Blog Posts in Criminal Defense Attorney

Self-defense is defined as the right to prevent pain, suffering, or committed violence through the use of counteracting force or violence. The definition is simple and straightforward and seems to ...

If you have a criminal record in Dallas , you know better than most how much of an impact the past can have on your future. From trying to get a job to trying to rent an apartment, everything is made ...

The penalties for domestic violence are never slight no matter which state you are in, but Texas’s penalties for domestic violence are, like most of its criminal sanctions, harsher than most. A ...

What Does "Pleading the Fifth" Mean? Many people have heard the phrase “pleading the fifth” on TV shows and movies, but how many are aware of what it means to plead the fifth? “The fifth” refers to ...

On November 7, 1932, the Supreme Court came to a landmark decision that would change the way in which criminal cases were treated thereafter. In that case, Powell v. Alabama 287 U.S. 45 (1932), the ...

It can be nerve wracking and a bit terrifying to be under investigation for a crime, and while it can be tempting to hide out and do nothing, that may be the worst thing you do. As an American ...