The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied Rodney Reed‘s most recent appeals, so he will remain on death row for the 1998 murder of a Bastrop County woman. In one case, the CCA upheld the state’s use of controversial scientific tests in Reed’s trial, even though former Med...
Author: JamesLondon
Why Should a Weatherford Criminal Lawyer Represent Me at the ALR Hearing?
Even though Texas is an implied consent state, officials cannot automatically suspend drivers’ licenses following DWI arrests. To do so, there must be an Administrative License Suspension hearing to determine if such suspension is appropriate. At the ALR hearing, a paid DPS em...
Understanding Pedestrian Accidents
Speed is usually the most critical factor in pedestrian injuries. If the tortfeasor (negligent driver) is travelling slower than 30mph at the time of impact, the pedestrian death rate is less than 10 percent. But the fatality rate skyrockets to 90 percent if the tortfeasor is mov...
Seven Constitutional Rights in Criminal Cases
The Bill of Rights was one of the most earth-shaking and controversial documents in the history of mankind. Never before had a government placed such drastic limits on its own authority. Today, over two hundred years later, lawyers and judges still struggle with concepts like fre...
Understanding Grocery Store Falls
Anyone can fall at any time. In fact, these injuries cost more than $50 billion per year, in terms of things like broken bones and head injuries. Yet these physical wounds only tell part of the story. Many fall victims, especially older victims, are so afraid of subsequent falls ...
The Three Types of Assault Prosecutions in Parker County
As the weather heats up outside, the number of assaults usually goes up as well. Generally, hot temperatures increase violent crimes. Curiously, hot weather has almost no effect on theft and other property crimes. Under Texas law, assault covers the common-law crimes of both ass...
Top Ten Reasons to Expunge Your Record
To erase a criminal conviction, as well as any arrest or other records related to that conviction, defendants must meet certain minimum requirements. Only certain types of offenses, and certain dispositions, qualify for expungement. Even if the defendant meets the minimum requir...
Taking a look at underage drinking and driving in Texas
If you are the parent of an underage driver, you may take a deep breath and cross your fingers every time your child gets behind the wheel. You hope your 17-year-old does not drink, but even more important, you hope he does not drink and drive. The Texas DWI statistics are ...
Three Ways to Beat Drug Charges
Most Tarrant County drug crimes are simple possession cases. That's true for 85 percent of drug cases overall, and over 90 percent of marijuana prosecutions. These statistics are so high because possession arrests are easy to make. Officers pull over a driver for a busted tailli...
What Happens When Pets Negligently Die?
This is not a metaphysical blog about whether or not dogs go to heaven. As a Weatherford personal injury attorney, that issue is far above my pay grade. Rather, this article is about what compensation is available in these situations, and who is legally responsible. This problem...
