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  1. On 2/23/2019 at 9:38 AM, Reagan1k said:

    Amazing. The Doctine of Chances.

    The attorney in the Houston news is a friend of mine. He had Goines on the road rage case where no gun was found but alleged. That summary of Goins sustained misconduct allegations was given to the media by him.

    I think this is a murder case.

    Tampering with a Government Record or Aggravated Perjury is the underlying felony for a felony murder.

    if Goines was the actual shooter for both victims, it could be a capital murder, he cannot rely on the Public Duty defense knowing the warrant was false. If anyone else was aware of the falsity, and they were the shooter, or each killed one person, they are both parties to the offense under Ch 7 of the Penal Code. Or it could be an intentionally causing the death In course of a burglary, again knowing of the falsity of the warrant prevents the application of the Public Duty defense.

    Tough case to make but the facts could be there.

     

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  2. Hmmmm, felony murder for Tampering with Evidence.....

    We start homicide next week.

    Last semester about the same time, it was Amber Guyger.

    Cops sure give me wonderful teaching examples about killing people.

     

  3. 4 hours ago, ztejas said:

    Someone with more knowledge of the law - can a cop with "throw down" drugs in his possession be charged just the same as a normal citizen would with possession of those drugs?

    Obviously they probably wouldn't be charged but could they?

    Yes. In addition to Tampering with Evidence it would also be Possession of Controlled Substance. I don't know whether there is an exception in the Health and Safety Code making lawful their possession of a controlled substance, or the Public Duty defense in Chapter 9 of the Penal Code justifies their possession, but possession under those circumstances would be negated regardless.

  4. @BTW

    I found AA saver awards to Europe in 1st/business from AUS to Europe for 57,500/person in July.

    The best I could do transferring to UA was about 100k, and I had to fly, in part, on some Polish airline, and the trip took forever.

    I read your post and wondered what I could do with my Chase points via the UR portal on my CSR. For the same travel date, the best I could find was 198,000 UR points.

    While booking AA award travel can be maddening, the deals are out there. I got a family of four done for 30+30 (kids in coach) + 57.5+57.5 (us in 1st/biz) there and 4x57.5 (everyone biz/1st) back for a total of 405,000 AA miles

  5. 4 hours ago, huge said:

    General question:

    Would any of you pay $300 for a BTAC that you had been hoping to find?  In other words 3x retail but well below secondary?

    Yes. If you don't want it, PM me please. Thanks

  6. 15 hours ago, Llano Estacado said:

    What the hell is a Beretta ALS? Adjustable length stock? Google doesn’t show a model.

    A400, A300, A391, 686. These are numbers that should follow Beretta.

    The Beretta ALS is the Lou Gehrig signature model

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  7. On 2/7/2019 at 3:51 PM, BurntEyes said:

    First, if you can get your hands on the 911 I noted above, do so, and take a look at the site picture. Then compare the size to your Sig. Not a bad on Sig, I like the P938.

    Next on 1911 triggers and value, not sure if that was directed at me or more just for general info. If for me ..well, you might have missed the fact that I own 5 Ed Browns so you're preaching to the choir. ;)

    who in the hell needs 5 Ed Browns?

    errybody

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  8. On 2/4/2019 at 11:52 AM, TwiceHorn said:

    I will take slight issue with you here.  I don't think "no-knock" really has a constitutional dimension, it's just a bad idea.

    This search appears to be lawful.  The cops made the right kind of noises and went through the proper steps to secure a search warrant.  What's alarming, though, is how skimpy the warrant affidavit is, and how easily it could be erroneous, shaded, or even outright fabricated at either the informant or attesting officer level.  And also how deferential the judge was to the skimpy, uncorroborated facts set forth in the affidavit.

    And this is what's worrisome:  the people are too deferential to the prosecutors, who in turn are too deferential to the cops, and the judge is probably too deferential to everyone at every stage.  Everyone except the defendant, that is.  And that deference has grown into something that might be considered actual, wait for it, collusion.

    In my world, I call the above an average Monday in the justice system. It’s become nothing more than a rubber stamp on some annoying paperwork directive. 

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  9. 13 minutes ago, krevo said:

    In line with what the guy above me just said - Charles Whited is a central Texas guide (Barefoot Fishing Tours) and is an accomplished (very much so) local bass tournament angler.  Guy is always in the money.   If I wanted to go on a trip and guarantee I caught fish, that's who I would hire.  He charges 350 for 4 hours with 3 people on the boat + him.

    my buddy goes with him occasionally and they murder them every time

    also you could try:

    https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/management/stocking/trout_stocking.phtml 

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  10. 8 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

    Finally got to open this bottle over the weekend! Baby Cayden is here, but I think I'll finish the bottle myself and find another down the road for his 21st bday. Pretty damn good bottle, but I only had a few sips cause I needed to be sober to deal with this whole experience. What a crazy ride parenthood is!9150ecd0450b1014128fcecb6730d376.jpg

    You named your kid Barry Schroeder?

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