( It found: A temp assigned to the elections department was on probation for felony theft. ?|eF?WO,O$K1= h TWOHNcyEp=T Q@Q@Q@ KE QE QE QE QE QE QE QE QE QE QE RR@V+_(rX/huk-qO{_g> -j7RH c_J N~>mJ=].vcl VZ'DM(8 ojnq,W2A4\j^O.Y,HY%HA!]NC)RGos2%?3!Ocwv-fK>0##8} v_F)B3OkO:gtb.F:m$nd#?MG=H ^,/{+&^&BqL`j & e1\>7Ms?J9[G2jDt tW0Xq'>]FF]N* %~n 0,`#S8;I ( First, what is a he said/she said sexual assault case? ( ( } !1AQa"q2#BR$3br ( Pleading true to allegations in a motion to revoke without a plea bargain leaves a defendant open any sentence in the range of punishment if on deferred, or up the maximum number of years in the sentence if the plea is straight probation (straight probation means you are convicted). DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS Case No. ( Can a Roofing Contractor be Charged with Theft? ( Mauldin-Taylor said a contractor is supposed to disclose a temps criminal history to the department head. But anyone with outstanding warrants is not considered for a county job. ( As for others, she said there was "no background found at time of hire.". 1101(a)(48)(A). We are going to skip the issue of if a defendant should or should not testify in right now. Dallas, Texas 75207 --- --(214) 653-____ _ ____ _ CAUSE NO. Dec. 12, 2008 Receives a deferred 9-year sentence for the felony drug charge. Forney, TX*Primary Mailing Address315 S Bois D Arc StForney, TX 75126Phone: (972) 564-4644Fax: (866) 209-9785. ( Prior Convictions Can Be Used Against You In He Said/She Said Sexual Assault Cases. It shouldnt have taken so much pushing and shoving to get here. ( Why wont your lawyer call you back? Such debts automatically disqualify people from working for the county. 0 ( Elections. A new contract approved this year requires contractors to check a national sex offender database, a national criminal records database and criminal records in the counties where applicants have lived for the past seven years. Next, are cases where the evidence is pretty clear that your guilty of the charge. One thing that is supposed to happen in a criminal case, is that the Judge must inform the defendant about the range of punishment before he pleads guilty. This blog is made available for educational purposes only. C\*xG ( PENAL CODE 30.02(a). ( ( April 2013 The Texas attorney general's office sues Bivins in Dallas County family court for unpaid child support. It was the largest beneficiary of county contracts for temporary labor over the past decade. ( ( Many hearings are done through video conferencing. The 2013 DISD audit also found invoices from several temporary agencies lacked detail and contained errors. They outline several measures, such as having prosecutors at the jail 24/7 to accept or decline criminal cases, hiring defense lawyers in the countys pretrial department to get defendants representation in bail-setting hearings, and setting deadlines for courts to resolve cases. Some temps, like Bivins, continued to work for the county even when the contractors changed, a common practice in North Texas. Denmon said the clerk assigned to the DAs office in April had outstanding warrants and that the contractor did not tell the county that. Pass Slip. Defendant . ( The letter said All Temps failed to provide qualified temporary agents and perform adequate criminal background checks. As a result, the DAs office alleged, the company breached its contract. ( ( )iih (J )h ( Download the Social Security Number redaction form here. COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT 133 North Riverfront Blvd. Bivins shot him twice in the left leg, according to police reports. ( She said they should be doing the same reviews as the county does for its job applicants. on that day. ( Contrast that with a concurrent sentence, which lawyers call CC. This complicates your case, and your freedom. ( ( ( Top officials now say they arent certain thats happening. ( What is theft in Texas? The News found that several of the employees provided by All Temps to Dallas County had criminal records. But departments are supposed to track how many hours they work and certify time sheets, Mauldin-Taylor said. ( ( ( JZ( ( ( ( J Z( ( Bivins, 37, also was on probation for a drug charge and served time in the mid-1990s for theft. Its hard to second guess a defense lawyers work on a case, and its something we are asked to do often. But the county hasnt done so, said Porter, the county auditor. 2:00 AM on Sep 27, 2022 CDT. ( This puts a greater burden on the court staff. Two charges for beating his girlfriend. h24U0Pw/+Q0L)6 A]b@(f`8 y3H0p20:0L`P2X8Rh`r` Z #Hd;; bR|90`p oEb Hs10iWr&:6|eio$6mzJdUD If Bob has two charges for possession and gets the same 5 years in each case, then both sentences run at the same time. If you actively gather evidence supporting your defense, you have a greater chance of getting your case dismissed. ( ( Pass-slips must be e-filed and accepted by the date and time of the scheduled setting. ( ( But Dallas County officials say they weren't aware of Bivins' past and the criminal records of several other temps until learning about them from The Dallas Morning News. hb``a`. If youve employed them for three to four years, then why have you not hired them on a permanent basis? Mauldin-Taylor said, adding she believes thats a legitimate business question that every business probably should ask.. 239 0 obj <>stream Can prior convictions be used against a defendant in sexual assault cases? ( July 2013 Bivins is cited for a traffic offense and never paid the Dallas County fine, records show. Privacy Notice for California Residents, https://www.dallascounty.org/Assets/uploads/docs/district-clerk/downloadable_forms/PASS-SLIP.pd . We have to have individuals working for us who the public can have trust in, said human resources director Mattye Mauldin-Taylor. That came after officials discovered that high-level city employees retired and often went back to work for the city as temporary employees for a contractor. Jny\6NHT09_q. aDxpfS DuCRL/C3.Y'niZiPU2fT^TuE5w WCl}~VfbQuXru[w[5A]u^]5Z7:| O-N[{VkoVPcYHCzP:TGX=WR_Z}}@PzP{z.z.K4cv6tPv}5$n\]FV-Ruj^6I}T7.7mu).UWm75/mZ7k5s'VoqWmHF|6{(piZ[:=.&o[AnF6$PnXH9,,Z&Hdv5>gOK%%[FMNo vw ( ( Such backgrounds might derail an application for a full-time county position. ( August 1994 Deferred sentence is revoked. (( If you have been arrested and are facing a divorce with a protective order you will want to see understand what options you have to challenge the protective order and to challenge a finding of family violence being entered. ( ( File Details: PDF (281 KB) Downloads: 26. ( (( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( J Z( Three felonies for allegedly firing five times into. ( ( ( ( Site Links. ( The city approved the waiting period and the city manager now must approve the re-hire of retirees. ( Three felonies for allegedly firing five times into an occupied car after police said he shot his cousin twice in the leg. ( How does that apply to roofing contractors? ( 165 0 obj <>stream The announcement checkbox signals a delay. ( The Dallas Morning News identified him and several other county temps with criminal histories. (( ( ( ()h( ( ( ZJ )i)h (()h( ( For two temps, there was no public record of a drivers license, a Texas address or any other public record. (()h ( P5seRn/mbqT=2y"38C.5K )e21 ~:'qLyN1OPf&z~J-u[}.H[8`bzS|hUI hX^%\ $q*28%-NOM> ( ( endstream endobj 168 0 obj <>stream ( hbbd```b`` 5 d8"O`,< =$!I0yLag3PO9H,Ns"d@b3Ip3.6=0&/`X:0H2\eL`q @ =X HHS does not need budget office approval if its spending grant money, officials said. h24S0Pw.JM,sI,Ip2204014343]SuuM}d@hdahS`g` 9< It generally has the temps name, signature and often a Social Security number. There is a general rule that prior convictions may not be used to show character conformity, that is, that the defendant is guilty because he is a criminal. ( County officials said last week Bivins no longer works there. ( Burglary of a Habitation in Texas- Does the garage count? ( JZ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ()h Do not risk your freedom. Another accounting clerk was working there not long after he finished probation for felony theft for falsifying documents at the Hyatt Regency in Dallas to steal more than $26,600. ( This puts a greater burden on the court staff. ( ( (1#%(:3=<9387@H\N@DWE78PmQW_bghg>Mqypdx\egc C//cB8Bcccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc " ( ( This package is designed to accompany the paper "Examining Bias in Jury Selection for Criminal Trials in Dallas County" written by Megan Ball, Matt Farrow, Dr. Bivin Sadler, Dr. Lynne Stokes, Judge Brandon Birmingham, and Katherine Mitchell that was produced as the capstone project for Megan & Matt's Master's of Science in Data Science degree from SMU. Contrast that with may, which implies that it doesnt matter if the thing happens or not. ( Thats even after a temp using a false name once stole $1,360 from the tax office. ( The most noteworthy item in the judges letter is a bullet point that states they are developing a judicial management plan that would place time constraints on bringing a case to disposition. For example, the judges wrote, a plan could require that a felony case, once indicted, have no more than 12 settings, say, unless issues arise with DNA testing. This paper evaluates if there are any relationships of interest with respect to juror demographics and location regarding challenges for cause in felony criminal trials in Dallas County, TX. ( ( ( Burglary of a habitation is a 2nd-degree (2-20 TDC) felony in Texas. This is not legal advice. ( She said she's never been told about a temp's criminal history. 179 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<095A7B3CD789854A87EDC98A1206CF87><780B68E639156B4B856FA6A8FEF18BD3>]/Index[93 147]/Info 92 0 R/Length 171/Prev 287659/Root 94 0 R/Size 240/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream Evading arrest. Few studies, however, focus on examining challenges for cause based on self-reported biases from the venire. It disrupts my work environment.. ( Today, its almost 1,000. No one who is facing prison time wants to pay a lawyer thousands of dollars only to be ignored. Another temp got into trouble after she began working for All Temps, Wilson said. endstream endobj 94 0 obj <>/Metadata 12 0 R/Names 181 0 R/Pages 91 0 R/Perms/Filter<>/PubSec<>>>/Reference[<>/Type/SigRef>>]/SubFilter/adbe.pkcs7.detached/Type/Sig>>>>/StructTreeRoot 26 0 R/Type/Catalog>> endobj 95 0 obj <>stream Economic Development. ( ( ( %PDF-1.6 % Some local government audits have recommended that temporary employees be used on a short-term basis. )i( ( ( J()(i(( ( ( (((((((((( ))h)( Z ( ( ))h(((JZ ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( J)h ( Bill Payments. Its when the main evidence in a case is the complaining witness testifies, and so does the defendant. ( Indigent Defense: Request for Court Appointed Atty. Attorneys: Pass-slips are available on the Attorney Forms page. ( ( Theyre supposed to give us that information, she said. COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT 133 North Riverfront Blvd. ( or, (2) the offenses are the repeated commission of the same or similar offenses. That made it difficult and sometimes impossible to confirm the identities of many temps and determine whether they had criminal records. Finally, the bad news. Dallas County Courts are allowing pass slips to be done remotely. Former Dallas County tax assessor-collector David Childs said he didnt recall the theft. 6420 (Metro) Fax: 972-548-6433 Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday Our Mission The Dallas Independent School District recently discovered that it paid a staffing firm for work even though the firm didnt have a contract with the district at the time. JZ( Z( Her office periodically looks at some of the countys top 100 vendors. ( ( h_ezJ R=)j[C $Oo^dfY)zr K"jglMk;e+Qc2RXpv>Ff*Rj`Un`;Ej#qn 8u7^wGh&lPD{ 11$WrT! IOT (( ( '& )E>yOuv()hPKIK@ It would be unfair to blame them exclusively for the jump in the jail population, as hundreds of inmates are waiting on state or federal officials to transfer them to a psychiatric hospital, prison or immigration detention. Posts categorized with "Dallas Criminal Justice" Call Today: . Judicial Records. The backlog is growing. Two firms called it an unintentional mistake that some workers slipped through. ( ( ( ( 93 0 obj <> endobj But he said he decided to stop using temp agency workers for other reasons before he left office at the end of 2008. ( ( ( Dallas County Courts are allowing pass slips to be done remotely. ( (s): Charged Offense(s): TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT: Comes now the attorney for the State and the Defendant, by and through his/her attorney of record, and request a continuance of this case(s) to the following date for the following purpose: RESET DATE: TIME: 9:00 a.m. OR a Motion to Suppress May 1995 Probation on the theft charge is revoked and Bivins receives a 10-year sentence. May 13, 2010 Prosecutors seek to revoke Bivins' deferred adjudication in the 2008 felony drug case because of the shooting. 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( ( Must the Judge warn me about the punishment range before a defendant pleads guilty? The temp agency dropped the ball, she said. Many of the judges have repeatedly lashed out at county Commissioners John Wiley Price and J.J. Koch for hammering them about case logjams in the criminal courts. And "we will make the appropriate adjustments to ensure that all employees in Dallas County meet the same set of employee standards," he said. ( ( County Clerk County Court at Law Clerks - Criminal Russell A. Steindam Courts Building 2100 Bloomdale Road, Suite 12165 McKinney, TX 75071 Map cclclerks@collincountytx.gov Criminal: 972-548-6420 (McKinney) or 972-424-1460 ext. Physical Address 1450 E McKinney Street 1st Floor Denton, TX 76209. Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog Dallas Criminal Justice Category Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog. ( )(( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( k]0M+Z+n?jd:o% ( ( ( ( %PDF-1.7 1 0 obj <> stream JFIF C Childs said his office hired several who worked for a month or two. %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ( (( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( Contractors whove earned millions supplying the county with temporary employees are required to do criminal background checks on their hires. ( ( ( Section 3.10 of Chapter 3 of the Texas penal code defines a same criminal episode as the commission of two or more offenses, regardless of whether the harm is directed toward or inflicted upon more than one person or item of property, under the following circumstances: . This varies by county. Most contracts are honest and upright and do a great job. ( ( A judge would then be required to dispose of the case through trial or a plea, and the attorneys would know from the outset how much time they had to build the prosecution or defense. April 2008 Charged with a felony drug possession and a misdemeanor for evading arrest. ( Gwen Wilson, an All Temps executive, said her company uses a private firm that maintains a criminal records database for background checks. ( ( ( ( ( ( Under federal law, an alien convicted of a drug offense, other than possession of a relatively small amount of marijuana, is deportable. Hay said in a recent statement that his company has a record of exemplary service. The companys reputation and business ethics have always been impeccable, he said. ( When this happens, a warrant will be issued against you. The worker stole $1,360, according to the DAs office. Other county officials said they were surprised to learn about the criminal histories. $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz k ? This was done because White was the most frequent race cited by potential jurors. hY]s|L$@38s~a@KJ{3w} b`6IHteR$ 0LdtZkhF,/Pux-uf/^QXOrV/R)LRi7ksul:9{|q\T/Eop ( Problems With COVID-19 Procedures Cases are still moving forward. Among them: A city of Dallas audit in 2011 found that a city employee was supervising his son, a worker provided by a temporary employment agency that was not identified. ((((((()( ( ( ( ( ))h(((((((((( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( (( ( ( ( JZ( JZ(((((((( ))h ((((((((((JZ ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( (((()(h ( ( ( ( (((((((( JZ( ( ))h( Being a lawyer is stressful, and if you are the only lawyer you might handle stress by focusing only on the most serious problems that have an immediate deadline. ( ( ( Dallas, Texas 75207 (214) 653- CAUSE NO. Darryl Martin, the Commissioners Court administrator, said temp hiring practices will be examined after learning of The News' findings. %%EOF ( ( T$ (( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ()h ( Your criminal defense attorney was your only guide and friend in the maze of corridors and court rooms. ( ( ( But, in sexual assault cases there is a special provision, 38.37 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, that allows prior convictions to be used against a defendant. Law enforcement may get involved, and even arrest a roofing contractor for theft, or they may tell the homeowner this is a civil matter and to file a lawsuit in small claims court instead. The backlog is growing. ( (1#%(:3=<9387@H\N@DWE78PmQW_bghg>Mqypdx\egc C//cB8Bcccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc " ( ( ( UR8 4>+Yf%3# _c:OQJ M_LG;UI'X%UyBEwpFGX>$ GA;x7 th/0 PGiXYTt5QS +w)=L;I S_O,! Its one reason that setting expectations and letting clients manage their own risks is so important. (( ( ( ( ( ( Z( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( (02GzZ(((((((((((((((((((()(h ( ( JZ(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((()(h( ( ( JZJZ ( ( ( J)h i( ( ))h ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( In the past, contractors have been required to perform a criminal background check on temporary employees to identify any felonies or criminal convictions in Texas or in the previous state where the employee lived. ( The form which outlines the list of items to be completed as a part of the discovery process for civil cases. Temp agency workers typically dont go through that process. ( ( ( Evading arrest case is still pending. Dallas formed a temporary employee task force in 2011. ( JZ( ( ( ( ( ( ( In June, Ad-A-Staff was handling his time card. Anyone owing the county fines, fees or taxes is ineligible for hire. Jury Discovery Control Plan TBC Discovery Control Plan 199th Pass Slip Standing Discovery Order for Criminal Cases 219th District Court Forms 219th Jury Map Divorce Prove Up Affidavit Family - Agreement Checklist for TO or FO ( ( ( The statements contained on the website are general statements that may or may not apply to individual situations. It will likely take years to get the courts current. Defense attorneys and prosecutors communicate through emails and phone calls. ( Now more than ever it is important to hire an attorney who is concerned about your interest. ( ( The sheriff and DAs offices rely on contractors for background checks but sometimes do their own if the temps are in certain areas, said Debbie Denmon, spokeswoman for District Attorney Craig Watkins. (Z( ()h This site should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice from a licensed professional attorney that practices in the subject practice discipline and with whom you have an attorney client relationship along with all the privileges that relationship provides. That includes looking for warrants and overdue fines and fees. Get smart opinions on the topics North Texans care about. ( The courts in Dallas, Fort-Worth, Collin, and Denton County are no exception. Jan. 6, 2014 County records show that Bivins was assigned as a temp to the elections department. A bad result can frame the whole attorney-client experience in hindsight. ( ( ( ( On January 21, 2021, the Tarrant County Courts have determined that Local pandemic conditions are not currently conducive to in-person proceedings under the precautions and protocols contained in the previously-submitted in-person operating plan. ( I want them to be actual county employees, whether they are seasonal employees or part-time employees or full time.. It is now more likely that you will miss a hearing or deadline. ( It also staffs the North Central Texas Regional Certification Agency, which certifies whether local companies are owned by minorities or women. See the guidelines and submit your letter here. All Temps did not bid on the current contract for temps. ( That is a serious step for us to take. ( ( ( On some, names were misspelled including a recent time card for Bivins. ( ( In law, must and shall are important words. There have been a few attempts, but we have not figured out how to properly do jury trials. ( ( ( JZ( ( ZJ )h?( ( ( ( ( It found that the entire staff of the taxpayer-funded NCTRCA is supplied by All Temps, which also bids on public contracts. ( She also had completed probation for a misdemeanor theft charge shortly after she started her county assignment. So Bob does one 5 year sentence. ( endstream endobj 167 0 obj <>stream ( What happens if you are facing a criminal charge for assault family violence, while you are getting divorced? COUNTY CRIMINAL COURTS PASS SLIP Revised 4-10-15 Defendant Print name Address: Phone # ( ( )i( J( ( ( Mauldin-Taylor said the county relies on the contractors to do the backgrounding. 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