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Dallas Violent Crime Attorney
27 Years of Experience In Criminal Defense Helping You Fight Violent Crime Charges Being accused of a violent crime in Dallas can turn your life upside down in an instant. The moment criminal charges are filed, you face the possibility of spending years or even decades behind bars. Violent crime convictions carry some of the…
Pre-Arrest Criminal Investigations
Pre-Arrest Texas Criminal Investigations: Police Investigations, Federal Investigations before Arrest As a Texas Board Certified Criminal Lawyer, Michael Lowe has experienced first-hand the lengths to which criminal investigators, law enforcement agencies, and police officers can go to try and find enough documents, paperwork, and witness statements to attempt and put together enough evidence to arrest…
Michael Lowe Biography
Michael Lowe is a trial lawyer. With 150+ jury trials under his belt, he has strong and varied courtroom experience. This is important because while many attorneys claim to be trial lawyers, very few can say they have actually tried more than a hand full of cases to a jury. Career Roots in Civil Trials…
Another Texas Jail Scandal: Six Harris County Jail Employees Fired in Sex With Inmates Misconduct Charges
The disrepute of Texas Jails just got bigger since it’s becoming national news that over in Houston, six employees at the Harris County Jail have been fired from their jobs because of allegations of sexual misconduct and failure to take actions to stop the misconduct on the part of those that should have done so….
More Cops Arrested for Breaking the Law: Two in Dallas, More in El Paso
In Dallas, two police officers have been arrested within the past week for doing bad things. Neither one was on duty at the time. Dallas Police Officer Ralph McAfee was arrested on Sunday evening at his home after he and his girlfriend had a fight that apparently escalated into something that resulted in Officer McAfee…
Judge Watch: 2460 Year Prison Sentence Upheld by Texas Appeals Court, More Great Publicity for Texas Criminal Justice System
Once again, Texas courts are making international headlines and not in a good way. This week, the Texas Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit over in Fort Worth issued its decision in the case of James Kevin Pope. Seems Mr. Pope was tried and convicted of sexual assault of a child — an unfortunate crime,…
Cop Watch: Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez Has Been Sued
There’s a new Sheriff in town, but does she hold a grudge? Mebbe. Four Dallas County Sheriff’s Deputies have sued their boss, Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez, along with the Executive Chief Deputy Jesse Flores, alleging that the Sheriff transferred them to yucky jobs after she got elected because they had supported her opponent in…
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Haltom City Police Declined to File Charges for Aggravated or 2nd Degree Sexual Assault
The Top Federal Felony Charges That Come With Mandatory Minimum Sentences: New USSC Report
The United States Sentencing Commission (“USSC”) recently published new information regarding mandatory minimum sentences in federal felony charges. Read, United States Sentencing Commission Quick Facts Mandatory Minimum Penalties (FY 2024). What does this mean for criminal defense lawyers as well as federal prosecutors? And, importantly, how does this impact those who are being investigated, charged, convicted,…
Categorical Approach: Longer Federal Sentences With Past Convictions
Things can get darker for those with past criminal convictions and a new federal arrest. There are times when new convictions will result in enhanced (greater, longer) punishments based upon prior criminal offenses. How? Federal law will require the defendant’s sentence be boosted in time to be served behind bars because of something in the…
