Seminar addresses defending and reporting on terrorism suspects

The military commission system of trying terrorism suspects may in fact be more beneficial to the accused than being tried in federal district courts, a Houston law professor and former military intellence officer who has been both a prosecutor and defense attorney said at a “Law and the Media” seminar.

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Beaumont police chief says department will rebound from setbacks

Beaumont Police Chief Frank Coffin told a media gathering Thursday that after the recent convictions of four officers, morale in the Beaumont Police Department may be in “a downward spiral,” but he expects it will rebound.

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EPA administrator addresses TCEQ fight in Houston event

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency for the region which includes Texas told a Houston live and radio audience Wednesday that his agency is making great strides in improving the state’s environment, despite some “disagreements” with the state’s environmental regulation agency.

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Guedry receives probation in Taser case

Beaumont police officer James Cody Guedry was sentencted to 30 days in state jail, probated for 90 days, Tuesday for official oppression stemming in connection with twice using a Taser against Derrick Newman on the night of Aug. 24, 2007, according to a court employee. Guedry was convicted by a Jefferson County jury in December.

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Court of Criminal Appeals ends death penalty hearing

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a ruling Tuesday putting a halt to an unprecedented hearing in a Harris County trial court on whether the state’s death penalty law is unconstitutional.

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2010 in review

A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 2,600 times in 2010. That’s about 6 full 747s.

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