Recent Posts in Arson Category
Posted on Dec 6, 2011 By Q. Tate Williams
I recently told a jury in opening statements that they, "would see a video-recorded walk-through of the home the day after the fire, showing nothing packed, a cell phone still on a bedside table ...
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Posted on Sep 22, 2011 By Q. Tate Williams
On Wednesday, the State of Georgia executed Troy Davis for his part in the death of an off-duty police officer. MSNBC had hours of coverage across various shows. The Vatican weighed in. The foreign ...
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Posted on Aug 31, 2011 By Q. Tate Williams
On June 22nd of this year, the New York Times published an op-ed by T. Coates, The Haunting of Rick Perry, which began with the assertion that, "[s]hould Gov. Rick Perry of Texas enter the 2012 ...
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Posted on Aug 7, 2011 By Q. Tate Williams
The following statistics are taken from statistics compiled annually by the state and published here. Two things that jump out: As far as docket size, the Criminal District Courts in Harris County ...
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Posted on Apr 18, 2011 By Q. Tate Williams
Texas Governor Rick Perry today called for getting tough on arson. Tougher than what? Instead of making arson penalties more severe, Texas may want to focus on making fire investigations more modern. ...
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