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Dallas Sexual Assault Case Dismissed
2nd Degree Sexual Assault Case Dismissed in Dallas County
Second Degree Felony Sexual Assault Case No Billed
Collin County Grand Jury No Bills Client in Rape Allegation
Internet Sex Crimes: Criminal Defense Overview of Texas Online Sexual Offenses
Internet sex crime charges can be filed in Texas based upon either state or federal law. These cyber-crime sexual offenses frequently involve serious felony charges, where those convicted of online sexual offenses face lengthy incarcerations as well as fines and mandatory registration as a sex offender. Considering how heinous even a rumor that someone is…
The Crime of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child, Texas Penal Code 21.02(c) Part Two of Two: Is Texas’ Version of Jessica’s Law Unconstitutional?
Criminal Defense Discussion of Constitutional Challenges to Texas’ Version of Jessica’s Law Recently a petitioner took his case to the highest court in the land, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), asking the High Court to consider whether or not the Texas statute enacting the Lone Star State’s version of Jessica’s Law violates…
The Crime of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child, Texas Penal Code 21.02(c): Part One of Two
Criminal Defense Overview of Texas’ Version of Jessica’s Law In February 2005, a nine-year-old girl named Jessica Lunsford was abducted from her bed in her family home’s in Homosassa, Florida. Her body was discovered buried in a shallow grave, shrouded in a garbage bag, behind the mobile home where a neighbor named John Evander Couey…
Rand Paul Has 5 Broken Ribs: Simple Assault in Texas
Right now, you probably know that Senator Rand Paul was attacked by his next-door neighbor while mowing his lawn on a Friday afternoon. News reports are Dr. Paul suffered injuries that are much more serious than originally reported. Apparently, he remains hospitalized today after suffering five broken ribs and damage to his lung. It may…
Arrested then Assaulted in Texas: Jailers and Guards Caught on Video
The suicide of 28-year-old Sandra Bland got lots of people talking about the goings-on in local jails here in Texas. Ms. Bland died last July in the Waller County Jail, and the autopsy concluded that she committed suicide by hanging. Sandra Bland had said some things that should have warned her jailers that she was…
FAMILY VIOLENCE AND ASSAULT OFFENSES: LEGAL PROCEDURE GUIDE
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions of a Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer on Domestic Violence I am routinely asked to provide answers to questions on so called Family Violence cases. Somebody called the police and you got arrested. You may or may not have given a statement to police officer. You may or may not have…
Prostitution and Solicitation Lawyer Dallas
These Are Felony Charges in Texas. You Need an Experienced Criminal Defense Lawyer. If you’ve been arrested for solicitation of prostitution in Dallas, you might be shocked to learn that Texas was the first state in the country to make a first-time solicitation offense a state jail felony. Not a misdemeanor. A felony carrying…
Dallas Felony Lawyer
Facing Felony Charges in Dallas? Your Freedom, Your Career, and Your Future Are All at Risk Right Now A felony arrest in Dallas changes everything in an instant. Depending on the charge, you could be facing anywhere from 180 days in a state jail facility to 99 years or life in a Texas prison,…
