Sam Nuchia
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Sam Nuchia is a professor at the University of Houston–Downtown
. He previously served as an appellate judge and served 17 years with the Houston Police Department
(HPD) beginning in 1967. Leaving HPD as Deputy Chief to become a prosecutor as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of Texas, until he was tapped as Chief of Police by Mayor Bob Lanier
until leaving under the Lee Brown
administration.
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A Special Response group was created to handle large crowds and special events, pay increases for senior officers across the ranks.
A Woman's Advisory Council was created for female officers to be able to raise and review any concerns an Officers with 20 or more experience would be eligible for the Deferred Retirement Option program.
trial where the panel wrote, "Dr Dietz's false testimony could have affected the judgment of the jury. We further conclude that Dr Dietz's false testimony affected the substantial rights of appellant." With that, it a retrial was granted.
University of Houston–Downtown
The University of Houston–Downtown is a four-year state university, and is a distinct component institution of the University of Houston System. Its campus spans 20-acre in Downtown Houston, with a satellite location in northwestern Harris County...
. He previously served as an appellate judge and served 17 years with the Houston Police Department
Houston Police Department
The Houston Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency serving the City of Houston, Texas, United States and some surrounding areas. Its headquarters are in 1200 Travis in Downtown Houston....
(HPD) beginning in 1967. Leaving HPD as Deputy Chief to become a prosecutor as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of Texas, until he was tapped as Chief of Police by Mayor Bob Lanier
Bob Lanier (politician)
Bob Lanier is a businessman in the real estate industry who served as mayor of the city of Houston, Texas from 1992 to 1998...
until leaving under the Lee Brown
Lee P. Brown
Lee Patrick Brown had a long-time career in law enforcement, leading police departments in Atlanta, Houston and New York over the course of nearly four decades. During this time he helped to implement a number of techniques in community policing that appeared to result in substantial decreases in...
administration.
Personal
He and his wife Liz are residents of Waller County. They have three grown children and four grand children.Education
He rose in the ranks to deputy chief while attending college, first at Abilene Christian College and then at South Texas College of LawSouth Texas College of Law
South Texas College of Law is a private American Bar Association accredited law school and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools...
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Houston Police Department
He was credited with a number of positive results under his tenure with the decrease of response times to High Priority calls to 4.4 minutes from a high of 6.1 minutes.A Special Response group was created to handle large crowds and special events, pay increases for senior officers across the ranks.
A Woman's Advisory Council was created for female officers to be able to raise and review any concerns an Officers with 20 or more experience would be eligible for the Deferred Retirement Option program.
Texas Court of Appeals
He wrote the opinion that overturned the conviction of Andrea YatesAndrea Yates
Andrea Yates is a former Houston, Texas resident who killed her five children on June 20, 2001 by drowning them in the bathtub in her house. She had been suffering for some time with very severe postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis...
trial where the panel wrote, "Dr Dietz's false testimony could have affected the judgment of the jury. We further conclude that Dr Dietz's false testimony affected the substantial rights of appellant." With that, it a retrial was granted.