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On May 23, 2016, in a 7-1 decision, the United States Supreme Court reversed a Georgia man’s 1987 capital murder conviction on the basis that prosecutors purposefully excluded black prospective jurors from the jury. The Supreme Court determined in Foster v. Chatman, No. 14-8349, Georgia prosecutors violated the defendant’s, Timothy Tyrone Foster, constitutional right to... Read More »
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Domestic violence, otherwise called family violence in Texas has received attention from the state as well as from district attorneys in all jurisdictions. In Williamson County, the county attorney assists in the prevention and prosecution of domestic violence through protective orders, prosecution of domestic violence crimes, and community outreach. The state contends that domestic... Read More »