Category Archives: Manslaughter Charges
Thirteen Significant New Texas Criminal Laws Effective in 2023
Arrests in Texas can be based upon actions or investigations by either state or federal authorities or by a combination of the two in joint operations. From a criminal defense standpoint, the choice of law upon which the arrest is made is key. This is because criminal cases move through two entirely independent justice systems…
Intoxication Manslaughter: Texas Penal Code §49.08
It is undisputed that intoxicated drivers can be dangerous and deadly hazards behind the wheel. In fact, Drunk While Intoxicated (“DWI”) accidents are reported to be the cause of someone dying every nine (9) hours and six (6) minutes in the Lone Star State, according to August 2021 statistics provided by the Texas Department of…
Manslaughter: When Killing Someone Does Not Mean Murder – Texas Penal Code §19.04
Tragedies happen every day here in Texas, where someone dies because of the actions or failures to act of another person. Sometimes, these deaths are criminally culpable and sometimes they are not. It is when someone dies because of another person’s intentional, knowing, or reckless action or as a result of their criminal negligence that…
Manslaughter Case No Billed in Morris County, Texas
Mr. Lowe’s client got into a drunken argument with his father-in-law on Christmas day 2015. The argument became physical and and Mr. Lowe’s client pushed his father-in-law off his father-in-law’s front porch of the father-in-law’s home in Naples, Texas. The fall resulted in severe brain trauma. The client’s wife was present when the altercation took…
