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Aguilar v. Texas, 378 U.S. 108 (1964), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court, which held that "[a]lthough an affidavit supporting a search warrant may be based on hearsay information and need not reflect the direct personal observations of the affiant, the magistrate must be informed of some of the underlying circumstances relied on by the person providing the information and some ...
Texas, 380 U.S. 400 (1965), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court involving the application of the right of to confront accusers in state court proceedings. The Sixth Amendment in the Bill of Rights states that, in criminal prosecutions , the defendant has a right "...to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have ...
On August 15, 2014, Texas Governor Rick Perry was indicted by a Travis County grand jury, but has since been cleared on all charges. [1] [2] [3] The first charge of the indictment was abuse of official capacity, a first-degree felony, for threatening to veto $7.5 million in funding for the Public Integrity Unit, a state public corruption prosecutors department.
Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife Imelda were indicted by the Justice Department on charges of accepting bribes, money laundering and improper foreign influence.
Salinas v. Texas, 570 US 178 (2013), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, which the court held 5-4 decision, declaring that the Fifth Amendment's self-incrimination clause does not extend to defendants who simply choose to remain silent during questioning, even though no arrest has been made nor the Miranda rights read to a defendant.
The case went to trial just as Mattox was gearing up his campaign for a second term — and a conviction probably would have ended his political career, not to mention if he received a prison term ...
Ten doctors, two pharmaceutical executives and two businesses have been indicted in a scheme to bribe doctors for prescriptions, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton ...
During the five-day trial held in Lubbock, Texas, one of the three counts was dropped, leaving two alleged instances of perjury. He was acquitted on one count and found guilty on the second count. [19] Coleman was sentenced to 10 years probation with a $7500 fine. [20] The 7th Court of Appeals of Texas in 2006 upheld the conviction. [21]