Blog Posts in 2019
Posted on Aug 14, 2019 By Derek A. Adame, Attorney at Law
It can be tempting to bring home that expensive bottle of wine you didn’t finish when you had dinner at a fancy restaurant. It may feel natural to enjoy a bottle of beer as you ride passenger in ...
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Posted on Jul 18, 2019 By Derek A. Adame
If you are facing criminal charges for the first time, you’re probably very nervous about the future. Perhaps the only knowledge you have about criminal cases is what you’ve learned from ...
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Posted on Jun 11, 2019 By Derek A. Adame, Attorney at Law
The offense of driving while intoxicated (DWI) is covered under Section 49.04 of the Texas Penal Code. Under the law, you commit the offense of driving while intoxicated if you drive an automobile ...
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Posted on May 6, 2019 By Derek A. Adame, Attorney at Law
Texas, along with states like Florida and California is known for having an overcrowded jail and prison system. Because of this costly and problematic issue, which affects the criminal justice system ...
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Posted on Apr 8, 2019 By Derek A. Adame, Attorney at Law
If you’ve watched crime shows on television, you’re probably familiar with a powerful criminal justice tool: deoxyribonucleic acid or “DNA.” DNA can be collected from all kinds ...
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Posted on Mar 11, 2019 By Derek A. Adame, Attorney at Law
You’ve probably heard the saying, “Driving is a privilege, not a right,” which is how the state governments view driving. In other words, if a driver has “bad behavior” ...
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Posted on Feb 11, 2019 By Derek A. Adame, Attorney at Law
It’s not uncommon for people to think it’s perfectly legal for them to have an open container of alcohol in a vehicle as long as they’re not the ones driving, but this is a ...
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Posted on Jan 14, 2019 By Derek A. Adame, Attorney at Law
Sexual assault is one of those offenses that is highly frowned upon by society, but just because someone is accused of rape, it doesn’t necessarily mean they are guilty. In the criminal justice ...
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