When 30-year-old Quinnton Allen violated his parole for possession of a firearm, a Houston judge not only allowed him to stay on parole but granted him a PR bond for a felony. Unfortunately, the decision to release him on bond may have cost a man’s life.
Fifteen criminal defense lawyers are taking the rare step to get an embattled Dallas judge recused from their cases because they claim they cannot get fair trials before state District Judge Amber Givens, who is under investigation for misconduct by the Texas Department of Public Safety.
A man out on bond after being accused of fatally shooting his wife in 2019 is back behind bars after police allege that he assaulted his pregnant fiancée.
A month passed before Harris County courts brought in 18-year-old Corey Hodges, who violated his bond conditions 37 times. Crime Stoppers’ Andy Kahan blames the initial judge’s lack of enforcement on his first bond violation back in 2015.