VIDEO-CONFERENCE HEARINGS
Jul 20, 2020
For the time being, the courts have suspended in-person jury trials and preliminary hearings. All of us have a legitimate concern about gathering together, in large groups, in closed spaces, for exten...
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Cross-Racial Eyewitness Identification
Dec 31, 2017
Despite the numbers of reported media accounts of Eye Witness Identification leading to false convictions, misidentification is not a defense set out in the Texas Penal Code and Texas law does not aut...
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Does Leming Change the Law on Reasonable Suspicion for a Traffic Stop?
Jun 07, 2016
A divided Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a decision in April 2016 that on first glance seems to have rejected 23 years of established case law surrounding the issue of reasonable suspicion to ...
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DWI -- Using Scaled Questions for Selecting Jurors
May 01, 2011
Every Case Is Different Each case brings a unique set of facts and legal challenges to the trial. I use scaled questions tailored to the specific facts of my case. If I am representing a firefighte...
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Handling Intoxication offenses
Dec 18, 2010
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF A FAVORABLE OUTCOME The first thing that needs to be understood is that once a client is charged with an intoxication offense, they cannot afford to be arrested again f...
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How to Seek an Expunction in Texas
Jun 09, 2009
Expunctions in Texas give you the right to legally deny an arrest if you meet the criteria set out below:...
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Driving While Intoxicated
Jun 06, 2009
Jail Release The first thing do do is get out of jail. In Travis County you can hire an attorney to assist with a personal bond. Request an ALR Hearing In Texas you have 15 days from the date of a D...
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