"Pre-hearings" mean different things in different felony courts. Some courts don't even have defendants come to court until the case is indicted. ...

Possibly. The seminal U.S. Supreme Court case on speedy trial is Barker v. Wingo 407 U.S. 514 (1972). The Court in Barker v. Wingo identifies 4...

[I practice adult criminal law in Texas courts and federal courts. I do not practice juvenile law, so I regret that I am not able to give you the...

You can get another job, but if you don't report to parole, you will lose your freedom and won't be able to work anyway. They have a word for...

(1) You asked: Can someone press charges on you of an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and he’s on parole for a murder charge? Yes. But...

Here are the statutes that could come into play: ------------------------------------------- TEXAS PENAL CODE Sec. 37.02. PERJURY. (a) A...

"CLM" means "Criminal Law Magistrate," and in Bexar County, Texas, there is a Criminal Law Magistrate Court in the Justice Center that has...

If the sentence was for a state jail felony, your husband would have to do at least 80% of the total time less credit granted by the judge for time...

A Probation Officer cannot "send a person to jail." When a probation officer becomes aware that a probationer has violated one or more of his terms...

After a person has been sentenced to TDCJ prison time by a district court, the court provides documentation including the judgment (collectively...