Justice Dallas style

"It was a time when the pendulum had swung far to the right. If the police decided you were guilty of something, they made a case and you were found guilty. It was just that simple. Candy's real crime was she wouldn't cooperate with the vice squad."

Lester May - defence lawyer for Candy Barr in her drug trial. The case included illegal bugs and planted evidence.

"We are making every effort to engage other attorney's to correct the many mistakes that have been made thus far and to properly handle this matter on appeal. This change of counsel may expose us to further embarrassment before the public but it cannot be avoided... Our difficulty is in finding a lawyer in Dallas completely free of the influence of the D.A.'s office."

Sol Dan - appeals lawyer for Jack Ruby

greg_parker wrote:"It was a time when the pendulum had swung far to the right. If the police decided you were guilty of something, they made a case and you were found guilty. It was just that simple. Candy's real crime was she wouldn't cooperate with the vice squad."

Lester May - defence lawyer for Candy Barr in her drug trial. The case included illegal bugs and planted evidence.

"We are making every effort to engage other attorney's to correct the many mistakes that have been made thus far and to properly handle this matter on appeal. This change of counsel may expose us to further embarrassment before the public but it cannot be avoided... Our difficulty is in finding a lawyer in Dallas completely free of the influence of the D.A.'s office."

Sol Dan - appeals lawyer for Jack Ruby

Greg,

You ever read about Dallas' "Shotgun Squads" or "Holloway’s Raiders"?
https://www.reporternews.com/story/life/columnists/glenn-dromgoole/2017/02/04/dallas-shotgun-squads-targeted-armed-robbers/97133744/

Now, there's a hoot.

Steve Thomas

Steve Thomas wrote:

greg_parker wrote:"It was a time when the pendulum had swung far to the right. If the police decided you were guilty of something, they made a case and you were found guilty. It was just that simple. Candy's real crime was she wouldn't cooperate with the vice squad."

Lester May - defence lawyer for Candy Barr in her drug trial. The case included illegal bugs and planted evidence.

"We are making every effort to engage other attorney's to correct the many mistakes that have been made thus far and to properly handle this matter on appeal. This change of counsel may expose us to further embarrassment before the public but it cannot be avoided... Our difficulty is in finding a lawyer in Dallas completely free of the influence of the D.A.'s office."

Sol Dan - appeals lawyer for Jack Ruby

Greg,

You ever read about Dallas' "Shotgun Squads" or "Holloway’s Raiders"?
https://www.reporternews.com/story/life/columnists/glenn-dromgoole/2017/02/04/dallas-shotgun-squads-targeted-armed-robbers/97133744/

Now, there's a hoot.

Steve Thomas

Thanks Steve. Hadn't heard of it.

Wouldn't surprise me in the least if there was an expectation of "donations" from proprietors for this service.

Says at the end he was working on a book about the early days of the force. That would be a very interesting book if it stuck to the facts.

Greg,

I had read about the "Shotgun Squads" many years ago when I first started researching the JFK case.
Apparently they used to hide behind the coolers and burst out weilding shotguns if somebody was trying to steal beer.

Steve Thomas

http://phorum.dallashistory.org/read.php?2,20322

Vinny wrote:http://phorum.dallashistory.org/read.php?2,20322

Vinny,
It's strange to see your name mentioned in something from sixteen years ago  
I guess it's true what they say about the Internet; what you say online never truly dies.

I don't know if it was the reality, but the Shotgun Squads' reputation was, "Shoot first and let the devil sort out the details."

Steve Thomas

Steve Thomas wrote:

Vinny wrote:http://phorum.dallashistory.org/read.php?2,20322

Vinny,
It's strange to see your name mentioned in something from sixteen years ago  
I guess it's true what they say about the Internet; what you say online never truly dies.

I don't know if it was the reality, but the Shotgun Squads' reputation was, "Shoot first and let the devil sort out the details."

Steve Thomas

Sorry to be cynical, but my guess would be that they were all about taking out the independent operators (ie those not working for syndicates making regular "donations" to the sheriff and the the homicide and robbery unit. 

I'll go one further and say that that was why they went so hard  after Bonny and Clyde and pinned so many robberies on them. Independents. Decker went after them all until he was down to the last man standing - Floyd Hamilton - and he did a deal with Floyd to get him out early and join the team.

Corrupt to the core.