)i( ( ( J()(i(( ( ( (((((((((( ))h)( Z ( ( ))h(((JZ ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( J)h This blog is made available for educational purposes only. ( Last week, Dallas County felony judges sent an 11-page letter to county officials offering ideas to reduce the jail population and make a dent on the case backlog . ( This order will often forbid the defendant (in our case, Husband) from many things including returning to the residence, threatening the Victim (complaining witness), or possessing a firearm. Sentenced to 90 days in jail. Dallas Countys hiring policy says a criminal history doesnt automatically disqualify a job candidate and that each situation will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. The rules for contracted temporary employees are less clear. w !1AQaq"2B #3Rbr w !1AQaq"2B #3Rbr By using or participating in this site you understand that there is no attorney client privilege between you and the attorney responding. . All but $56,500 of that was grant money. 2:00 AM on Sep 27, 2022 CDT. The News found that several of the employees provided by All Temps to Dallas County had criminal records. Avvo has 97% of all lawyers in the US. See Moosa v. M TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT: TODAY'S DATE STATE OF TEXAS VS. . The form which outlines the list of items to be completed as a part of the discovery process for civil cases. Many hearings are done through video conferencing. ( The News obtained county records on contract-supplied temps that often had little more than a name. ( Fifth Circuit Applies New Supreme Court Precedent to Reverse Firearms Conviction, Texas Appellate Court Addressed Victims Credibility in Child Sex Abuse Case, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Reverses Appellate Court, Affirming Defendants Conviction for Failing to Provide Medical Care to Her Child. M TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT: TODAY'S DATE STATE OF TEXAS VS. ( The city approved the waiting period and the city manager now must approve the re-hire of retirees. ( Most of the previous research, focus, and legal precedence has centered around peremptory challenges and attempting to prove if bias was suspected in excluding certain jurors from serving. Gwen Wilson, an All Temps executive, said her company uses a private firm that maintains a criminal records database for background checks. ( ( ( ( ( ( ( As criminal defense lawyers, we can advise clients on what their options are, but we never choose for them. First, what is a he said/she said sexual assault case? ( ( h24S0Pw.JM,sI,Ip2204014343]SuuM}d@hdahS`g` 9<
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DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS Case No. The risk of pleading guilty or not, having a trial or not, is always the clients risk to take or not. ( County officials said that having a criminal history would not automatically block a temps employment, but they at least want to know about it. Section 3.10 of Chapter 3 of the Texas penal code defines a same criminal episode as the commission of two or more offenses, regardless of whether the harm is directed toward or inflicted upon more than one person or item of property, under the following circumstances: . ( JZ( ( ( ( ( COVID-19 Procedures have affected almost every aspect of our daily lives. ( If you have been arrested and are facing a divorce with a protective order you will want to see understand what options you have to challenge the protective order and to challenge a finding of family violence being entered. ( )(( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( k]0M+Z+n?jd:o% But anyone with outstanding warrants is not considered for a county job. Dec. 12, 2008 Receives a deferred 9-year sentence for the felony drug charge. JZ( ( ( J Z( The courts in Dallas, Fort-Worth, Collin, and Denton County are no exception. The temp agency dropped the ball, she said. ZJZ J)h (Z ( (((((( ( )( ( (:ZK+hR:`Q[}Y;w0mWr($0. / \wDsXz7_%!o\O2mZDXb$ q *Zw,b2 65acV(8*@w[\Cq0TGL .W\E$fcG{fbpVEb31?+x9^-hi5 fKr'b%oz$eh$AOq[_Nnc@vI3PEk'1x03vVCn pN+$?(]jfwMr=idk-[ipy5 ! * ( The first issue thats going to come up is usually a protective order. County officials said last week Bivins no longer works there. ( ( ( Physical Address 1450 E McKinney Street 1st Floor Denton, TX 76209. ( ( In one case, she said the company was aware of the criminal record found by The News and that the county approved the hire. 1101(a)(48)(A). Problems With COVID-19 Procedures Cases are still moving forward. Posts categorized with "Dallas Criminal Justice" Call Today: . or (2) the offenses are the repeated commission of the same or similar offenses. Section 3.10 of Chapter 3 of the Texas penal code defines a same criminal episode as the commission of two or more offenses, regardless of whether the harm is directed toward or inflicted upon more than one person or item of property, under the following circumstances: . She said they should be doing the same reviews as the county does for its job applicants. ( ( ( )iih (J )h ( ( ( She said Ad-A-Staff also told her that other temps placed had no issues that would disqualify them from employment under the roughly $2.5 million contract awarded by the county earlier this year. ( ( ( ( Contrast that with a concurrent sentence, which lawyers call CC. ( ( ( %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ( Forney, TX*Primary Mailing Address315 S Bois D Arc StForney, TX 75126Phone: (972) 564-4644Fax: (866) 209-9785. ( Placement on deferred adjudication in Texas is considered a conviction for purposes of federal immigration law. 6420 (Metro) Fax: 972-548-6433 Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday Our Mission ( The case is still pending. The Dallas Independent School District recently discovered that it paid a staffing firm for work even though the firm didnt have a contract with the district at the time. The reason, he said, is fairness to the employees. This varies by county. ( The human resources department deals directly with the temporary agencies when workers are needed. (E Q@Q@Q@Q@%- QE QE QE QE QE QE QE QE QE QE QE QIK@Q@Q@Q@Q@ QIE -Q@Q@Q@Q@ QE QE QE QE RR@ KE QE QE QE QE QE QED
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JFIF C ( If Bob has two charges for possession and gets the same 5 years in each case, then both sentences run at the same time. Darryl Martin, the Commissioners Court administrator, said temp hiring practices will be examined after learning of The News' findings. Mauldin-Taylor said Ad-A-Staff, one of the countys staffing contractors, told her that Bivins legal problems accidentally were overlooked. $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz k ? ( ( ( The city employee retired shortly after being placed on leave, and the contract was awarded to a different firm. Can a Roofing Contractor be Charged with Theft? Agendas & Minutes. ( ( ( Consult with an attorney before choosing any course of conduct. ))h ( ( ( ( (((( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ()h ( She began in April as a clerk for the district attorneys office. ( ( Jan. 6, 2014 County records show that Bivins was assigned as a temp to the elections department. Denmon said the clerk assigned to the DAs office in April had outstanding warrants and that the contractor did not tell the county that. ( ( ( It found: A temp assigned to the elections department was on probation for felony theft. Why wont your lawyer call you back? ( Bivins shot him twice in the left leg, according to police reports. Reading this blog and/or submitting comments will never form an attorney-client relationship. ( This is good and bad for people going through the criminal court system. She also had completed probation for a misdemeanor theft charge shortly after she started her county assignment. A stacked sentence is one in which two sentences are to be served consecutively or one after another. ( The entire issue was resolved to both parties satisfaction, she said. We talk to a lot of people who have a defense lawyer and are looking to switch. ( He referred The News to a lawyer representing the county, and Martin, the county administrator, later issued a response on his behalf. ( ( ( ( Here's a look at Bivins' background and police and court reports: April 1994 Receives a deferred sentence for a misdemeanor "evading detention" charge. ( ( ( ( Her office periodically looks at some of the countys top 100 vendors. ( ( ( ( Officials could not recall when, if ever, a temporary worker contract was audited. %PDF-1.6
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( Some temps, like Bivins, continued to work for the county even when the contractors changed, a common practice in North Texas. ( ( JZ)( ))hZ ))hZ ( (((((((( (( ((((((()(h J)i( ))hJ( J( ( ( Dallas County Courts are allowing pass slips to be done remotely. It generally has the temps name, signature and often a Social Security number. Minor traffic violations are not considered criminal charges for applicants. ( It found that the entire staff of the taxpayer-funded NCTRCA is supplied by All Temps, which also bids on public contracts. They go through a county-mandated background check. This is educational/entertainment/blogging. ( Ames does hire temporary and seasonal workers, but they are county employees. Ad-A-Staff president Marie Mumme said she was checking with the companies that run background checks on her temps to find out how some criminal histories could have been missed. Another accounting clerk was working there not long after he finished probation for felony theft for falsifying documents at the Hyatt Regency in Dallas to steal more than $26,600. It disrupts my work environment.. ( ( ( ( ( Submitting a contact form, sending a text message, making a phone call, or leaving a voicemail does not create an attorney-client relationship. JZ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ()h Anyone owing the county fines, fees or taxes is ineligible for hire. ( ( JZ( ( ( ( J ( )i)hi()h Z( Bill Payments. ( ( (()h ( That came after officials discovered that high-level city employees retired and often went back to work for the city as temporary employees for a contractor. ( That was part of the contractual obligation for the temporary staffing agencies, she said. ( See the guidelines and submit your letter here. And just as they became knowledgeable and skilled in the job, they would leave after getting offered something full time, he said. ( ( ( Records show Bivins worked for Chartwell Staffing Solutions in January. ( Nothing shall constitute or amount to an attorney client relationship until and unless an engagement letter/fee agreement has been executed and signed by the attorney and client and accepted by the attorney and client. ( Judicial Record Search. Dallas County has the right to review the performance of contractors that provide temporary labor. Find the best ones near you. JZ( Z( (( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ()h Pass-slips must be e-filed and accepted by the date and time of the scheduled setting. UR8 4>+Yf%3# _c:OQJ M_LG;UI'X%UyBEwpFGX>$ GA;x7 th/0 PGiXYTt5QS
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I cant afford anything less than that, she said. ( A data entry clerk charged with felony assault in the beating of her son was on probation when she worked as a temp for Health and Human Services. COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT 133 North Riverfront Blvd. ( When this happens, a warrant will be issued against you. JZ( ( ( ( J Z( ( ( ( ( Kelton Bivins had unresolved legal issues when he came to work for Dallas County's elections department as a temporary employee. ( ( JZ( J Z( And "we will make the appropriate adjustments to ensure that all employees in Dallas County meet the same set of employee standards," he said. The News found that some temp agency employees appear to have worked in county jobs for years, mostly for the health department. } !1AQa"q2#BR$3br ( ( July 2013 Bivins is cited for a traffic offense and never paid the Dallas County fine, records show. (( ( ( ()h( ( ( ZJ )i)h (()h( 239 0 obj
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Finally, the bad news. Three felonies for allegedly firing five times into an occupied car after police said he shot his cousin twice in the leg. ( Before COVID-19 procedures changes how we interacted, the hallways in all the courts were full of people trying to navigate a busy court system. ( The health department was authorized, for example, to pay a staffing contractor $2.3 million in 2011. ( ( It says that the defendant was in court for his/her scheduled hearing, but did not make a plea, trial request, etc. August 1994 Deferred sentence is revoked. She said she was disturbed by Bivins felony background and that hes no longer working for her. Your criminal defense attorney has greater leverage to work a deal that favors you. Judicial Records. Because of the county's reliance on temps, The News conducted its own background checks into dozens assigned in a variety of departments in recent years. That made it difficult and sometimes impossible to confirm the identities of many temps and determine whether they had criminal records. Site Links. The attorney and DA could still be negotiating a potential plea agreement. The county jail population has skyrocketed from about 5,000 inmates three years ago to more than 6,200 this summer. When someone takes has a trial or enters an open plea to the court (pleading guilty with no agreed sentence) and gets a result they dont want they usually pivot to see if their lawyer was defective. Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog Dallas Criminal Justice Category Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog. ^>~3,`eIj1 7 ,"pX!/ W
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