Criminal Defense Blog
Posted on Sep 20, 2022
Following the United States Supreme Court’s landmark decision to overturn Roe v. Wade earlier this year, several states have enacted trigger laws regarding abortion. Trigger laws are born from ...
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Posted on Aug 18, 2022
Recently, a tragic event happened at a youth football game in Texas. According to USA Today, Yaqub Salik Talib, brother of former NFL player Aqib Talib, shot and killed Michael Hickmon, a former ...
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Posted on Jul 12, 2022
Tragically, several children have lost their lives throughout the years because they were left unattended in a hot car or truck. Few things, if any, are as sad as the death of a child, especially if ...
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Posted on Jun 17, 2022
Earlier this month, Justin Barrett Frazell, a former country radio station host in North Texas, pleaded no contest to a Denton County indecent assault charge. According to the Fort Worth ...
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Posted on May 17, 2022
Earlier this month, a man attempted to evade Denton police by hiding under a pile of clothes, according to the Denton Record-Chronicle. Reportedly, the police were searching for the man because he was ...
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Posted on Apr 29, 2022
In many cases, it can be difficult to prove that a driver was operating a vehicle while under the influence of marijuana. A recent CBS 4 News article explained why this is an issue in Texas in ...
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Posted on Mar 31, 2022
Many Texas residents ride bicycles to get around town, exercise, or even commute to work. In addition, some of them bike to bars and restaurants to avoid getting a DWI. But can you still get arrested ...
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Posted on Feb 28, 2022
Anyone who is caught possessing illegal drugs in the state of Texas will likely face criminal charges. Such a crime has a range of consequences, from fines to prison time. The consequences will depend ...
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Posted on Jan 31, 2022
The severity of a charge someone accused of committing a crime will receive is generally based on the nature of the crime and how serious it was. Legally speaking, felonies are the most severe charges ...
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Posted on Dec 29, 2021
In certain criminal cases, a judge may make the decision to allow someone convicted of a crime to serve a term of probation in place of a jail or prison sentence. Some may also qualify to end their ...
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Posted on Nov 15, 2021
If either your blood alcohol content (BAC) level was at least.08 percent or you refused to take a chemical test (e.g., breath or blood test) after getting arrested for a DWI in Texas, a police officer ...
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Posted on Oct 20, 2021
Many people believe that it’s perfectly OK to sleep off intoxication in their cars, but doing so could end up being more trouble than most anticipate. It’s understandable why so many would ...
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Posted on Sep 23, 2021
Since commercial drivers are licensed to operate large vehicles that carry passengers or precious cargo, they are held to higher standards in comparison to noncommercial drivers. If a commercial ...
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Posted on Aug 5, 2021
Explore the Most Common Types of State Jail Felonies and What This Charge Could Mean for You You probably know that there are different types of felonies, but what you might not realize is that ...
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Posted on Jul 28, 2021
A computer crime, also called a cybercrime, refers to the use of a computer as an instrument to commit illegal acts. This includes committing fraud, trafficking in child pornography and intellectual ...
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Posted on Jun 10, 2021
What It Is Like in Jail People often throw around the terms “jail” and “prison” interchangeably, but there actually is a difference between the two. Both are designed as ...
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Posted on May 5, 2021
Why an ALR Hearing Would Be Necessary In the state of Texas, an Administrative Driver’s License Revocation (ALR) hearing is a civil process that occurs after an individual has been arrested for ...
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Posted on Apr 13, 2021
Get the Defense You Need for Navigating Complicated Legal Boundaries For many people, graffiti is an art and a form of self-expression. Some popular street artists, like Banksy and Keith Haring, have ...
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Posted on Mar 9, 2021
What Classifies a Misdemeanor and How It Can Impact Your Future The three basic classifications of criminal offenses are infractions, misdemeanors, and felonies. Infractions are petty offenses that ...
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Posted on Feb 23, 2021
How the Texas Power Outage Impacted Crime Rates Many have deemed the response to the 2021 power outage in Texas a crime in and of itself. Houston mayor Sylvester Turner called on the state of Texas to ...
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Posted on Jan 26, 2021
Common Defenses We Argue in Criminal Cases As criminal defense attorneys, our job is to create reasonable doubt in a client’s case. Our goal is for the court to determine that guilt cannot be ...
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Posted on Dec 21, 2020
8 Elements That May Result in Family Violence The holiday season is a time for family and friends to celebrate, give, and spread love and joy with each other. However, several factors such as COVID-19 ...
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Posted on Nov 3, 2020
Drawing the Line Between Rape & Statutory Rape Every state has its own age of consent laws. In Texas, the age of consent is 17, meaning anyone who is younger than 17 cannot legally consent to ...
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Posted on Oct 21, 2020
Don’t Take “Positive” for an Answer NarcoPouch tests are presumptive field drug tests that police officers rely on to establish probable cause for arrests. Officers must establish ...
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Posted on Sep 21, 2020
Identity Theft in the Social Media Era Identity theft is not a new crime. It’s been around for decades and continues to impose harsh consequences for those who are accused. However, a rather ...
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