*
- Double jeopardy: Unraveling a Gordian knot
- McQuarrie jurors: “Who needs sworn testimony when we’ve got Google?”
- Welcome, newly elected prosecutors!
- A fresh start to the new year
- Thanks again to our Founding Fellows
- Finally, justice for Ginger
Volume 42
- New Victim Services Board members for 2013
- SCOTUS grants certiorari in Missouri v. McNeely
- Securing an out-of-state witness
- A victim’s right to be present throughout trial
- New DPS labs reporting requirements
- New to DWI prosecution?
- Free online resources for judges and attorneys
- Evidence 101
- Keeping the State Bar’s criminal pattern jury charges current
- Res judicata bars subsequent prosecutions in Ex parte Doan
- Watch your language in DWI jury charges
- Doing the right thing
- A call to action
- Recent gifts to the Foundation*
- Honoring the Founding Fellows of the Texas Prosecutors Society
- Set the way-back machine for a year-end caselaw quiz
- Hoping to close the revolving door
- A Pyrrhic victory in Williams v. Illinois
- Spousal privilege and common law marriage
- A corporate criminal
- Medical records or alphabet soup?
- Victim allocution statements
- An update on the pursuit of fugitives who flee into Mexico
- Advanced expunction law
- CJIS made simple
- A primer on objections
- The mother of all demonstrative evidence
- A proactive approach in Bexar County
- Fighting crimes against elders
- John Stride, TDCAA Senior Appellate Attorney (and gentleman farmer)
- Preventing the firebird’s resurrection
- Is there an epidemic of prosecutorial misconduct in this country?
- Why do we prosecutors do what we do?
- Recent gifts to the Foundation*
- TDCAF Summer Social
- Setting the record straight
- How a few counties celebrated Crime Victims Rights Week
- 10 myths about drugged driving
- Prosecuting protesters at “Occupy Fort Worth”
- Remembering Suzanne McDaniel, a pioneer in victim advocacy
- How to host a “tree of angels” in your community
- Nine steps on a seven-step boat
- Trial judges must meet “exacting” standard before excluding spectators, or retrial is warranted
- E-books are here!
- Righteous accountability versus forbidden retaliation
- Our first-ever online Brady training
- In remembrance of a dear friend
- Recent gifts to the Foundation*
- What we’re planning for the Annual Update
- Brady and beyond
- Ex parte Moussazadeh: Padilla, parole eligibility, and involuntary pleas
- All the prosecution news that’s fit to Tweet!
- Partnering with salons against family violence
- Spreading the good news
- Handling a due process contempt hearing
- Why we fight against domestic violence
- What law have you run across that you can’t believe is on the books? Or what law do you wish were on the books?
- The history of crime victims’ rights
- Confessions and statements and admissions—oh, my!
- Prosecuting under pressure
- Recent gifts to the Foundation*
- First Investigator Board Golf Tournament
- Montgomery County’s domestic violence rocket docket
- Crime Victims’ Rights Week 2012
- Prosecution runs in these families
- Not a single blood search warrant
- A year of massaging jury instructions
- Lone Star grand jury selection and independence, part 2
- There’s a new sheriff in town
- Reclaiming the moral high ground
- Recent gifts to the Foundation*
- It is more blessed to give than to receive, to serve than to be served
- So tell us already! Do we have to get a warrant or not?
- Remembering Arthur "Cappy" Eads
- A not-so-standard termination trial
- Going to CLE halfway around the world
- Estoppel by judgment
- Criminal punishment for violating a civil commitment order
- A new way to face the world
- Three’s the key … but you’ll need more
- As the judges saw it … literally: Tillman v. State and the admissibility of expert testimony regarding out-of-court identification
- Lone Star grand jury selection and independence
- John R. Justice Loan Forgiveness, Round 2
- Conducting ourselves with civility
- Recent gifts to the Foundation*
- At the intersection of hard work and a little luck
Volume 41
- Prosecuting the drugged driver
- Meeting attacks on forensic science through TDCAA’s Forensic Evidence Project
- Working with male crime victims
- New statutory protections for videotaped interviews of child victims
- An exciting makeover for the Victim Impact Statement (VIS) Quarterly Activity Report
- Special unanimity instruction from Cosio v. State
- Matthew Hinojosa awarded Investigator Section scholarship
- Not just for victim assistance coordinators!
- And the winners are …
- A few characters I’ve met through TDCAA
- Founding Fellows of the Texas Prosecutors Society
- The Victim Impact Statement quarterly activity report
- Unraveling a web of lies
- An unnecessary sequel: blood-alcohol analysis, the Confrontation Clause, and Bullcoming v. New Mexico
- Two important changes on intoxication offenses from the legislature
- It’s heating up out there!
- There’s a new kid in town …
- Jeff Bray passes away
- ‘Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing’
- Hot topics in our Legislative Updates
- Random thoughts on seeking justice
- Recent gifts to the foundation*
- Help us celebrate TDCAF’s 5th anniversary
- Changes in expunction law
- Crime Victims’ Rights Week recap
- Let the Tweeter beware
- Texas counties celebrate National Crime Victims’ Rights Week 2011
- Preventing claims of ineffective assistance of counsel
- What’s the best advice you’ve ever gotten?
- A new test in Michigan v. Bryant for what statements to law enforcement are testimonial
- Expediting pretrial habeas writs
- TDCAA Annual Business Meeting
- Neighborly advice on getting on well with cops
- Recent gifts to the foundation*
- PowerPoint training courtesy of TDCAF
- He ‘sinned against God and man’
- Responding immediately to family violence
- No free rides on Texas roads
- Don’t let an affidavit of nonprosecution stop you!
- Jarrett named Prosecutor of the Year
- Letting defendants have the final word on evidence of intoxication is in its twilight
- Victim Services Board plans training
- Boosting our chances on a State’s appeal
- TDCAA’s Long-Range Plan
- A note from our database manager
- An afternoon in the life of a rural prosecutor
- Recent gifts to TDCAF*
- ‘Why do I give to the Texas District and County Attorneys Foundation?’
- Vanished without a trace
- July 1 deadline for PCI & Oscar Sherell noms, scholarship apps
- A missing tool in DWI trials
- Search and seizure revisited and tweaked
- Recent gifts to TDCAF*
- Leaving the jury box with a heavy burden
- Half a jury panel biased against the law
- Playing chicken with a snake in the grass
- New board certification in criminal appellate law
- What is the State Prosecuting Attorney’s Office?
- Who is your mentor?
- Great news as we go to press!
- A morning in the life of a rural prosecutor
- And you think your cases are tough
- Introducing additions to the TDCAF Advisory Committee
- Texas prosecutors’ first use of the Continuous Family Violence law
- Helping hands across Texas
- Into the great unknown: Sanchez v. State and pleading the “unknowable”
- Warrantless search and seizure
- Jury selection in FV assault cases
- A taller, louder sheriff in town
- Thanks to those who have served
- Recent gifts to TDCAF*
- Welcome to our new TDCAF Board
- Forensic sciences under scrutiny
Volume 40
- Another weapon against impaired driving
- DIVO, the ultimate oxymoron
- Family advocates in CACs
- Facing challenges in condemnation proceedings
- Create your own parole protest packets
- First-ever Victim Services Board elected
- Recent gifts to TDCAF*
- “Do good” and other hackneyed platitudes from a lame duck
- The Annual was big. Very big.
- Annual Update wrap-up and other news
- Worth the wait
- A murder too close to home
- Best practices in collaborative sexual assault prosecution
- Not just assistance for victims
- To recuse or not to recuse?
- What lies beneath
- Tricks are for kids! How In the Matter of B.W. exempted 13-year-olds from the prostitution statute
- If she doesn’t want to prosecute, why should we?
- Hiring a weather expert
- How’s the weather in there?
- Recent gifts to TDCAF*
- Let the buyer beware
- Mike Burns and John Bradley honored
- VAWA survey update
- Reassurance from the unassured
- A West Texas prosecutor and the rule of law
- TDCAF celebrates 4th anniversary
- Prosecuting human traffickers
- Maneuvering crime victims safely through a minefield
- A battle at punishment
- Civilly committing sexually violent predators
- Substance Abuse Felony Punishment (SAFP) beds now vacant
- One whale of a fish story
- Free regional training in 5 cities this summer
- The all-important judgment
- Wilson v. State: Deception to secure a confession is generally OK, but not when the deception also violates the Penal Code
- Upgrade on confessions law
- Consenting adults
- Recent gifts to the foundation
- More about the Victim Services Board elections at the September Annual
- Greasing the skids: A proposed form to prepare for plea negotiations
- Wrapping up the TDCAA 2006 Long Range Plan—and starting a new one
- 2010 Annual Campaign has kicked off!
- PCI and Oscar Sherell Award nominations due July 1
- Prosecutors’ input needed for two online studies
- Keeping children safe from intoxicated drivers
- Free website now available for TDCJ inmate searches
- Collateral damage: guilty pleas, deportation, and Padilla v. Kentucky
- Paw and order
- Extending protection
- An appellate dictionary for non-appellate attorneys
- Mike Fouts named TSCRA Prosecutor of the Year
- From the other side of the criminal justice system
- Thank you to the Champions for Justice donors
- A few notes on victim assistance
- A jolt into the electronic age
- Recent gifts to TDCAF (Feb. 1 to March 15, 2010)
- ‘I Just Can’t Say Goodbye’: Options when evicting an elected official is really awkward
- TDCAA seminar reimbursements to increase, thanks to the foundation!
- Check out the 2009 Annual Report available online
- A Champion for Justice
- How I became a cattle prosecutor
- Contempt of court for Texas gang injunction violators
- What’s the hardest lesson you’ve learned as a prosecutor?
- A wave of change in criminal jury charges
- A note about our new appellate attorney’s duties
- Free ethics training
- Prosecutor booklets available free to members
- PCI and Oscar Sherell Award nominations due July 1
- Five pointers for prosecutors in the foreboding world of the employment lawyer
- Two new staffers to serve prosecutor offices
- Recent gifts to TDCAF (Dec. 1, 2009–Jan. 31, 2010)
- Special thanks to our honorary host committee
- Third Annual Champions for Justice event to honor Carol Vance
- The murdering minister
- Dual office holding
- The police report says he choked her—how do I prove it?
- Cleaning up after a slick, fraudulent ‘oil man’
- Digging deep for punishment evidence
- New rules on lesser-included offense instructions from Grey v. State
- Investigator Section Board Elections
- The bigger the jackpot, the harder the bluff
- National Advocacy Center back in business
- TDCAF donors from Hidalgo County
- Hidalgo County steps up for the foundation
- Recent gifts to TDCAF*
- Looking ahead to an outstanding 2010
- “Keep it down—I’m trying to sleep”
Volume 39
- A stormy childhood, now calm
- Are we all on the same page regarding Victim Impact Statements?
- A clip-and-save guide to filing deadlines
- Enforcing restitution
- Drawing blood in the jail
- What would you do if you didn’t work in a prosecutor’s office?
- Help from the IRS on gambling cases
- Alpert wins National Traffic Safety Award
- Deadline for scholarship, PCI, and Chuck Dennis awards
- Milestones for TDCAA staff
- Law & Order Award winners
- The 2009 Texas Prosecutor of the Year (times two)
- A big thank-you
- TDCAF holds successful golf tournament
- There’s still time to give to the Annual Campaign
- Recent gifts to TDCAF
- He almost got away with murder
- Vehicle searches, post-Gant
- Greetings from Iraq
- Travis County probation, three years later
- Jury selection in 30 minutes or less
- Avoiding improper jury arguments
- Recent gifts to TDCAF
- Making no-refusal holidays float
- Strange things are afoot at the Circle K…mart?
- A new guide for CPS prosecutors
- New objections and laws concerning blood draws
- If it bleeds, it pleads
- Fond farewell and best wishes to TDCAA’s director of operations, John Brown
- TDCAF celebrates third anniversary
- A new punishment hearing for a mass murderer
- I love you to death
- Court of Criminal Appeals update
- Turning a sword into a shield
- To catch an oil thief
- A primer on wiretaps, pen registers, and trap and trace devices
- Hotel information for our Annual Criminal & Civil Law Update
- “Did you want a lawyer before your confession?”
- Legislative Updates on the way!
- Remembering Tim Curry
- Recent Gifts to TDCAF
- Introducing Jennifer Vitera
- In memoriam
- Seven years for dog-fighting
- Court of Criminal Appeals update
- When is a court order needed to destroy evidence?
- What previous job prepared you for working in a prosecutors’ office?
- New online resource for DWI information
- The future of the Annual Criminal and Civil Law Update
- Many plans in the works at TDCAA
- Recent gifts to TDCAF
- Guarding Texas Roadways: 2010 DWI Summit
- Knock and announce
- Court of Criminal Appeals update
- Helping victims in DNA exoneration cases
- The longest sentence in Texas history
- What to do with evidence when you’re done with it
- A DWI Court’s success in a small county
- Traffic stops without bad driving facts
- Tell us about a crime victim you remember
- Criminal Appeals conference April 29–May 1
- Jim Kuvobiak is State Bar Prosecutor of the Year
- Judge John D. Roach named Lone Star Prosecutor
- Todd Smith is the C. Chris Marshall Award winner
- Applications for investigator scholarship, PCI, Oscar Sherrell award now online
- Save the date for our Advanced Appellate Advocacy Seminar this August
- List of newly elected prosecutors
- Welcome to the newly elected!
- My friend Charlye Farris
- Recent gifts to the foundation
- Ten dollars from every member
- Human remains prosecution
- “You got to know when to hold it”
- Save the date for our Advanced Appellate Advocacy Seminar this summer
- A note about this journal
- Court of Criminal Appeals update
- Missing person vs. murder victim
- Drug intervention in Jefferson County
- What book, legal or otherwise, has taught you more than any other?
- Champions for Justice sponsors
- Recent gifts to the TDCAF
- Diversity training
- Where we’ve come from and where we’re going
- Foundation to flourish in 2009
- New dog-mauling statute tested
Volume 38
- Hurricane Ike clobbers coast
- Nearly 100 percent of the Annual Campaign goal achieved
- Recent gifts to TDCAF
- TDCAA: The anatomy of success
- Oh Galveston!
- Applications for Chuck Dennis Award due Jan. 11
- Scholarship applications due Dec. 1
- Annual rescheduled, January Prosecutor Trial Skills Course cancelled
- Counts, paragraphs, and jury unanimity
- Seven tips for trying one-witness DWI cases
- Trying police officers for use of force
- Court of Criminal Appeals update
- The Atkins ambush
- What’s the most valuable thing you’ve learned from talking to a jury post-trial?
- Prosecuting sex crimes in juvenile court
- Character and power
- Opening a dialogue about race
- Violating the public trust
- Happy birthday, TDCAF!
- Recent Gifts to TDCAF
- Note about the Texas Forensic Science Commission
- Federal student loan repayment assistance for prosecutors
- Carol Vance honored
- Boating while intoxicated
- Move your county’s justice system along more efficiently
- Confronting Crawford
- Court of Criminal Appeals update
- U.S. Supreme Court update
- What was your proudest moment in a prosecutor’s office?
- How do you balance work and home?
- Get it in the record!
- Annual Campaign has kicked off!
- Recent gifts to the TDCAF
- Victims of family violence, stalking, and sexual assault can register for anonymous addresses
- New rule from the CCA on DP and other filings
- There’s something about The Texas Prosecutor …
- Stop the insanity! Meet with your cops after trial
- Hot check and asset forfeiture funds
- A horrific case of ‘medical child abuse’
- The state of gambling law in Texas
- They pieced together a puzzle, and a disturbing picture emerged
- As the Judges Saw It
- What do you know now that you wish you’d known then?
- How do you keep victims in the loop on what’s happening in their cases?
- TDCAA’s upcoming seminar schedule
- Mental health treatment and treatment providers
- A few things you should know about CPS litigation
- As the Judges Saw It
- Drug-free zones
- A prosecutor’s guide to contempt of court
- An unanswered question from the DWI Summit
- TDCAA’s upcoming seminar schedule
- Contributions to memorial fund now accepted
- Scholarship applications due December 1
- Kyson Johnson honored by A Texas Advisory Council on Arson
- Some cases leave their mark
- Thanks to those folks with the Clydesdales and our local hosts!
- Recent gifts to the TDCAF
- The foundation is in full swing
- There’s something about Mary1 …
- How will your office observe National Crime Victims Rights Week?
- As the Judges Saw It
- The doorway to a predator’s lair
- A primer on mental health for prosecutors
- Blood search warrant program successful with juries too
- “The witness is not competent to testify.”
- Baytown serial rapist brought to justice
- Denying bail for family violence offenders
- Mortgage fraud through the eyes of a DA’s investigator
- “Glad to help”
- “You can’t do that, Dan Moody!”
- Second chances bring both tragedy and justice
- My adventure in the Wild East
- Yes! You can pay off law school loans on a county salary
- Mike Elliott named Prosecutor of the Year
- From the CCA: how to file an emergency email
- Recent gifts to the TDCAF
- Champions for Justice event to honor Tim Curry
- Officer training
- Help, hope, and healing
- As the Judges Saw It
- Truth and consequences
- Upcoming DWI Summit
- Who is our client?
- Nelson Barnes reporting for duty
- Prosecuting deceptive business practice cases
- DVD on DNA evidence available for free from NDAA
- Welcome to Manda Helmick, our new (new) meeting planner!
- A few words about TDCAA’s new website
- Law & Order Award winner
- Freshman Legislator Award winner
- Looking ahead to a successful 2008
Volume 37
- As the Judges Saw It
- Absconders beware!
- Starting a pretrial intervention program
- Putting Nicholas to rest
- TDCAA members elect the 2008 leadership
- Walking the ethical line
- Law & Order Award winner
- Hotel information for the 2008 Annual Update in Galveston
- Welcome to our newest meeting planner, Jennifer Matney!
- Recent gifts to the TDCAF
- Good news to report
- U.S. Supreme Court edition
- Texas Court of Criminal Appeals edition
- Jury selection six years after Standefer
- Anatomy of a DWI “no-refusal weekend”
- Battling gang violence
- A most unusual suspect
- Alpert honored by MADD
- TDCAF News: Greetings from the Texas District and County Attorneys Foundation!
- Download complete Sept-Oct '07 issue
- Fractured justice?
- 15 videotapes, 131 victims, and one life sentence
- Holding the owners of violent dogs accountable
- Continuing to battle the meth scourge
- As the Judges Saw It
- How to reduce the number of open and active warrants in your office
- Questioning a defendant during an agreed guilty plea hearing
- A time capsule for future parole hearings
- Download complete Jul-Aug '07 issue
- As the Judges Saw It
- Need a courtroom projector?
- Justice beyond the border
- Entertainment or expectation? How ‘CSI’ affects today’s juries
- Remembering Matthew Paul
- Tribute gifts to the Texas District and County Attorneys Foundation
- TYC and prosecutor responsibility
- Felony murder charges: Once more with feeling
- The murderer next door
