Getting arrested for a DWI in Texas is serious and can have a major impact on a person’s life. A conviction for drunk driving remains on a person’s record, which may prevent them from getting a job or keeping the one they have. Depending on the circumstances, jail...
Criminal Defense
Understanding the Texas sex offender registration program
Most Texans understand that conviction for any one of a number of sex crimes will also require that the guilty defendant enter the Texas Sex Offender Registration Program, but very few people understand exactly how the program works. The basics The sex offender...
Know how to challenge the reliability of the prosecution’s witnesses
It’s stressful to face criminal charges. After all, the threat of conviction leaves you with the real possibility of being hit with serious penalties that can include prison time, fines, and a criminal record that can touch nearly every aspect of your life, from...
Criminal record expunction in Texas
If a person has been convicted of a crime in Texas, there are circumstances where information about their arrest, charge or conviction may be removed from their criminal record. This is called an expunction and there is information available about the process....
Convictions for domestic violence can ruin your family life
Even someone who has never been in trouble with the law before should take a charge related to domestic violence seriously. For one, jail is always a possibility. Even if it is taken off the table, a person will still likely have probation and may also have to pay...
Defending yourself amid false domestic violence allegations
If you are facing domestic violence allegations that involve fabricated details or the charges are completely baseless, you need to immediately identify strategies to protect yourself. These accusations will likely impact your life in many different ways, whether you...
How police may use your phone
Technology is constantly changing the ways in which we interact with the world around us, including how crime happens and how police find those who commit crimes. Many of us have our entire lives on our phones and bring it everywhere. Police know that, though, and can...
Does a police officer need a warrant to search my vehicle?
When stopped by a police officer, Texas law requires that you pull over and turn off your vehicle when it is safe to do so. An officer may have multiple reasons for stopping you. Perhaps you have a taillight out or maybe the officer suspects you of driving illegally....
Courts often admit questionable psychological tests
Researchers have decided that courts in Texas and all over the country do not properly assess psychological tests or IQ tests, resulting in less-than-reliable science being admitted as evidence. There is wide variance among the psychological tests that are admitted in...
Understanding Miranda rights
While many Texas residents are somewhat familiar with Miranda rights, they might not have a good understanding of what they are and the protections that they afford. Police officers do not have to read the Miranda warnings to people who they are talking to but who...