Criminal Law Blog

Texas Stop and Frisk: The New York City Stop and Frisk Law Just Held Unconstitutional – Texas Law Is Not Involved Here

There’s a lot of chatter this month about “stop and frisk laws” and the recent ruling by U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin who presides over a federal trial court up in the heart of New York City. In a lengthy (195 pages) decision (read it here), the Manhattan federal judge ruled that it violates the…

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Michael Lowe, on Arrest and Indictment, Cop Watch, Corrupt Cops, Court Opinions, Federal Government Watch, Orwellian Threats to Rights, Search and Seizures |

Police and Your Phone: The Justice Department Pushes Supreme Court To Okay Police Searching Your Phone Without a Search Warrant. Will Your Smartphone Be Private Anymore?

We’ve posted about police in Texas circumventing search warrants to get cell phone tower information by getting special court orders from Texas judges and how many are concerned that this is a constitutional violation of our rights to privacy. (The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which presides over Texas in federal appellate matters, has ruled…

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Michael Lowe, on Arrest and Indictment, Cop Watch, Court Opinions, Federal Government Watch, Orwellian Threats to Rights, Search and Seizures |

Federal Drug Crimes Get Different Treatment by U.S. Attorneys Per Eric Holder – What Does This Mean for Texas Defendants?

Federal drug crimes are going to be treated differently by federal prosecutors; here’s why and what it means to people in Dallas and Fort Worth and the rest of Texas that face drug arrests based on federal law. Federal Drug Crimes Punishment Set Out if Federal Sentencing Guidelines Federal crimes that result in convictions force…

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Michael Lowe, on DA Watch, Drug Crimes, Federal Government Watch |

Heroin Use Among Teens and Young Adults: Dallas, Fort Worth Suburbs Will See More Heroin Arrests as Popularity of Heroin Continues to Rise

Heroin is here, in a big way. Heroin is a very popular drug among lots of young people for several reasons: this is a reality known to most Dallas area criminal defense lawyers, but only recently has the popularity of heroin use among middle class users become known to the public that doesn’t deal with…

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Michael Lowe, on Arrest and Indictment, Drug Crimes, Heroin Charges |

Mortgage Fraud Investigations Finally In the Limelight: Expect to See More Federal Mortgage Fraud Charges in the Future

Mortgage fraud charges are serious felony charges under either federal or state law, and more and more law enforcement efforts are being channeled into investigating financial fraud cases that involve home loans and lenders loaning mortgage money based upon documentation that is later alleged to be fraudulent. Mortgage fraud targeting isn’t new: the Federal Bureau…

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Michael Lowe, on Fraud Charges, Mortgage Fraud Charges |

Garland Indecent Exposure Case Reduced to Class “C” Misdemeanor

Mr. Lowe’s client was found masturbating in his car while illegally parked in a fire land on West Centerville Road in Garland Texas. Garland Police walked up to his vehicle while he was exposed and masturbating in a public place. The client was arrested and charged with the Class “B” Misdemeanor of Indecent Exposure; jailable…

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Michael Lowe, on Sex Crimes |

Dallas County DWI Breath Test Case Dismissed

Mr. Lowe’s client was visiting Dallas for the Superbowl from the East Coast. Mr. Lowe’s client was stopped leaving a restaurant on Belt Line in Addison, Texas. The client was asked to perform all three standardized field sobriety tests. The Addison Police Officer claimed that Mr. Lowe’s client failed all of the test and he…

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Michael Lowe, on DWI |

Prosecutorial Misconduct Allegations Against Four Top Texas District Attorneys: Update

Back in May, we posted about four different news stories coming out of various parts of the Great State of Texas that all dealt with allegations of bad acts on the part of the head District Attorney for their particular Texas county. These were not hired prosecutors within a District Attorney’s office: these were four…

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Michael Lowe, on DA Watch, Texas Government Watch |

Mail Fraud is Popular Federal Charge For Federal Prosecutors – Especially Now that Financial Fraud Crimes are Big Target of Federal Attorney General Eric Holder

Mail fraud? It’s a charge that is filed against more people that many realize. In fact, Texas criminal defense lawyers who represent people facing charges in federal court are well aware that United States Attorneys and federal prosecutors are famous for using the federal mail fraud felony statute against citizens. Their attitude is explained in…

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Michael Lowe, on Arrest and Indictment, Federal Government Watch, Fraud Charges, Mail Fraud |

Texas Family Violence and Domestic Assault Cases Will Include New Pet Protection Act Which Becomes Law on September 1, 2013

Texas domestic assault and family violence cases are seen all too often in Dallas area criminal courts, and Texas criminal defense lawyers represent people from all walks of life who have been arrested and charged with some sort of family violence / domestic assault crime. One reason is that many different kinds of relationships can…

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Michael Lowe, on Assaults, Crime News, Family Violence, Texas Government Watch |

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Rogue Print 6 months ago

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I contacted 11 Lawyers in two states for help. Some of the Lawyers specifically said they dealt with these situations on their website. 10 of those Lawyers would not even consider the case.

Michael Lowe took up the issue and PROMPTLY provided real legal advise for my circumstance. He researched and personally advised me with the applicable law and appropriate course of action. Even though he could not be retained and get paid, because he does not practice where I have to file, This Man helped out of the goodness of his heart, He did not have to. He got nothing out of it. But he did it anyway. There are so few people out there that are willing to help someone else.
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Liosvel Vazquez 7 months ago

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Sales M7 7 months ago

Michael represented me on a federal case. I came to Michael at the lowest point in life after removing my previous counsel. Michael & I met for an hour and it kind of felt as a good fit from the beginning hence I retained his services. He was empathetic and listened.

During representation we spent countless hours talking about my case to fine tune our strategy and were able to find a solution. He spent all this extra time without asking for any extra fees. I will always be thankful and grateful for what he has done for me. He really went above and beyond to help me.

Thank you, Michael!

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