Blogs

• Ignition Interlock Devices and Texas DWI Laws

  Posted October 21, 2017

  If you’ve been charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI) in Texas, a conviction can easily cost you your drivers license—or at least restrict your ability to drive. Texas state law sometimes allows drivers charged with DWI to get back behind the wheel if ...

• When the Insanity Defense Applies

  Posted October 4, 2017

  Most people have at least heard this phrase in a movie or on TV: not guilty by reason of insanity. But what does that really mean? Does legal insanity mean you are so disturbed because you’re suffering from a mental disease or defect that you don’t know th...

• Types of Crimes Involving Alcohol

  Posted October 4, 2017

  It’s clear that alcohol can play a large role in criminal activity. Drinking alcohol lowers your inhibitions, can cause your judgment to suffer, and can increase violent tendencies. If you commit a criminal act while under the influence, you may face serious conse...

• Lost Liberty: Failed Forensic Evidence Potentially Condemns the

  Posted April 12, 2017

    DNA evidence has become synonymous with guilt over the last couple of decades, but an extreme mix-up in Texas DNA-testing facilities and new methods in testing forensic evidence have many now doubtful of past convictions. According to a recent report, the stat...

• How Does a Search Warrant Work?

  Posted March 26, 2017

        It’s always important to understand the law so that you can fully protect yourself. For example, you might be curious about how a search warrant works and be surprised to find out that it isn’t quite like it appears to be on televis...