When can I get an expungement?

If you've reached that three year mark, you can go ahead and get an expunction now, though you may or may not want to do that just yet. There's an...

Does a misdemeanor give double jeopardy protection from felony?

There are certainly instances where that can happen. For example, if you get charged with a misdemeanor family violence assault or DWI, but you've...

How can I fight this citation? Can I ask for a plea bargain? Who can I discuss this with before my court date?

First of all, I know the whole experience was probably pretty scary, but the most important thing here is that it sounds like you're okay. Don't...

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Can a custodial parent lose custody of their child for dating a sex offender in texas

Can they? Yep. Will they? Depends entirely on the specifics of the situation (the facts surrounding the sex offense itself, the person's actual...

What will happen next? New Trail and Appeal

Appeals and motions for new trial are completely separate things (handled in different courts, different timelines, different grounds, everything)....

You can be arrested for anything that an officer feels you did to violate any criminal law. Whether you can be successfully convicted of anything...

Actually, it doesn't apply to non-sexual relationships at all, and wouldn't apply to you regardless. It provides an affirmative defense to sexual...

Is there a new law going to affect on aggravated cases, where the time served will no longer be 50% before being paroled? How so

I certainly haven't heard about any new laws like that. And the reality is that's pretty unlikely to be true if you're hearing it now. The...

How will a "Dismissal" in my case affect my immigration status?

Yes, that means your criminal case is completely over with now. Unfortunately, the federal government can still treat a deferred adjudication...

The "MTR" part of that is almost certainly "motion to revoke". The "KMB", I've never heard of, but given that, if I had to guess, it's just...