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Super Tuesday!

Posted on February 05, 2008
Whoever you're voting for, today is the big day for many of us!GET OUT AND VOTE!!! Change is in the air...and it smells good!

Our Streets Are Safe Once Again!

Posted on January 30, 2008
I'll never understand it completely. I get taser stories through Google Alerts in my inbox everyday but occassionally, one catches your eye.Like this one.Bicyclist tased when he runs for minor infractionBy E-R StaffArticle Launched: 01/29/2008 12:00:00 AMPSTHAMILTON CITY -- A man riding a bicycle with improper lighting equipment was shot with a Taser stun gun Wednesday night as he ran from a deputy who tried to stop him for the infraction...

New PD Investigator Blog

Posted on January 29, 2008
Hey, I haven't found very many blawgs or websites dedicated to Public Defender Investigators but I received a comment on a post I did a few weeks ago from another brother in the field:I have always been a fan of your blog, so much so that i created my own myspace page just to have an outlet to let people know there are more of us out there...

Training Video For Public Defenders

Posted on January 28, 2008
This video might be the end all be all for Public Defenders. Forget everything you learned from your mentor, co-workers and even law school...THIS is the way to go.I vote for having at least ONE Opposite Day a week.

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Not So Advanced Social Networking Investigation Techniques

Posted on January 28, 2008
Alright, if you haven't already read about the following website in the most recent issue of Newsweek, you've been missing out. Basically, its another great tool for your investigative toolbox. Before I give you the link to the site, I just want to explain what it does...

Filthy Rich Indigent Clients

Posted on January 25, 2008
Yes, I'm usually the last one to catch up on the good news...especially when that good news is involves Public Defense in Texas! I'm guessing Gideon has covered it but here is a short snippet from the article I read:The state's first public defender office for capital murder cases is now open in Lubbock...

Mobile Mapping Programs

Posted on January 18, 2008
This post is semi-investigation related but is perfectly applicable to anyone with a mobile phone. Really, this post was spurred by the great mapping programs available to almost any user with a cellular phone...for FREE! I'm all about things that are free...

Muddying Up Cases

Posted on January 14, 2008
I wonder sometimes if keeping up with this whole anonymity thing is worth it. It becomes such a pain in the ass sometimes.I mean, would it be too obvious if I closed down this blog and started another Public Defender Investigator blog a week later? I really do think it would make things easier on me sometimes...

I Need To Earn It...

Posted on January 07, 2008
The Rodney.I don't think I deserved it and if I hadn't been the ONLY Public Defender Investigator in my category, I wouldn't have received my Rodney...my sweet, sweet, disgustingly awesome RODNEY, VICTORY IS MINE!!! I think receiving a single vote in your own category is overrated anyway...

Why Do I Have To Be The One To Help Give Cancer The Big F*CK You!

Posted on December 05, 2007
***NON-INVESTIGATION RELATED...IF YOU GIVE A RATS ASS***My first post in over a month and I'm going to start it by sounding like a big, moronic ass.Well, at least selfish but believe me, I have my reasons.I think this time of the year really brings it out in me...

Follow-Up: The Tasing Of A Fellow Bro

Posted on October 30, 2007
Some of you might have read my post on Andrew Meyer, the kid that was tased at a John Kerry speech. Well, it turns out that he WILL NOT be facing any criminal charges for the incident. You can also read the story in the New York Times:A University of Florida student who was shocked with a Taser after persistently questioning Sen...

Married Cops

Posted on October 16, 2007
I read this story in the San Francisco Chronicle this morning about a married couple that work together as partners in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco. I have no idea what kind of cops they are, but the short article is great and they seem to work well together...

Dillonthekiller4

Posted on October 12, 2007
DILLONTHEKILLER4I don't know if any of you have read about 14 year-old Dillon Casey a kid in Pennyslvania that was arrested for planning a Columbine style attack at his high school but you can read a little bit about him here (Yahoo News Story and AP Photo):NORRISTOWN, Pa...

Not So Anonymous From The San Joaquin Superior Court

Posted on October 10, 2007
Generally, I don't do a lot of snooping on the people that come to my simple and boring blawg UNLESS they start posting nasty, hateful shit. You want an example?Today at 3:28pm, I received a comment on my recent post about Shelwanda Riley:Anonymous said...

Taser Technology

Posted on October 10, 2007
I've never a fan of the Taser Technology. Well, let me clarify that. I've never been a fan of the Taser because of its ease of abuse by law enforcement. Never to let go of a perceived new thing, companies out there have developed...Wireless Taser's.Fan-Fuckin-Tasic.

Bad Cops

Posted on October 08, 2007
Well, I don't think I need to tell you all how I feel about the incident involving the Fort Pierce Police Department Officer that punched and pepper sprayed a 15 year-old girl for violating curfew. My reasoning is very simple. You have a 6' 3", 255 lb police officer working on the force for a while who should know better...

Don't Break Curfew...OR ELSE!

Posted on October 05, 2007
This is an EXTREMELY disturbing video of a 15 year-old Florida girl (Shelwanda Riley) being handcuffed for A CURFEW VIOLATION by Fort Pierce Police Officer Dan Gilroy (Here is his Myspace Page). Riley was acting like a 15 year-old kid when she started bawling and screaming and then...

Ahem...Attention All Gambling Blawgers!

Posted on October 03, 2007
Woohoo! It's that time of the year again! I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker! This Online Poker Tournament is a No Limit Texas Holdem event exclusive to Bloggers.Registration code: 4663196I was blown out last year by some EXTREMELY stupid plays but this year...

Public Defender Investigator Interns

Posted on October 02, 2007
I looooove using the Google Alerts feature on Google. Its a great way to get news stories delivered to you daily that match search terms that you set-up on your own. It's like having your own personal researcher that works 24 hours a day and delivers a report to you every morning...

Ahhh...It's Only Thursday But It Feels Like...Sunday.

Posted on September 27, 2007
Ignore the title of this post...It's more like a Tuesday.Work has been tough lately. Not because I'm all "crazy busy," but because lately, everything just fucking grates on my nerves! Let me bitch for a few paragraphs and please forgive me in advance for being confusing...

The Tazing of a Fellow Bro

Posted on September 18, 2007
***NEW UPDATED LINK: THE ANDREW MEYER Website*** Don't Taze Me Bro!Yup, this is the monster news story that pulled me out my long hiatus from posting semi-regularly. For all of you that have been asleep or at least away from the computer, please click on the following link to read the story and look (and listen) to the video...

I Have Friend...

Posted on August 16, 2007
I have a friend I went to high school with. I was able to track him down through his brother and he sent me the following email:Dear Sancho:How the hell are you?! I got your message from my brother. Thanks for writing. I am in Iowa, unfortunately, and facing some problems here, but such is life...

Harry Potter Dies...

Posted on July 19, 2007
Thats what I'm sooooo freaked out about reading or hearing this last week. Why can't Saturday and my weekend delivery from Amazon of the last installment of the Harry Potter series come any quicker? Why!Now, I had a close shave with being slapped upside the head with a spoiler that was emailed from a friend of mine (for now)...

Billy Zane Look-Alike = Guilty On All Counts

Posted on July 19, 2007
News from the Sacramento Bee:On Wednesday morning, after deliberating for a little more than a day, jurors in Sacramento Superior Court convicted James Allen Schanrock, 26, of first-degree murder and burglary in a crime shocking for both its violence and its randomness...

Public Defender Investigator Gets Bitch Slapped On The River

Posted on July 16, 2007
We welcome you to Cocke County Tennessee where your natural adventure is waiting! Nestled in the shadows of the majestic mountains, Cocke County is full of hidden treasures - all waiting to be discovered!I'm not 100% sure about the pronunciation, but just the name alone is enough to get my two year-old mind giggling for a minute...

46lb Update

Posted on July 11, 2007
Wow. 7 Hours really flies when you're having fun. I finished downloading all of Deborah Jeane Palfrey's telephone records when I got home and have worked on converting all the files to OCR. What a pain in the ass.I'm starting with the newest telephone records and working my way back, only stopping and spending extra time on the interesting sequential cellular and landline telephone numbers (more chances that they are related to a business or government organization) that pop up...

46 lbs

Posted on July 10, 2007
I have a new project that I'm working on. It involves sex, politicians, and 46lbs of telephone records.Meet Deborah Jeane Palfrey:You can read about Ms. Palfrey at her own website (here) or you can click on a few recent news stories (here and here). Basically, she was arrested late last year and charged with essentially running a prostitution ring in Washington D...

Successful Technicality And Billy Zane

Posted on July 03, 2007
First off, I just want to say that after re-reading my last post I was struck by a really freaky thing. The crazy resemblance between accused killer James Schanrock and actor Billy Zane:Right?! Right?! Anyone else with me on this one?!?!Now, getting a bit more serious...

How We Sleep At Night

Posted on June 29, 2007
A friend of mine e-mailed this story about a big murder case that has gone to trial in Sacramento, California. I'm hoping you can read it, although I've saved it a copy in text format that I can email to you if it becomes unavailable.The defendant: James SchanrockThe Charges: Murder & BurglaryThe Story (From the Sacramento Bee):The trial of James Allen Schanrock, a 25-year-old convicted burglar accused of murder and burglary, started on Wednesday...

If I Was A Newb In This Biz...

Posted on June 21, 2007
THIS WOULD BE THE MOST AWESOME OPPORTUNITY!NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC DEFENDER INVESTIGATOR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM SUMMER 2007Oh, to be young again, with no responsibilities with the ability to go where the wind takes me. Damn it.

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