Curious What Your District Attorney is Up To?

Just for fun, I decided to see what the most popular crimes in Bell County were.  I took all of the felony cases from 2005 until May, 2009, and I had Microsoft Excel count each case for me.  Here’s what I found (listed in descending order of popularity):

Offense Count Percent
Poss CS PG 1 < 1g 1160 14.80%
Forged Pass Check 428 5.46%
Burglary Of Habitation 402 5.13%
Poss CS PG 1 >= 1g < 4g 389 4.96%
Evade Arrest Detention W/Veh 346 4.41%
Fugitive 307 3.92%
Theft >=1,500 <20k 307 3.92%
Agg Assault W/Deadly Weapon 290 3.70%
Burglary Of Building 265 3.38%
Possess CS PG 1 >=4g<200g 244 3.11%
Poss W/I Del CS PG 1 >=4g<200g 142 1.81%
Credit Card Or Debit Card Abuse 131 1.67%
Poss Marijuana <= 5lbs > 4oz 130 1.66%
Driving While Intoxicated 3rd Or More 125 1.59%
Unauthorized Use Of Vehicle 112 1.43%
Burglary Habitat- Int Theft 111 1.42%
Agg Robbery 109 1.39%
Driving While Intoxicated W/Child Under 15 109 1.39%
Robbery 107 1.36%
Unl Poss Firearm By Felon 86 1.10%
Inj Child/Elderly/Disabled W/Int Bodily 85 1.08%
Sexual Assault 83 1.06%
Assault Public Servant 76 0.97%
Agg Sexual Assault 65 0.83%
Crim Misch >= $1500 < $20,000 59 0.75%
Fraud Use/Poss Of Ident Info 56 0.71%
Fail Register As Sex Offender 55 0.70%
Agg Sexual Assault Child 54 0.69%
Secure Execution Of Doc By Deception >=$ 51 0.65%
Sexual Assault Child 50 0.64%
Tamper Fabricate Physical Evid W/Intent 49 0.63%
Criminal Nonsupport 47 0.60%
Vehicle Unauthorized Use 46 0.59%
Arson 45 0.57%
Robbery Aggravated 45 0.57%
Asslt Causes Bod. Inj. Fam Mbr 43 0.55%
Forgery By Making 41 0.52%
Indecency W/Child By Contact 41 0.52%
Man Del CS PG 1 >=1g<4g 41 0.52%
Driving While Intoxicated-3rd 40 0.51%
Fraud Poss Cs/Prescript Sch Iii/Iv 40 0.51%
Indecency W/Child Sexl Contact 38 0.48%
Burglary Hab W/Int Othr Felony 36 0.46%
Theft Of Firearm 35 0.45%
Theft <1,500; 2+ Conv. Any Tft 33 0.42%
Bail Jumping And Fail To Appear Felony 31 0.40%
Controlled Subs Poss W/I Deliv 31 0.40%
Harrassment Of Public Servant 31 0.40%
Murder 30 0.38%
Abandon/Endangerment Of Child 29 0.37%
Injury To Child 27 0.34%
Assault On Public Servant 26 0.33%
Credit Card Abuse 24 0.31%
Poss W/Int Man/Del CS PG 1 <1g 24 0.31%
Theft From Person 24 0.31%
Engage In Organized Criminal Activity 23 0.29%
Agg Assault Causes Sbi 21 0.27%
Decep Secure Exec Document 21 0.27%
Theft >= 20k < 100k 21 0.27%
Inj Child/Elderly/Disabled W/Int Sbi/Men 19 0.24%
Sexual Assault Agg Of A Child 19 0.24%
Inj Child/Elderly/Disabled Criminal Negl 18 0.23%
Obstruct Retaliation 18 0.23%
Assault-Agg Deadly Wpn 17 0.22%
Deadly Conduct Disch Firearm 17 0.22%
Capital Murder 16 0.20%
Fail To Stop And Render Aid 16 0.20%
Intoxicated Asslt W/Veh. Sbi 16 0.20%
Assault Aggravated 15 0.19%
Burglary Of Habitation Attempt 15 0.19%
Engage In Org Criml Act-Bg Hab 15 0.19%
Possession CS PG 2 < 1g 15 0.19%
Sexual Assault Agg 15 0.19%
Tamper Govt Record-Harm 15 0.19%
Agg Assault Against Public Servant 14 0.18%
Debit Card Abuse 14 0.18%
Engage In Org Criml Act-Forger 14 0.18%
Prohibited Weapons 14 0.18%
Retaliation 14 0.18%
Labeling Record >7 Rcrd W/I 180d 13 0.17%
Tamper W/Govern Record Defraud/Harm 13 0.17%
Unl Carrying Weapon Proh Place 13 0.17%
Burglary Habitation Intend Other Felony 12 0.15%
Theft Of Service >=1500<20k 12 0.15%
Injury To A Child Sbi 11 0.14%
Misap Fid/Fin Prop >=1500 <20k 11 0.14%
Poss Marij >5lbs<=50lbs 11 0.14%
Sexual Assault-Child 11 0.14%
Unlawful Poss Firearm By Felon 11 0.14%
Cocaine Poss W/I To Deliver 10 0.13%
Tamper/Fab Physical Evidence 10 0.13%
Eng/In Org/Crime/Mfg/Narc 9 0.11%
Poss CS PG 2 >= 4g<400g 9 0.11%
Poss/Prom Child Pornography 9 0.11%
Theft >$1500 <$20k Pub Serv 9 0.11%
Vio. Protective Order Enhanced 9 0.11%
Agg Kidnapping 8 0.10%
Engage In Org. Crim. Activity 8 0.10%
Hinder Apprehension/Prosecution Known Fe 8 0.10%
Intoxicated Manslaughter W/Veh 8 0.10%
Agg Assault Date/Family/House W/Weapon 7 0.09%
Burglary Of Vehicles W/Prev 2 Or More Conv 7 0.09%
Escape While Arrested/Confined Felony 7 0.09%
Murder-Capital 7 0.09%
Poss Anhydrous Ammonia 7 0.09%
Sex Assault Agg Of Minor/Sol 7 0.09%
Theft >= 100k < 200k 7 0.09%
Unlaw Carry Wpn-Lic Premise 7 0.09%
Burg Habt W Int Com Agg Asslt 6 0.08%
Controlled Substance Delivery 6 0.08%
Hindering Apprehension 6 0.08%
Injury To Disabled Person 6 0.08%
Poss CS PG 3 >= 28g < 200g 6 0.08%
Poss CS Pg1 >= 400g 6 0.08%
Poss W/Int Man/Del CS Pg1>400g 6 0.08%
Tamper W/Gov Rec-Ins Doc (A)(1,3,4,6) 6 0.08%
Abandonment Of A Child 5 0.06%
Enga/In Org Crime/Acct “Narc” 5 0.06%
Escape-Fel 5 0.06%
Failure To Appear For Court 5 0.06%
Fraud CS Prescription Sch Ii/Iii 5 0.06%
Indecency W/A Child Exposes 5 0.06%
Marijuana Poss >5lbs <50lbs 5 0.06%
Robbery Agg Deadly-Weapon 5 0.06%
Robbery-Bodily Injury 5 0.06%
Unl Carrying Weapon On Alcohol Premises 5 0.06%
Unl Poss Metal Or Body Armor By Felon 5 0.06%
Arson Intend Damage Habitat/Place Of Wor 4 0.05%
Att Take Wpn From Peace Ofcr 4 0.05%
Attempt To Take Weapon From An Officer 4 0.05%
Blue Sky Law Securities Fraud 4 0.05%
Burglary Hab W/Deadly Weapon 4 0.05%
Criminal Misch>$200k 4 0.05%
Deadly Conduct Disch Firearm Indiv(S) 4 0.05%
Evading Arrest/Detention W/Veh W/Prev Co 4 0.05%
Forged Passing Prescription 4 0.05%
Inj Child/Elderly/Disabled Reckless Sbi/ 4 0.05%
Manslaughter 4 0.05%
Place Serial Num W/Int To Chg 4 0.05%
Poss Chemical W/Int Man CS PG 1/1a 4 0.05%
Poss Proh Firearm 4 0.05%
Terroristic Threat 4 0.05%
Theft 4 0.05%
Assault Agg Against Pb Servant 3 0.04%
Assault Causes Bodily Inj Date/Family/Ho 3 0.04%
Bigamy Proh/Purport Spouse Is/Over 16yoa 3 0.04%
Criminally Negligent Homicide 3 0.04%
Felon Poss Wpn 3 0.04%
Graffiti Pecuniary Loss <$20k 3 0.04%
Illegal Dumping 1000lbs Or More 3 0.04%
Injury To Eldery Person 3 0.04%
Interfere Child Custody 3 0.04%
Kidnapping Agg 3 0.04%
Man Del CS PG 3/4 >=28g <200g 3 0.04%
Murder With Deadly Weapon 3 0.04%
Poss CS Cg1 >=200 <400g 3 0.04%
Poss CS PG 2 >= 1g < 4g 3 0.04%
Prohibited Sexual Conduct 3 0.04%
Robbery Consp Agg S-B-I 3 0.04%
Sex Offenders Duty To Register Life/90 Day 3 0.04%
Theft Enhanced 3 0.04%
Theft Over $20,000 < $100,000 3 0.04%
Accident Involving Inj/Death 2 0.03%
Assault Agg Peace Officer 2 0.03%
Assault-Agg Ser Bod Injury 2 0.03%
Bribery 2 0.03%
Burglary Of Building Attempted 2 0.03%
Fal Stmt Prop/Credit>1500<20k 2 0.03%
False Alarm Or Report Emergenc 2 0.03%
Forge Consp Govt Instrument 2 0.03%
Forgery Govt Instrument/Money/Securities 2 0.03%
Fraud Poss Cs/Prescript Sch I/Ii 2 0.03%
Fraud Use/Poss Identifying Info # Items < 5 2 0.03%
Harass By Person In Corr. Fac. 2 0.03%
Impersonate Public Servant 2 0.03%
Improp Phot/Visual Record To Arouse/Grat 2 0.03%
Indecency-Child Exposure 2 0.03%
Interfer W/Child Custody 2 0.03%
Kidnapping 2 0.03%
Kipnapping, Attempted 2 0.03%
Man/Del CS PG 2 >= 1 G < 4 G 2 0.03%
Misap Fid/Fin Prop >=20k <100k 2 0.03%
Money Laundering >=$200k 2 0.03%
Obstruction 2 0.03%
Poss CS PG 4 >=28g<200g 2 0.03%
Poss CS Pg1 >=200 <400g 2 0.03%
Poss Marij <=4 Oz >2 Oz D.F.Z. 2 0.03%
Poss W/Int Man/Del CS PG 2 <1g 2 0.03%
Racing On Highway Causing Serious Bodily 2 0.03%
Reck Inj To A Child Bodily Inj 2 0.03%
Sex Offenders Duty To Register Life/Annually 2 0.03%
Sexual Perform Child Employee/Induce/Aut 2 0.03%
Stalking Enhanced 2 0.03%
Arson Of Bldg/Habit/Veh W/Int Injury Or 1 0.01%
Assault Att Against Pb Servant 1 0.01%
Assault Deadly-Peace Officer 1 0.01%
Attempted Agg Sexual Assault 1 0.01%
Burglary Att Habitat Theft 1 0.01%
Burglary Att W-Int Commit Fel 1 0.01%
Burglary Hab W/Int Agg Robbery 1 0.01%
Burglary W-Int Commit Felony 1 0.01%
Cocaine Poss W/I To Manuf 1 0.01%
Controlled Sub-Into Cnty Jail 1 0.01%
Cred Card-Misuse-Other 1 0.01%
Criminal Misch>=$100k<$200k 1 0.01%
Criminal Misch>=$20k<$100k 1 0.01%
Cruelty To Animals (Paragraph 1,5,6,7,8) 1 0.01%
Deadly Cndct Disch Fire Bld/Vh 1 0.01%
Forged Att Pass Govt Instr 1 0.01%
Forged Pass Comm Document 1 0.01%
Forged Pass Govt Instrument 1 0.01%
Forged Poss Comm Document 1 0.01%
Fraud Obtain/Deny Benefits => $1,500 1 0.01%
Fraud Poss CS Prescription 1 0.01%
Fraud Use/Poss Identifying Info # Items 1 0.01%
Improper Relationship Btwn Educator/Student 1 0.01%
Indecency With A Child 1 0.01%
Influ Selection Winner Lottery 1 0.01%
Insur Claim Fraud >=$1500<$20k 1 0.01%
Man Del CS PG 2 >=4g<400g 1 0.01%
Man Del CS PG 3/4 < 28g 1 0.01%
Marijuana Poss Over 4 Oz 1 0.01%
Methamph Manufacture 1 0.01%
Misapp Fiduciary/Finance Property >=$100 1 0.01%
Misapp Fiduciary/Finance Property>=$200k 1 0.01%
Official Oppression 1 0.01%
Poss CS PG 1 <1g Drug Free Zon 1 0.01%
Poss CS PG 1 >1g Drug Free Zon 1 0.01%
Poss CS PG 3 <28g Drug Free Zone 1 0.01%
Proh Sub Corr Facil-Alcohol/Drug/Phone/T 1 0.01%
Prostitution W/3rd Or More 1 0.01%
Registration Violation 1 0.01%
Robbery, Attempted 1 0.01%
Sex Abuse Of Child Continuous: Victim Un 1 0.01%
Sex Offenders Duty To Register Life/Annu 1 0.01%
Sexual Assault Att 1 0.01%
Stalking 1 0.01%
Take Weapon From An Officer 1 0.01%
Tamper W/Witness 1 0.01%
Theft >$500<$1500 Pub Serv/Govt Contract 1 0.01%
Theft Att Over $20,000 1 0.01%
Theft Att Service-Over $10000 1 0.01%
Unl Use Of Criminal Instrument 1 0.01%

7,840 100.00%

categories Bell County | jeffparker | datetime July 19, 2009 8:34 pm | comments Comments (2)

Curious What Your County Attorney Is Up To?

Just for fun, I decided to see what the most popular crimes in Bell County were.  I took all of the misdemeanor cases filed from 2005 until May, 2009, and I had Microsoft Excel count each case for me.  Here’s what I found (listed in descending order of popularity):

Offense Count Perc.
Driving While Intoxicated 4754 6.36%
Assault BI Fam Mbr/House Mbr 4357 5.83%
Driving While License Invalid 4313 5.77%
Marijuana Poss 0-2 0z 3654 4.89%
Theft >=$50 <$500 1832 2.45%
Criminal Trespass 1770 2.37%
Evade Arrest 1064 1.42%
Driving While Intoxicated 2nd 1009 1.35%
Driving While Lic Suspended 997 1.33%
Assault-Bodily Injury 978 1.31%
Fail Identify Fugitive Intent Give False Info 974 1.30%
Resist Arrest Or Search 901 1.21%
Unlawfully Carry Weapon 747 1.00%
Fail Identify Giving False/Ficticious Info 716 0.96%
Interfer W/Emergency Call 497 0.66%
Burglary Of Veh W/Intent Theft 479 0.64%
Driving While Lic Suspended-Sr 469 0.63%
Criminal Mischief > $50 463 0.62%
Driving While License Invalid W/Prev Conv 430 0.58%
Theft >=$500 <$1500 423 0.57%
Poss Dangerous Drug 367 0.49%
Criminal Trespass-Hab/Shelter 364 0.49%
Harassing Communication 323 0.43%
Vio Protective/Magistrate Ordr 292 0.39%
Reckless Driving 285 0.38%
Interfere W/Public Duties 278 0.37%
Poss Prohibited Weapon 241 0.32%
Fail Stop Give Info -Attnd Veh 205 0.27%
Racing On Highway 192 0.26%
Crim Misch >=$500 <$1500 191 0.26%
False Report To Peace Officer 178 0.24%
Poss Marijuana <= 2 Oz. D.F.Z. 177 0.24%
Escape From Custody 158 0.21%
Marijuana Poss 2-4 0z 156 0.21%
Terroristic Threat 149 0.20%
Prostitution (1st) 131 0.18%
Controlled Substance 130 0.17%
Driving While Lic Invalid W/Prev Conv/Susp 127 0.17%
Tamper Govt Record 125 0.17%
Terroristic Threat Of Family/Household 118 0.16%
Driving While Lic. Susp. Enh 111 0.15%
Unlawful Restraint 110 0.15%
Display Fict. Insp. Sticker 108 0.14%
Fleeing And Eluding Police 100 0.13%
Fail Stop Give Info Unatt Veh 95 0.13%
Deadly Conduct 88 0.12%
Failure To Appear For Court 81 0.11%
Crim Misch Public Comm/Power 74 0.10%
Fail Stop Give Info – Fixture 73 0.10%
Purchase/Furnish Alc To Minor 71 0.09%
Theft Svc Rental >=$20 <$500 60 0.08%
Fal Stmt Obtn Credit $50<500 58 0.08%
Fail/Refuse To Identify Fugitive Justice 50 0.07%
Hinder Apprehension/Prosecutio 50 0.07%
Ownr Allow Veh Dsply Fict Cert 48 0.06%
Sec Exec Doc Decept>=500<1500 48 0.06%
Sell Alcoholic Beverage Minor 48 0.06%
Fictitious License Plate 46 0.06%
Prostitution 2nd 45 0.06%
Theft Svc Rental >=$500 <$1500 42 0.06%
Driving While Lic. Susp-Sr Enh 38 0.05%
Harboring Runaway Child 37 0.05%
Public Lewdness 37 0.05%
Crim Misch <$1500 Water Supply 35 0.05%
Fail To Stop, Give Info >=200 33 0.04%
Occupational Lic-Violate 33 0.04%
Theft Service >=$20 <$500 33 0.04%
Cruelty To Animals 30 0.04%
False Alarm-Report 24 0.03%
Burglary Coin Operated Machine 23 0.03%
Indecent Exposure 23 0.03%
Tamper W/Id Numbers Pers Prop 21 0.03%
Inter With Duties Of Pub Serv 20 0.03%
Fleeing W/Reckless Conduct 19 0.03%
Discharge Of Firearm Within Certain Municip 18 0.02%
Poss Unl Use Of Crim Instrumnt 18 0.02%
Driving Under The Influence 17 0.02%
Stealing/Receiving Stolen Chk 17 0.02%
Theft Svc By Decpt >=$20 <$500 16 0.02%
Liquor-Serving A Drunk 15 0.02%
Doc 6-Fight In Public 14 0.02%
False Report To 911 14 0.02%
Obstruct Passageway 14 0.02%
Unl Carry Handgun Lic Holder 13 0.02%
Doc 9-Fire Gun In Pub (Not Rd) 12 0.02%
Gambling Promotion 12 0.02%
Pub Lewdness-Deviate Sex 12 0.02%
Assault Bodily Injury Fam Mbr 10 0.01%
Doc 10-Display Weapon To Alarm 10 0.01%
Assault Elderly/Disabled 9 0.01%
Display Harmful Matter-Minor 9 0.01%
Driver License/Id False 9 0.01%
Forge/Incr Presc Qty Dang Drug 9 0.01%
Perjury 9 0.01%
Riot-Incite 9 0.01%
Speeding 9 0.01%
Theft < $50 (Prior Theft Conv) 9 0.01%
Burglary Of Vehicle Att 8 0.01%
Fraud Removal Of Price Tag 8 0.01%
Graffiti Pecuniary Loss <$500 8 0.01%
Fal Stmt Obtn Credit $500<1500 7 0.01%
Gambling Poss Para 7 0.01%
Criminal Attempt 6 0.01%
False Drug Test Falsification Device 6 0.01%
Harassment W/Prior Conviction 6 0.01%
Public Intoxication 6 0.01%
Theft Service >=$500 <$1500 6 0.01%
Attempt Burglary Of Building 5 0.01%
Attempted Theft >=$1,500<$20k 5 0.01%
False Statement By Applicant 5 0.01%
Forgery 5 0.01%
Gambling Keep Place 5 0.01%
Obscn/Poss/Of/Device Promotion 5 0.01%
Trap/Transp/Transplant Animals W/Permit 5 0.01%
Unl Poss Firearm 5 0.01%
Assault 4 0.01%
Cruelty To Non-Livesto 4 0.01%
Failure To Give Proper Singal 4 0.01%
Hinder Secur Credit >=500<1500 4 0.01%
Operate Boat While Intoxicated 4 0.01%
Poss-Use Inhalant Chemical 4 0.01%
Public Intoxication W/3 Prior Conviction 4 0.01%
Racing On Highway W/Prev Conv Or W/Dwi 4 0.01%
Terr Thrt Interrpt Public Plac 4 0.01%
Dog Fighting 3 0.00%
Fictitious Identif.-Fugitive 3 0.00%
Graffiti Pecuniary Loss <$1500 3 0.00%
Lewd/Immoral/Indecent Conduct 3 0.00%
License Required To Brew/Sale Beer 3 0.00%
Obscenity 3 0.00%
Assault W/Bodily Injury Att 2 0.00%
Boating While Intoxicated 2nd 2 0.00%
Consume Alcoholic Bev During Prohib. Hours 2 0.00%
Del Beer During Prohibited Hrs 2 0.00%
Del Marij <= 1/4 Oz Remunerat 2 0.00%
Doc 1-Language/Abusive,Etc. 2 0.00%
Failure To Drive In Single Mar 2 0.00%
Illegal Dumping >5 <500 Lbs 2 0.00%
Insurance Claim Fraud>500<1500 2 0.00%
Interfer Railroad Property>=$20<$500 2 0.00%
Minor Poss Alc Bev 2 0.00%
Obey Warning Signs/Barricades Over Roads 2 0.00%
Obscn/Prom/Obscn/Material 2 0.00%
Obtain Dang Drug By Frd Teleph 2 0.00%
Poss Alch By A Minor 3rd-Enh 2 0.00%
Take Wildlife Resource Wo Cons 2 0.00%
Tattoo Prohibited For Persons U/18yrs 2 0.00%
Theft Att >=$500 <$1500 2 0.00%
Theft Svc By Decpt>=$500<$1500 2 0.00%
Unauth Discharge 2 0.00%
Unlawful Transfer Firearm 2 0.00%
Unregistered Club – Prohibited Activitie 2 0.00%
Viol Prot Order Bias/Prejudice 2 0.00%
Abuse Of Corpse 1 0.00%
Alcoholic Beverage In Dry Area 1 0.00%
Att Burglary Of Building 1 0.00%
Bigamy 1 0.00%
Burglary Of Veh Att W/Int Thft 1 0.00%
Burglary Of Vehicle 1 0.00%
Consume/Permit A/B On 1 0.00%
Crim Misch 1 0.00%
Crim Misch >=$20 <$500 1 0.00%
Criminal Trespas 1 0.00%
Del Marig <= 1/4 Oz 1 0.00%
Del Offer Del Of Dangerous Drug 1 0.00%
Disrupt Meeting Or Procession 1 0.00%
Disruptive Activies-Ed Code 1 0.00%
Doc 11-Discharge Gun Across Rd 1 0.00%
Doc 2-Offensive Gesture 1 0.00%
Doc 4-Abuse Or Threaten Person 1 0.00%
Doc 5-Unreasonable Noise 1 0.00%
Drug Poss Paraphenalia 2nd 1 0.00%
Enforce Municipal/County Regul 1 0.00%
Entice Child 1 0.00%
Escape 1 0.00%
Fail Rep Agg Sex Aslt Child 1 0.00%
False Drug Test Man/Del Subst/Device 1 0.00%
Fleeing/Eluding Police (Dwi) 1 0.00%
Following Too Closely 1 0.00%
Forge Proof Of Financial Resp 1 0.00%
Hoax Bomb 1 0.00%
Impersonating Security Officer 1 0.00%
Insignia P-O Unauth P/S 1 0.00%
Interfere W/Railroad Property 1 0.00%
Intfer W/Police Svc Anml-Handl 1 0.00%
Intfer W/Police Svc Anml-Throw 1 0.00%
Make False Stmt/Benefit Unempl 1 0.00%
Make Firearm Access To Child 1 0.00%
Minor Consuming Alc Bev 1 0.00%
Missapp Fiduciary/Finance Property <$20 1 0.00%
Move Vehicle When Unsafe 1 0.00%
Pos/Man/Dis Instr Retail Theft 1 0.00%
Pos/Use Glue/Aero/Inh/Paint 1 0.00%
Possess Fictitious License Or Certificate 1 0.00%
Possession Of Illicit Beverage 1 0.00%
Prostitution Promotion Of 1 0.00%
Ran Stop Sign 1 0.00%
Reckless Damage-Property 1 0.00%
Reckless Or Excessive Speed Of Water Ves 1 0.00%
Sale Of Alcohol To Non-Member 1 0.00%
Take Fish By Electric Shock 1 0.00%
Tamper W/Govt Record W/Int 1 0.00%
Tamper/Change/Modify Equp Ren 1 0.00%
Theft >=$20 <$500 By Check 1 0.00%
Theft Att $200-10,000 1 0.00%
Theft Att $750 To 20,000 1 0.00%
Theft From Person Attempted 1 0.00%
Use Ill Obtained Lic/Certif 1 0.00%
Use/Pos Inhal Para Volatile Ch 1 0.00%
Viol Of Suspension/Revocation Of Permit 1 0.00%
37,375 100.00%

categories Bell County | jeffparker | datetime July 18, 2009 6:57 pm | comments Comments (0)

Fair Defense Campaign Website

I found a good website with useful information for those persons who may be facing criminal charges.  It is the Fair Defense Campaign website at fairdefense.org.

For example, they have a brochure entitled, “What to do if you can’t afford a lawyer in Texas.”

Another great brochure is entitled, “Why you need a defense lawyer if you are charged with a misdemeanor in Texas.”

For all of those judges who think indigent defense funds are coming out of their own pockets, it might be educational to read the petition filed in Williamson County on June 12, 2006.

categories Law Practice, Websites | jeffparker | datetime July 12, 2009 6:49 pm | comments Comments (0)

Every defense lawyers worst nightmare

I wonder how many people wrote the editor about the lawyer who represented this guy twenty years ago?  From The Seattle Times comes the report of a former police officer wrongfully imprisoned for the last twenty years.  Read this and tell me you think justice was done.  Children: Father didn’t abuse us.

Note that the father entered a no-contest plea “after learning his court-appointed attorney had not prepared a defense.”  This got him “two life terms in prison plus 14 years.”

Best of all, he was “denied parole five times because he refused to admit guilt and enter a sex-offender treatment program.”  Of course.

categories News | jeffparker | datetime 6:30 pm | comments Comments (0)