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Thousands of people were tricked into joining an illegal pyramid scheme in Texas that targeted African-Americans and lost more than $10 million, according to federal authorities.. LaShonda Moore ...
Article 14.01 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure states that a peace officer “or other person” can make an arrest without a warrant when an offense is committed in their presence or ...
Criminal records in the United States contain records of arrests, criminal charges and the disposition of those charges. [1] Criminal records are compiled and updated on local, state, and federal levels by government agencies, [2] most often law enforcement agencies. Their primary purpose is to present a comprehensive criminal history for a ...
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is a department of the government of the U.S. state of Texas.The TDCJ is responsible for statewide criminal justice for adult offenders, including managing offenders in state prisons, state jails, and private correctional facilities, funding and certain oversight of community supervision, and supervision of offenders released from prison on ...
In Colorado, in 2002, there were 79 civil trials in federal court (41 jury and 38 non-jury), and 5950 civil trials in state court (300 jury and 5650 non-jury). [20] [21] Essentially all probate and divorce cases are also brought in state court, even if the parties involved live in different states. In practice, almost all real property ...
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) is the court of last resort for all criminal matters in Texas. The Court, which is based in the Supreme Court Building in Downtown Austin, [2] is composed of a presiding judge and eight judges. Article V of the Texas Constitution vests the judicial power of the state and describes the Court's ...
In one of the odd provisions of the Texas Government Code, there is no requirement that a municipal judge be an attorney if the municipal court is not a court of record (Chapter 29, Section 29.004), but the municipal judge must be a licensed attorney with at least two years experience in practicing Texas law if the municipal court is a court of ...
State courts of Texas. Texas Supreme Court (Civil) [1] Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (Criminal) [2] Texas Courts of Appeals (14 districts) [3] Texas District Courts (420 districts) [4] Texas County Courts [5] Texas Justice Courts [6] Texas Municipal Courts [7] Federal courts located in Texas. United States District Court for the Eastern ...