Fed Up With Interlock Machine. What Can I Do?

Only the court can change the conditions of probation. If those conditions include an ignition interlock, then only the court can delete that...

If the person who accused you of assault doesn't show up to your trial, does that person get in trouble for not showing up?

Realistically, when an alleged victim does not show up for court, almost always nothing happens to them.

Can I reduce my felony conviction to a misdemeanor?

Ms. Jaggers is correct that you will need to seek post conviction relief and that the place to start is having a lawyer examine your situation for...

State jail felon. My lawyer wont represent me. Dose the deal they made with the corts still stand? one year probation+cortcost

Mr. Zimmerman is right on target with his answer. Typically, lawyers officially "enter an appearance" in criminal cases by filing a pleading...

I don't know who the court appointed lawyer is, so I can't say he or she is good or bad. However, if the court appointed lawyer is not experienced...

Did defendant have a right to examine mitigating evidence in a capital case, in the form of pre-trial medical reports; sealed?

In any criminal case, the defense is entitled upon specific request to be provided with any information in the possession of the government that...

Do Texas Court of Criminal Appeal decisions have to be written into law? If so, is there a time frame they must meet?

Texas has three branches of government just like the federal government, namely: [1] Judicial (courts) [2] Executive (governor and the various...

My husband got sentenced to six years for a drug charge. He has a prior charge of a dwi can he file for shock probation.

A prisoner who has been to TDC before is not eligible for shock probation. I agree with the others who have said that.

Is there any chance of getting a class B theft charge deferred if you've had two priors deferred already?

Completed deferred adjudications on a class B misdemenor do not constitute a legal disqualification from receiving another deferred. However, I...

Caught shoplifting but go to college in another state?

I agree with Ms. Henley and Ms. Jaggers. Put more bluntly, you made a mistake. You need to now get your priorities in order. Get a good criminal...