tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post3369601472175936002..comments2024-03-28T00:50:16.901-05:00Comments on Life at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center: A Personnel ProblemMurray Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662196272138109874noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-72314008027673908352018-10-04T21:00:34.931-05:002018-10-04T21:00:34.931-05:00Plain and simple. That is a lie!Plain and simple. That is a lie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-91988327138856771622018-09-13T23:32:58.264-05:002018-09-13T23:32:58.264-05:00Nathan Beedle treats objects like women. Nathan Beedle treats objects like women. Attorneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-24695370564405522192018-09-11T10:30:07.447-05:002018-09-11T10:30:07.447-05:00@September 2, 2018 at 12:16 AM
During most admini...@September 2, 2018 at 12:16 AM<br /><br />During most administrations there have been cases where prosecutors blatantly corrupt the system but it in no way means that all of us are complicit. Most of the time the only ones in on it are the ones who are working that case. I don't know the details of cases that others work, I have my own to deal with. <br /><br />Back during the Rosenthal administration when Andrea Yates was on trial I wasn't aware of the conspiracy to have Park Dietz commit perjury. In fact, I didn't find out about it until I read about it in the newspaper. I have always done my absolute best to be honest and most defense attorneys know me as someone who plays by the book. Don't paint everyone with the same brush, I can't condemn the actions of others for which I am unaware.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-21784157029439960542018-09-10T08:57:39.917-05:002018-09-10T08:57:39.917-05:00Anon8:15
"Institional knowledge. This BS phra...Anon8:15<br />"Institional knowledge. This BS phrase gets said all the time. It's an excuse to allow sorry ass people to pretend they are important." Hey dumbass, Institutional Knowledge comprises the understanding of processes, systems, details, standards, cultural values, and general information that makes up an organization. It's not about egos. It is about people knowing how to get things done.<br /><br />Sounds like you are suffering from terminal "little brother" syndrome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-90931806242606015862018-09-09T14:08:34.836-05:002018-09-09T14:08:34.836-05:00"it's" = "it is" and "..."it's" = "it is" and "its" = the possessive form<br /><br />Please let that settle in. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-76120119343830778722018-09-08T08:38:03.084-05:002018-09-08T08:38:03.084-05:00Speaking ill of a police officer who was murdered ...Speaking ill of a police officer who was murdered just to prove some point or somehow make yourself feel better for quitting and trying to take an easy road... now that’s integrity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-24941323291246674042018-09-08T03:59:24.395-05:002018-09-08T03:59:24.395-05:00OK Sean. Sure, that’s exactly what your motivatio...OK Sean. Sure, that’s exactly what your motivations are and were. We know who you are and what you’re all about. Not fooled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-62312929939706452362018-09-04T20:15:16.713-05:002018-09-04T20:15:16.713-05:00Institional knowledge. This BS phrase gets said al...Institional knowledge. This BS phrase gets said all the time. It's an excuse to allow sorry ass people to pretend they are important.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-32965452041535463902018-09-04T13:25:40.028-05:002018-09-04T13:25:40.028-05:00TttttttttthhhhTttttttttthhhhAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-6281566993280287152018-09-04T13:22:34.440-05:002018-09-04T13:22:34.440-05:00Nathan must be untouchable. He treated another fem...Nathan must be untouchable. He treated another female ADA like a piece of trash again last week and nothing happened. The ADA held her own with him but he was out of line. Appareantly his boss is aware but no consequences. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-30237074942175031852018-09-04T12:08:38.341-05:002018-09-04T12:08:38.341-05:00Moved here summer of 2009 and hesitated on applyin...Moved here summer of 2009 and hesitated on applying to HCDA after talking to Bridgewater (put into contact with him thru a family member). This blog site and comments have done a lot to solidify that weariness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-83973983683506311322018-09-02T00:16:58.967-05:002018-09-02T00:16:58.967-05:00I was there for part of Lykos' reign and could...I was there for part of Lykos' reign and could write a book about the corruption that was prevalent throughout the entire office then. I left after watching Clint Greenwood throw the Tolan trial. Seriously, did anyone honestly believe that Greenwood, who had defended police officers charged with crimes his entire career, should be in charge of the Police Integrity Division?! What a joke. There was a lot more going on under Lykos than just getting drunk at lunch, it was a cesspool of corruption from the top down and made me consider practicing civil or corporate law. Like all baby prosecutors I was impressionable, and like all baby prosecutors I wanted to be accepted, but unlike others who stayed and worked through Lykos and the Andersons, and who Ogg has fired, I refused to sacrifice my integrity. I know some of you reading this will defend your actions with a myriad of excuses. And maybe you weren't corrupted by the past administrations, but the truth is you witnessed corruption and by staying you gave your tacit approval and sold your integrity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-89787841115988517132018-09-01T23:18:38.384-05:002018-09-01T23:18:38.384-05:00You keep count of your “conviction record?” Good r...You keep count of your “conviction record?” Good riddance. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-39377588084605634232018-09-01T08:38:10.937-05:002018-09-01T08:38:10.937-05:00100% agreed100% agreedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-63312321152402712852018-08-31T23:06:02.911-05:002018-08-31T23:06:02.911-05:00I find it funny that you’re bragging about having ...I find it funny that you’re bragging about having a new county jail. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-11586532725009608222018-08-31T20:28:13.931-05:002018-08-31T20:28:13.931-05:00@5:15PM By all means let's just eliminate inta...@5:15PM By all means let's just eliminate intake or let HPD staff make the call. Good grief...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-32871718841376857942018-08-31T19:57:27.886-05:002018-08-31T19:57:27.886-05:00To give context to the 102 prosecutors leaving:
B...To give context to the 102 prosecutors leaving:<br /><br />Baker McKenzie is the largest law firm in the world, employing roughly 4700 lawyers globally. There are 229 lawyers at it's flagship branch in Chicago. <br /><br />What that means is, if the largest law firm in the world lost the same amount of people at it's flagship branch that HCDAO has lost in the last 20 months, HALF of that branch would be gone.<br /><br />Let that settle in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-3154444956513272072018-08-31T17:15:57.169-05:002018-08-31T17:15:57.169-05:00With the amount of felony 2s leaving, it is a very...With the amount of felony 2s leaving, it is a very real possibility that in the near future you could have someone who is a lateral hire with only 2 years or so of experience, almost unilaterally NOT at Harris county, as a felony district court chief. That’s just insane. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-9895140803122219822018-08-31T06:05:53.873-05:002018-08-31T06:05:53.873-05:00And many cops are getting disgruntled with the ste...And many cops are getting disgruntled with the steady drumbeat of refused charges from Intake. This is driving out aggressive officers and enabling the retired on duty mindset that will guarantee crappy cases, which will further burn out the good DAs. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-86236263105428918852018-08-30T17:59:27.448-05:002018-08-30T17:59:27.448-05:00The problem is that there is no direction. A blank...The problem is that there is no direction. A blanket policy is made without being told how they want the policy implemented. Then when you do use discretion to implement that policy, they get mad because they don't know why everyone is doing it differently.<br /><br />The other problem is the constant moves which is a platform that Kim ran on. She said she was going to stop having the constant movement so that there is consistency from beginning to end of the case. The longest some 3s are staying is only 4 months. That is not enough time, in some courts a case may only be on once maybe twice in that time frame. While it is hard for them to correct this due to the attrition, they could make smarter decisions about those that are still there. <br /><br />Lack of training. For several months it has been said that there will be small training videos made to help with the lack of continuity and experience. Many have offered to assist with this, still no videos. <br /><br />Inconsistency in direction from the administration. One day you get in trouble for agreeing to a bond for an in custody defendant, and the next you are told to make arrangements for defense to do walk through bonds for defendants with open warrants. <br /><br />Individuals were also told to have evidenced based prosecutions and not relationship based decisions. However, if someone has the right people's numbers, the next thing you know you get called up and grilled about a case because defense is complaining. <br /><br />At meetings we are told it is the goal not to waste tax payers money. We cant get legal pads but here is really fancy coffee machine. <br /><br />The goal of a prosecutor is to seek justice and sometimes justice results in a reduction or nolle. However right now the justice is portrayed as what will not get us in the news for a bad reason.<br /><br />Actions speak louder than words and the actions being seen now paint a bleak picture for Harris County's future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-24443141545978895252018-08-30T15:15:45.689-05:002018-08-30T15:15:45.689-05:00Although essentially irrelevant, badges at the 3 y...Although essentially irrelevant, badges at the 3 year mark was under Devon as well. Parking is new though! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-23165198279552324632018-08-30T12:00:51.924-05:002018-08-30T12:00:51.924-05:00Anyone who doesn't think that Kim Ogg made a M...Anyone who doesn't think that Kim Ogg made a MASSIVE MISTAKE by letting go the majority of those 38 prosecutors on day one is delusional at this point. Granted some of those people were going to be let go no matter what or just plain needed to go, regardless. However, the vast majority of those people were sources of institutional knowledge and experience that they have not been able to replace. And had they been given the chance, I think that Kim would have seen that they could have been a continuing asset to her and Harris County. The majority of Kim's "team" have proved to be some combination of incompetent, poor managers, self-serving or past their prime. If Kim was smart she'd give Vivian and Joanne their walking papers yesterday. But that is not going to happen. However, I think if that was done, the morale of the office would improve overnight. Furthermore, I bet that if you polled the people who have voluntarily left the office since Kim came in, you'd find that they left primarily because of Kim (and her team's) absolutely dismal management from day one. Not Harvey. Not because they couldn't get trials. Not because they wanted to make more money somewhere else. They left because of Kim plain and simple. And I think she is finding that replacing these people is not as easy as she thought... Not just cogs in the machine, eh Kim? And furthermore, if anyone thinks that Kim's future opponent doesn't have an ace in the hole with the whole Nathan Beedle fiasco lurking in the shadows in this #metoo culture better buckle up and get ready for that whole thing to play out in the media when the time is right. Don't think that anyone has forgotten how she handled that. I'd absolutely not be surprised when Ogg decides she'd rather chase greener pastures in some other race. Especially since no one knows how eliminating straight party voting is going to turn out for Harris County in 2020. But here is a hint -- there is no way Republicans would have passed that if they didn't think it couldn't help benefit them in the voting booth. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-68334493497631908252018-08-30T09:33:24.571-05:002018-08-30T09:33:24.571-05:00Lets not forget about the two of the 38 prosecutor...Lets not forget about the two of the 38 prosecutors that were underperformers and fired by that genius whom recently tried and convicted Capital Murder defendant, Ali Irsan, in less than 30 minutes and later sent him to death row!! You are a GD genius Gump!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-51439464949889646702018-08-30T08:10:16.807-05:002018-08-30T08:10:16.807-05:00Nah. My conviction record says otherwise. But the ...Nah. My conviction record says otherwise. But the fact that you took a post calling for accountability and teamwork and construed it as wanting someone to hold my hand supports the point I was making. I left because of people like you who are more concerned with being right than doing what’s right. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-27703646446381205662018-08-29T23:47:11.035-05:002018-08-29T23:47:11.035-05:00So…so to sum it up, D.A. Kim Ogg has duplicated Ve...So…so to sum it up, D.A. Kim Ogg has duplicated Venezuela’s game plan to show the public how successful Communism can be when implemented in government…bring in all of their hand selected comrades with I.Q.’s on the left side of the bell curve, so they can have a job instead of on the welfare rolls, being they can’t function in the real world at any job. <br /><br />George Soros sure got his money worth out of his hand picked little comrade communist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com