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Several recent stories captured my attention that I haven't had time to write about, but I wanted to at least take a minute to point them out to Grits readers in case y'all had something to say about them:Dallas DA Craig Watkins accused of exchanging "face time" with the DA to corporations for office party sponsorship. AHCL over at Life at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center calls the incident a "stumble during the walk on water."The prosecution rested yesterday and the all-woman jury may begin deliberating soon in the commissary-related corruption trial of Randall County Sheriff Mike Shumate in Amarillo.The Murphy police chief who facilitated a partnership with NBC's Dateline resulting in a suicide by an investigative target (an assistant DA from a neighboring county) was fired for his role in the TV show cum investigation...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on June 11, 2008 (boomark / email).