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How COVID-19 Could Affect Your Court Appearance January 27, 2021
The Supreme Court of Texas has issued its 33 rd Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster (link opens a PDF). This means statewide COVID-19 restrictions have been expanded and will ...
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DWI Consequences for Habitual Offenders June 24, 2016
The law views anyone who has been charged with more than three DWI as a habitual offender. After you have committed your first DWI, the consequences get more severe should you commit any further DWIs. ...
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What Is Burden of Proof? February 4, 2016
What is “burden of proof” and how does it play a role in the outcome of a criminal case ? This is the legal basis by which all criminal cases must abide. State prosecutors have the responsibility of ...
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Civil Asset Forfeitures, Civil Rights Violations, and Official Corruption in Texas January 27, 2015
In Texas Civil Asset Forfeiture , government action is taken against a person's property or assets, not against their rightful owner. A person's property is the target of the legal proceeding, and not ...
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Safety Precautions to Follow if Stopped by Texas Highway Patrol January 26, 2015
There once was a time that the Texas Department of Public Safety was a state agency of which the citizens of the State of Texas could be proud. Sadly, this is not the case today. While this ...
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Determining the Weight of Marijuana in Possession & Cultivation Cases October 10, 2014
Marijuana for Dummies While a lot of the information contained in this article deals with Texas law which can vary from state to state, this article is intended to assist criminal defense attorneys ...
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