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New Texas Gun Law

Texas New Gun Law Texas has returned to the wild, wild west. We’re back to cowboy days. The Second Amendment is on steroids here in Texas. Understand me; I’m

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To Vape Or Not To Vape

As several states have legalized marijuana, Texas has stuck to its cowboy roots and resisted change.  However, the Lone Star state has acquiesced to some of the public and business

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Felony Cases Dismissed

This affable, hard-working young man was facing ten years in prison. However, we felt emphatically he didn’t deserve to be imprisoned or a convicted felon. He comes from a

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Felony Case Dismissed

Criminal Defense Lawyers Making A Real Difference If we criminal defense lawyers only show up to make money from our client’s misery, we’re similar to buzzards. At least, that’s

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What Is Felony Murder

They charged you with murder, but someone else pulled the trigger Felony murder is one of the toughest laws on the books. Its consequences can be very severe for

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Felony Case Dismissed

Achieving a dismissal for a client is especially rewarding for several reasons. First, the client can move on with his life. Second, in many cases we will get the

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The Work Of The Criminal Defense Lawyer

Standing With The Accused Bob walked into my office nearly a broken man. Law enforcement had recently charged him with assault family violence and strangulation on his wife. This charge is a third-degree felony that carries up to ten years in prison. Besides the damage to his marriage and family, Bob was also concerned about losing his professional job. He’s an architect at a huge architectural firm. His salary exceeded six figures. A felony conviction would have ruined his career. I learned that Bob is a good man from our investigation. He had no prior record and volunteered in the community.

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All White Juries

Article III of the U.S. Constitution states in part, “The Trial of all Crimes…shall be by Jury; and such Trial shall be held in the State where the said Crimes shall have been committed.” The right was expanded with the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which states in part, “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed.” Both provisions were made applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.  

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