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Witness Corroboration When Defending Sexual Assault Charges in Texas
Witnesses are very important in any criminal trial. If what they have to say isn’t significant, they would not be called to the witness stand. Their statements, sworn under oath, are either proof of an element in the prosecution’s case or a component of the defense’s challenge to it. All witnesses give evidence at trial. …
Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child: Texas Penal Code §22.021
Perhaps no criminal prosecution is pursued more aggressively by Texas prosecutors than cases involving allegations of the sexual assault of a child. Today, more and more arrests and charges are being pursued by law enforcement regarding crimes involving child sexual abuse than ever before. Correspondingly, statistics report that in the State of Texas, 1 in…
Crimes of Sexual Assault or Rape: Texas Injury Claims Based Upon Premises Liability Law
According to the latest crime statistics compiled by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), sexual assaults are on the rise in our state, with an almost 10% annual increase in reported sexual assaults. The DPS data confirms that targets of sexual assault in Texas are more likely to be female than male and that …
Sexual Harassment: Sexual Assault Personal Injury Claims in Texas
Sexual harassment is illegal under both federal and state law. It is widely prohibited under the premise that an individual has the basic legal right to go to work without having to face harassment. In some instances, sexual harassment can form the basis of a civil damages lawsuit based upon Texas injury law that is…
False Rape or Sexual Assault Claims: False Allegation is a Felony Charge
Last week in a North Texas courtroom up in Sherman, Texas, 19-year-old Breana Rachelle Harmon stood up before the 59th Judicial District court bench and pled guilty to filing a false rape claim back in March 2017. North Texas Teen Pleads Guilty to False Rape Accusation: Harmon Plea Deal Harmon was indicted on (1) two…
Unjustly Accused of Sexual Assault: When Rape Allegations Aren’t True There’s Still a Victim
Rapes and sexual assaults do happen in here in the Dallas – Fort Worth area, as they do all around the State of Texas, and these are horrible, life-changing events for the victims (both men and women). However, as criminal defense lawyers who represents people accused of rape and sexual assault know well, there is…
TOP 10 MISTAKES IN SEXUAL ASSAULT AND INDECENCY WITH A CHILD CASES
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Top 10 List of Mistakes Made in Sexual Assault and Indecency With a Child Cases 1. Can You Get Probation? This may seem like an obvious question but it’s not. It seems like every legislative session our representatives pass a law taking probation or community supervision off the table on more…
Sexual Assault Charges in Texas: More Often, Women are Accused of Sex Crimes
Sexual assault arrests in Texas are life-changing situations: anyone busted for sexual assault here faces serious felony charges with the possibility of a long sentence in a Texas state prison. Just being arrested by police on a charge of “sexual assault” can cause major and permanent damage to someone’s reputation and relationships both personally and…
Collin County Sexual Assault Allegation Rejected
Collin County District Attorney Reject Sexual Assault Allegation
Dallas Sexual Assault Case Dismissed
2nd Degree Sexual Assault Case Dismissed in Dallas County
