Criminal Justice Blog

On average, about 28 people die every day from drunk driving related crashes. In fact, about 1 in 3 people are involved in a drunk driving crash during their lifetime. Driving while intoxicated should be avoided at all costs. But what if you’re driving home from a friend’s BBQ after a few beers and are…

The minute you are arrested for drunk driving, you need a drunk driving attorney. If you wait until your first court appearance or worse, wait to see what happens next, you may be a day late and a dollar short. Drunk driving (DWI) or driving under the influence (DUI) are serious criminal matters in Texas.…

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…

Filmmaker Albert Maysles once said “Tyranny is the deliberate removal of nuance”, a sentiment perhaps never more obvious than when the government invades your right to privacy. The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is an important piece of legislation that defines our right to privacy and security. In recent decades, courts around the country…

In the U.S., there are two main reasons that the police can take action against someone. They are the standards known as reasonable suspicion and probable cause. While they are similar in their application and definitions, there are several key differences between the two. To make sure that your rights are protected, it is important…

Spousal support, also known as spousal maintenance or alimony, is paid by one ex-spouse to the other to help support the recipient. It has nothing to do with child support, and it may be paid regardless of whether there are children and what arrangements are made for them. Spousal support is largely a relic of…

Technically, if you are arrested and charged with a DWI (driving while intoxicated) in Texas, you are within your rights to refuse a breathalyzer or blood alcohol test. However, due to Texas’ implied consent laws, you will face administrative penalties for your refusal. Here is what you need to know. What Is Implied Consent? In…

You don’t have to be Sam Harris or Eckhart Tolle to know about the controversial but common type of law in the United States, “stop and frisk”, is legal in Texas if and only if law enforcement has reasonable suspicion that a person possesses a dangerous weapon and may be a threat. If reasonable suspicion…