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scottsins

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  1. That’s all correct. My question is how “in-kind campaign contribution” is defined under the applicable statute. Is there any language that speaks to “primary purpose”, etc.?
  2. Can someone tell me what these are and how I can kill them forever?
  3. I haven’t eaten torchys since they overhauled and totally fucked up their online ordering. Jalapeños do not appear as an available addition? Fuck. That.
  4. https://bodega.badiaspices.com/product/sazon-tropical-bundle/?gclid=Cj0KCQiApKagBhC1ARIsAFc7Mc4JbicCTino4xmk5fpARgWQfpKLnkm6E-g1gghBVbUwmnGcA0TAvSsaAkoAEALw_wcB
  5. Fuck that. March should always be the Roscoe.
  6. This, and a DP case ties up at least 3 ADA’s, an investigator and an entire district court for 2+ months, minimum. The realities of the strain on our system are not adequately discussed. The Justice system is not even functional as-is, virtually anywhere, so a lot of sacrifices have to be made. The juice isn’t worth the squeeze in the vast majority of DP eligible cases.
  7. Your take is definitely the one that buy into. He stacked them (consecutive).
  8. I agree with that premise. It was just the degree of disparity between the jobs.
  9. Really appreciate Nicole and others’s updates and input. Some of you might be intrigued by the big trial just starting up in Bell County right now. It’s a death penalty case so they still have a couple of weeks of jury selection before beginning testimony. Defendant is Cedric “Spider” Marks, who is representing himself.
  10. Yeah. I probably have no idea what I’m talking about. I’m just a guy who’s been doing criminal law from both sides since 2005.
  11. Agreed. He got a tiny Harsin from the spotlight and decided to be a TV star. His crosses elicited the needed testimony but, from a pure “how to try a case” perspective, was terrible and often just showboating as others have noted.
  12. I mean, misdemeanor prosecutors in shitty Texas counties make about 90k, plus they match 7% for retirement at a factor of 2.2x. It’s not a ton, but it’s not 1/4 of what an AVERAGE criminal defense attorney pulls. Also, some of the very best skilled trial attorneys I’ve ever seen work for the state.
  13. Wait. The Onstar data was not know about by the defense until after the trial started? Regarding the video on Paul’s phone, is it the same one referenced in the Netflix series, or a different one? The Netflix doc mentioned a video on Paul’s phone that had Alex’s voice on it.
  14. Zero sugar Dr. Pepper used to be Pepsi Max? The fuck? Pepsi Max was rebranded as Pepsi Zero Sugar, my dude.
  15. This. Also, an option that they don’t even want to consider is: Take pen. Record kid’s identifying/contact/residence info. If it comes back as D9, go get your warrant and proceed. There’s no reason to just pop the felony booking with no lab test.
  16. Also, doesn’t voting take place at elementary/middle/high schools? This bill doesn’t address those children. Hmmmm…
  17. About tree fiddy.
  18. Correct. I would also point out that the Texas state statutes relevant to this issue MAY not be affected for several reasons. The UCW statute is most analogous, EXCEPT the underlying PO in Texas requires a finding that family violence has actually occurred (FV includes threats of violence). That requirement is not in the federal statute. This distinction might make a difference since a lot of this opinion focuses on “law abiding citizen”, which a person subject to a Texas PO is arguably not. Also, there is a Texas criminal law for “violation of a protective order”. Since virtually all Texas protective orders include a prohibition against firearm possession, someone could be prosecuted under that statute.
  19. Why would this be in a thread about SCOTUS decisions, since this is not one?
  20. Cool. Cite examples of statements made that rise to the standard of defamation/libel.
  21. A good friend of mine has a son on the spectrum. She is a VETERAN prosecutor. Her and her son travel are traveling all over the state giving training to LEO’s on how to recognize/deal with individuals with ASD. Their talks are enlightening and she has gotten feedback already from officers who have applied the content to encounters that otherwise might have ended poorly. When he gets his drivers license, please make sure that he gets the special designation indication on the license itself. Also, if you want, send me a PM, let me know what county they are in and I’ll see if there’s any outreach/training for LEO’s happening yet there. I can also put you in touch with my friend, because she has great info for parents/families of ASD people specifically related to encounters with law enforcement.
  22. Sex trafficking, by definition, merely means that a person compels another into sex work by force, threat, coercion, etc. the import/export/transport isn’t necessary. I never knew that until I had to do some training when we were considering fostering kids. I only point it out because that’s why some of the numbers seem crazy high when stats are published.
  23. For the record, since ROFLBOX brought it up, he did a total re-roof for me last year and we had no issues and a bit of free labor/materials thrown in for some stuff that needed to be done but wasn’t really a part of the re-roof job.
  24. All I meant was that it seemed like you were really hung up on the fact that he has pled NG at this point, when in reality, it is the rule and not the exception. It does not mean that his team has anything resembling a plausible defense in mind at this point. I wasn’t literally commanding you to do anything. It’s a message board. We are assholes.
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