It makes no sense at all that the prosecutor's office can ignore a judicial finding of no probable cause. In the federal system if there is a...

50% for aggravated crimes, but that is only a minimum time to serve before you become eligible for parole. If your son wants to make the first...

Can I sit my probation out in jail?

Call your lawyer, and see if the lawyer can work out this deal: Offer to have the probation revoked; you can be sentenced to 10 or so days in jail,...

You have an uphill fight because you are a sex offender. You are presumed to be a threat to society because your crime is deviant and possibly...

How can the government put me in jail before a conviction?

I agree wholeheartedly, Our society pays lipservice to the principle of innocent until proven guilty. You are presumed guilty until you can prove...

It means the person is charged with possession of a controlled substance, listed in Penalty Group I, but because the substance possessed is what it...

What happens if you violate parole?

Yes, that is a violation. Why would you do that, anyway? You can always visit the other place regularly while still keeping your residence at the...

In order to have a shot at a second or successive application for a writ of habeas corpus, in state court, you will need to be able to explain the...

If this is a state case having been litigated in a state habeas corpus proceeding pursuant to Art. 11.07 Tex. Code Crim. Proc., and if this is a...

If the "bondee" was released on your promise to secure the bond, then yes, you are still liable as co-signer on the bond. That bond is not illegal....