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- A Little More About Assault Of A Family Member
January 26, 2023
Read MoreAt least once a week I receive a phone call from a girlfriend, wife or husband who regrets calling the police on their loved one and wants to know how to “drop” charges. I know what she wants. She wants to go back in time and erase the problem without having to deal with the […]
- A Little More About Harassment
January 19, 2023
Read MoreThe crime of Harassment in the State of Texas originates from a broadly constructed statute that prohibits various types of electronic communication intended or designed to annoy, harass, alarm, abuse, torment or embarrass the recipient. Among other activities, the statute specifically prohibits communications that are obscene, threaten physical injury or is “repeated” with the specific […]
- Blood Test Doesn’t Quite Add Up
January 12, 2023
Read MoreDWI Blood Test Laws As of September 2009, a new law in Texas was enacted regarding blood tests for DWI cases. Police officers can now order a blood test from a DWI suspect if: In earlier times, police officers had to obtain a warrant from a judge in order to demand a blood sample. In light of […]
- The Pre Charge Investigation
January 09, 2023
Read MoreI met with a man the other day who was being investigated by a local police agency. Typically, an individual is not aware that he is in the cross hairs of a police investigation until he gets a phone call from a police detective or government agency like CPS. By the time he is informed, […]
- Should I Take A Plea Bargain
January 09, 2023
Read MoreYou are probably asking this question because an offer has been made in your case and the resolution seems painful. You don’t want to admit to a crime and suffer through imprisonment or probation terms. Perhaps you are concerned about registering as a sex offender and the complications and shame that will follow? What should you […]
- Role Of The Judge In Your Criminal Case
January 09, 2023
Read MoreI often wonder why a rational person would choose to become a judge in a Criminal Court. The pay isn’t great, and in the off chance one gets elected to the bench, he or she must worry about being fired every four years. To make it worse, re-election isn’t based on the job the Judge […]
- Prostitution Is Now A Felony In Texas
January 09, 2023
Read MoreIn 2021, the State legislature decided to fight crime by amending Texas Penal Code §43.02, and adding §43.021, turning solicitation of prostitution into a State Jail felony. Previously, the crime had been a Class B misdemeanor. So why did the legislature upgrade solicitation? The attorney’s general report claims an economic reason for the change. According to the […]
- Murder Defenses: Part 3
January 09, 2023
Read MoreCan Intoxication Be A Defense To Murder? I don’t remember the last Murder case I’ve had that didn’t involve alcohol or drugs. In some cases, my clients were so severely intoxicated, he or she could not remember the events that resulted in the homicide. In some of my other cases, the victim and everybody else […]
- Murder Defenses: Part 2
January 09, 2023
Read MoreSomewhere out there in the abyss that is the Texas Legislature, a group of individuals are discussing a way to make all open possession of handguns legal. Their argument is that we are all safer if everybody carries a weapon. In actuality, there appears to be a romanticizing of the Texas west that all these […]
- Murder Defenses: Part 1
January 09, 2023
Read MoreIn a previous post I discussed the changes in Murder prosecutions. It is becoming harder to defend Murder charges with the changes in technology, but as I intimated, it is not impossible. What defenses are available for an individual charged with Murder? The death of a human being at the hands of another is always […]
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