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1. www.harriscountyda.com › news_updatesNews & Updates - Harris County District Attorney - Office of ...

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   6 days ago · A Houston man pleaded guilty to murder in the middle of trial this week and was sentenced to life in prison for killing a transgender woman in east Houston in 2022, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.

2. www.click2houston.com › news › localHarris County District Attorney breaks down Jocelyn Nungaray ...

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   Jun 27, 2024 · HOUSTON – The two men accused of killing 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray have been charged with capital murder.22-year-old Johan Jose Martinez-Rangel and 26-year-old Franklin Pena are being...

3. www.houstonchronicle.com › news › houston-texasMurder convictions in Harris County hit high in 2023, DA says

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   Feb 9, 2024 · More than 270 people were convicted of murder or capital murder in Harris County last year, a figure that more than doubled the number of convictions in the county before the COVID-19 pandemic,...

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4. www.houstonchronicle.com › news › houston-texasBill would prioritize murder trials as Harris County backlog fix

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   Jan 21, 2023 · The state senate bill would thrust the county’s most violent cases to the front of the line — alongside those involving domestic violence, child abuse and jailed defendants, which state law...

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5. www.houstonpublicmedia.org › articles › newsHarris County courts backlog continues amid finger pointing

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   Oct 5, 2022 · A backlog of cases in the Harris County criminal courts system continues to be a problem, with some members of the legal community pointing fingers amid an ongoing search for solutions.

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6. www.houstonpublicmedia.org › articles › newsHarris County officials say a new state law should help ...

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   Aug 30, 2023 · Harris County public safety officials are hopeful that a new state law will help reduce the county’s criminal court backlog by expediting pending murder cases. Under Senate Bill 402,...

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   Will a new murder law affect public safety in Harris County?

   • The law would amend previous guidelines to give murder and capital murder offenses equal priority to offenses involving the sexual assault of a child. During a press conference with local law enforcement officials on Wednesday, District Attorney Kim Ogg said the new law “will positively affect and impact public safety in Harris County.”

   Harris County officials say a new state law should help reduce the

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   How many murder cases are pending in Harris County?

   • According to Ogg, there are currently 1,816 murder and capital murder cases pending in Harris County. Additionally, Ogg said the number of murder cases filed in Harris County shot up from 250 in 2017 to 505 in 2022.

   Harris County officials say a new state law should help reduce the

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   Will a new state law reduce Harris County's criminal court backlog?

   • Pictured is a courtroom inside the Harris County Criminal Justice Center in Houston. Harris County public safety officials are hopeful that a new state law will help reduce the county’s criminal court backlog by expediting pending murder cases.

   Harris County officials say a new state law should help reduce the

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   Does Harris County have a criminal justice backlog?

   • As of now, the backlog still surpasses 100,000 cases in both criminal and civil court in Harris County, according to the county’s district court dashboard. The bill was authored by John Whitmire, a Democratic state senator and Houston mayoral candidate. He said the new law would make the state’s criminal justice system “a lot more fair and just.”

   Harris County officials say a new state law should help reduce the

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8. www.click2houston.com › news › localHarris County DA Kim Ogg discusses new state law prioritizing ...

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   Aug 30, 2023 · HOUSTON – Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg joined law-enforcement officials, prosecutors and families of murder victims Wednesday to discuss a new state law that takes effect Friday,...