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Innocence doesn’t equal freedom. Sadly, this was the case for 2 men who lost 26 years of their lives behind bars, because of false charges. In 1992, a jury found VanDyke Perry and Gregory Counts guilty of rape, sodomy, and kidnapping. Almost 3 decades later, the victim’s revised story and new DNA evidence were able…

Have you been given a drug charge? Here are a few questions you need to ask your drug possession attorney. With more than 1.5 million arrests per year, drug possession is filling up our courts in a serious way. No matter how you feel about the drug laws, it’s a serious issue that needs to…

Falsely accusing someone of a crime is a crime itself. In most states, including Texas and Georgia, a person can face up to a year in jail and thousands of dollars in fines for making a false report or “pretending” a person is a victim. Recently, “Empire” TV star, actor Jussie Smollett, has been charged…

If you are out on the streets minding your own business, and a police officer begins to question you, you might wonder if you are being detained or arrested. The two terms are sometimes used interchangeably, but they have specific legal definitions that are very different. If you are charged with a crime based on…

Texas is one of the toughest states to battle in court. According to recent data, Texas has the dubious title of 7th highest rate of incarceration per 100,000 people. For anyone arrested and charged in Texas, this is a sobering statistic to keep in mind as you prepare to go to court. It certainly makes…