/tags/courts-criminal-justice Courts & Criminal Justice en-US Copyright Wed, 14 May 2025 22:00:12 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-05-14/texas-death-row-inmate-dallas-county-hypnosis-conviction Attorney General Ken Paxton's office asked a Dallas County judge to set the execution of Charles Don Flores. His attorneys say they're not done trying to prove he was convicted using a debunked technique. Wed, 14 May 2025 22:00:12 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-05-14/texas-death-row-inmate-dallas-county-hypnosis-conviction Toluwani Osibamowo /news/2025-05-07/frisco-track-meet-stabbing-austin-metcalf-divisive-online-debate-on-race-misinformation-disinformation-karmelo-anthony Karmelo Anthony fatally stabbed Austin Metcalf at a Frisco high school track meet. And the killing has inspired divisive debates about race online. Wed, 07 May 2025 09:57:00 GMT /news/2025-05-07/frisco-track-meet-stabbing-austin-metcalf-divisive-online-debate-on-race-misinformation-disinformation-karmelo-anthony Caroline Love /criminal-justice/2025-05-05/womans-death-in-tarrant-county-jail-custody-caused-by-dehydration-medical-examiner-rules The family of the 56-year-old woman who died in Tarrant County Jail custody plans to file two lawsuits related to her death. Mon, 05 May 2025 20:05:32 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-05-05/womans-death-in-tarrant-county-jail-custody-caused-by-dehydration-medical-examiner-rules Megan Cardona /criminal-justice/2025-04-28/killeen-police-crash-911-call-texas-supreme-court The high court's Friday ruling sets an even higher standard in proving whether governments can be sued over 911 responses. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 10:01:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-04-28/killeen-police-crash-911-call-texas-supreme-court Toluwani Osibamowo /news/2025-04-19/low-turnout-for-protect-white-americans-protest-over-austin-metcalf-stabbing-death-frisco-track-meet-karmelo-anthony-jeff-metcalf-an-angry-exchange A small group of protesters gathered outside Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco to protest the stabbing of Austin Metcalf. Karmelo Anthony is accused of stabbing Metcalf. Sat, 19 Apr 2025 22:27:03 GMT /news/2025-04-19/low-turnout-for-protect-white-americans-protest-over-austin-metcalf-stabbing-death-frisco-track-meet-karmelo-anthony-jeff-metcalf-an-angry-exchange Caroline Love /news/2025-04-17/police-escort-father-of-austin-metcalf-out-of-press-conference-for-karmelo-anthony-family-fatal-stabbing-frisco-track-meet-high-school The father of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf was escorted out of a press conference for Karmelo Anthony's family by police officers. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 18:51:09 GMT /news/2025-04-17/police-escort-father-of-austin-metcalf-out-of-press-conference-for-karmelo-anthony-family-fatal-stabbing-frisco-track-meet-high-school Caroline Love /news/2025-04-16/dallas-county-juvenile-detention-officer-remains-hospitalized-after-detainee-assault-criminal-justice A Dallas County Juvenile Department officer has been at Parkland Hospital since an April 7 incident involving a detainee. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:57:00 GMT /news/2025-04-16/dallas-county-juvenile-detention-officer-remains-hospitalized-after-detainee-assault-criminal-justice Marina Trahan Martinez /news/2025-04-14/karmelo-anthony-bond-set-at-250k-by-collin-county-judg-accused-murder-frisco-track-meet-austin-metcalf A Collin County judge set Karmelo Anthony's bond at $250,000 on Monday. Anthony is accused of fatally stabbing Austin Metcalf at a Frisco high school track meet. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 15:40:06 GMT /news/2025-04-14/karmelo-anthony-bond-set-at-250k-by-collin-county-judg-accused-murder-frisco-track-meet-austin-metcalf Caroline Love /criminal-justice/2025-04-02/tarrant-county-jail-compassionate-release Commissioner Alisa Simmons said she wanted the court to be briefed on compassionate release because of concerns over an inmate with terminal stomach cancer. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 22:12:55 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-04-02/tarrant-county-jail-compassionate-release Megan Cardona /criminal-justice/2025-04-01/texas-supreme-court-ruling-houston-harris-county-capital-murder-teen-tried-as-adult The Texas Supreme Court ruled that because of flawed legal reasoning from lower courts, a juvenile judge must reconsider whether a Houston man will be tried as an adult for a capital murder allegedly committed when he was a teen. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 16:41:07 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-04-01/texas-supreme-court-ruling-houston-harris-county-capital-murder-teen-tried-as-adult Toluwani Osibamowo