The conviction rate in DWI chemical test cases is about twice as high as the conviction rate in non-test cases. Even still, only about 20 percent of DWI defendants refuse to provide a breath or blood sample. Frequently, police officers bully suspects into submission with tales o...
Parker County Criminal Defense Blog
Five Expungeable Results in Parker County
All criminal convictions have direct as well as collateral consequences. Many offenses are crimes of moral turpitude. CMTs could have immigration and other consequences. Additionally, criminal convictions usually make it difficult to obtain student aid, pursue certain professiona...
Is Early Discharge from Probation Right for Me?
The high prison population in the United States gets lots of attention in the press. Yet the probation population is twice as high as the prison population. Court supervision is very restrictive, particularly in felonies. Generally, probationers must report at least twice a mont...
Dog Bite Injuries: Three Things to Know
According to the Centers for Disease Control, dogs bite over 4.7 million Americans a year. A significant number of these incidents require emergency care for serious injuries. Legally, these victims have several options in Texas. The Lone Star State uses the one-bite rule. Owner...
Report: Fort Worth is Ground Zero for Fatal Crashes
Nearly half of all fatal car wrecks in Texas occur in the energy-producing zones centered around the Barnett Shale/Permian Basin areas of North and West Texas. Over 1,600 people lost their lives in this area during 2018, many of them along Interstate 20. According to TxDOT, spee...
What’s the Difference Between Deferred Disposition and Pretrial Diversion?
Both these things sound roughly alike and have long words that start with “D.” Moreover, they are both a lot like probation, from a procedural standpoint. FInally, they both have the same happy ending. If the defendant successfully completes either program, the defendant has ...
Did Grandma Really Get Run Over by a Reindeer?
One of the great novelty Christmas songs of all time may have involved a negligent Santa Claus who was not up on the housetops where he belonged. According to the song, Grandma left the house late Christmas Eve, although she had been drinking too much eggnog and had not taken he...
The Five Types of Driving Impairment
Most car crashes are not accidents. In fact, human error accounts for over 90 percent of these incidents. Frequently, that error involves one of the five types of impairment, as outlined below. Most jurors award rather large damages in driver impairment claims. Frequently, these...
Overcoming Marijuana Possession Charges
Attitudes are changing about marijuana, but North Texas peace officers are more aggressive than ever when it comes to these charges. Nationwide, officers mad a marijuana-related arrest once every forty-eight seconds. Over 90 percent of these arrests involved simple possession. T...
Top Five Breathalyzer Myths
During the early years of the DWI crackdown, Texas lawmakers amended Section 49.04 of the Texas Penal Code. Under these new amendments, people who have a BCA above the legal limit are intoxicated as a matter of law. So, the Breathalyzer test is more important than ever. Even if ...
