Dallas Crime

Deliberation: What Exactly is the Jury’s Job at John Wiley Price’s Corruption Trial?

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / April 19, 2017 /

By Ashley Stanley Special Contributor As the courtroom began to fill up Tuesday morning with pastors, community activists, friends, foes, and citizen onlookers like myself, the media was scrambling with technology issues in the overflow room on the 13th floor. It appeared the connection to the monitors wasn’t working, and media folks like Jim Schutze,…

The FBI is on Trial Just as Much as John Wiley Price, says Ashley Stanley

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / April 12, 2017 /

By Ashley Stanley Special Contributor FBI Special Agent Allen Wilson was on the witness stand as I arrived in court Tuesday morning, and it immediately became clear that the federal government is on trial in this case as much as Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price.

Whose Oath is it Anyway? Commissioners Promise to Bow Out of Business Interests, Except One

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / March 22, 2017 /

By Ashley Stanley Special Contributor Your Honor, May I Approach The Witness? I promised a commenter on the last blog post I would attend the trial and report back, so I did. And on that note, I gave my word. Does that mean anything anymore? Can someone say one thing and do another? I digress.

With Friends Like These: Associates of John Wiley Price Might Be His Downfall

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / March 20, 2017 /

[Editor’s Note: This is the third installment of this series. Find the first and second installments here and here, respectively.] By Ashley Stanley Special Contributor No. 3-14CR-293-M [FILED UNDER SEAL] During a lazy Sunday afternoon, I decided to pick up the 107-page indictment filed by the feds on July 23, 2014, and provide my thoughts.…

Our Man Downtown Goes to Trial: Jurors in John Wiley Price Bribery Trial Deserve Props

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / March 3, 2017 /

By Ashley Stanley Special Contributor For the first installment in this series, click here. The morning didn’t go as planned. I was hoping to be at the courthouse at 7:45 a.m., remember? It was more like 9:03 a.m. I ended up taking care of other business matters, but nonetheless, made it to the Earle Cabell…