Drug possession with intent to deliver charges are taken very seriously in Texas, and depending on the evidence, you may be facing up to 99 years in prison, in addition to the loss of your license, ineligibility for federal student aid and massive fines. [...]
Manslaughter is the crime of killing someone without malice or intent, elements required for a charge of murder. Manslaughter is a second-degree felony. Those charged face the possibility of fines as well as two to 20 years in state prison. As such, it is [...]
The definition of robbery is using violence with specific intent to steal another party’s property. Robbery is a serious crime with serious consequences. That is why it is important to move forward with the best defense you can muster. Defendants in robbery cases have [...]
The legal limit for a person’s blood alcohol concentration while driving is .08, meaning that if you are driving and found to have a BAC of .08 or higher, you will likely face charges of driving while intoxicated. But what many don’t know is [...]
The dark side of the plea bargain. How many people plead guilty to crimes they did not commit in exchange for a lesser sentence? In a perfect world, this scenario would never happen, but it is a sad reality that too many people have [...]
Did you know that 50 percent of all Americans’ faces are on file in police databases? Impossible, you might say. There’s no way half of the country have been arrested and charged with crimes. But, according to a report from Georgetown Law’s Center on [...]
Texas’ implied consent laws state that drivers who are lawfully arrested by officers with probable cause as to the driver’s intoxication must consent to breath or blood testing to prove their impairment, or innocence. But, did you know that not every breathalyzer is created [...]
Under the Fourth Amendment, unlawful search and seizure is illegal. Police are required to have probable cause to conduct a search without first obtaining a warrant. However, there is something known as the “automobile exception” that helps police get into your car without a [...]
If you are pulled over for a DWI in Texas, you may have an idea of how things should happen once you are asked to step out of the car. You should keep your answers minimal and refuse the field sobriety test, the breathalyzer [...]
Needless to say, Texas has its quirks. It is an interesting state that has some interesting rules, some of which don’t always pertain to serious matters. Likelihood is, no matter where you may live in Texas, there are probably some weird or even silly [...]
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