Mark Bennett | September 13, 2010
Before the 1991 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals case of Geesa v. State, Texas criminal juries did not have to be given a definition of “proof beyond a reasonable doubt” and Texas appellate courts used the reasonable-alternative-hypothesis standard to judge the legal sufficiency of evidence in circumstantial-evidence cases: the appellate court had to find that [...]
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Mark Bennett | January 26, 2008
Hypothetical question: If Chuck Rosenthal resigns, who is in charge of the DA’s office? Answer: First Assistant Bert Graham. For how long? Until governor Rick Perry appoints a new DA. Well, who does he appoint? Maybe Pat Lykos. So? So whoever Perry appoints goes into the primary with an advantage. Again: so? So the general [...]
Category: Chuck Rosenthal, machinations, Pat Lykos |
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