Christopher Sherman

July 07, 2009 | Daily Report Online

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN

3 minute read

November 19, 2008 | National Law Journal

A South Texas grand jury has indicted Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on state charges related to the alleged abuse of prisoners in Willacy County's federal detention centers. The indictment, which had not yet been signed by the presiding judge, was one of seven released Tuesday in a county that has been a source of bizarre legal and political battles in recent years.

By Christopher Sherman

5 minute read

January 19, 2008 | Daily Report Online

McALLEN, Texas AP - Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales have been indicted on state charges involving federal prisons in a South Texas county that has been a source of bizarre legal and political battles under the outgoing prosecutor.The indictment returned Monday has not yet been signed by the presiding judge, and no action can be taken until that happens.

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN

4 minute read

August 21, 2013 | Daily Report Online

A former South Texas judge who turned his courtroom into a money-making operation was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison followed by three years of unsupervised release.

By Christopher Sherman

4 minute read

June 06, 2008 | National Law Journal

A Texas justice of the peace will find himself in another judge's courtroom this morning, likely grateful that one -- unlike his own -- contains no wooden paddles. Gustavo Garza is being sued by the parents of a 15-year-old girl whose stepfather was given the choice of paying a $500 fine or paddling the girl in open court for skipping school. The family wants damages and a temporary injunction against Garza and for the court to tell Garza he lacks the authority to offer corporal punishment as an option.

By Christopher Sherman

4 minute read

August 12, 2008 | Law.com

A jury of nine men and three women was selected Monday to hear the trial of Texas Judge Eliseo Barnhart on two counts of aggravated perjury. Barnhart is accused of lying to a grand jury in May 2006 as the panel investigated allegations of indecency from a former secretary. Barnhart has drawn the attention of at least three grand juries since Andrea Espinosa reported a February 2006 incident in which Barnhart allegedly fondled her and exposed himself in his office while serving as a justice of the peace.

By Christopher Sherman

4 minute read

June 13, 2008 | Law.com

A justice of the peace in Texas can no longer give parents the choice of paying a fine or paddling their children in open court for now, a judge ruled Wednesday. Los Fresnos Justice of the Peace Gustavo Garza was sued by three families who say Garza left them with no real option when he told them they must pay a fine for their children's transgressions or paddle them in open court. Garza has been ordered to suspend the paddling until the case can be resolved.

By Christopher Sherman

2 minute read

November 28, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

A former Irish Republican Army militant living in the United States for nearly 25 years has been denied the right to remain in the country.

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN

1 minute read

June 06, 2008 | Law.com

A Texas justice of the peace will find himself in another judge's courtroom this morning, likely grateful that one -- unlike his own -- contains no wooden paddles. Gustavo Garza is being sued by the parents of a 15-year-old girl whose stepfather was given the choice of paying a $500 fine or paddling the girl in open court for skipping school. The family wants damages and a temporary injunction against Garza and for the court to tell Garza he lacks the authority to offer corporal punishment as an option.

By Christopher Sherman

4 minute read