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Fighting Family Violence Charges While Going Through Divorce

April 15, 2021
How Will Family Violence Charges Affect Divorce

Being charged with family violence charges in Texas could have a big impact if you’re going through a divorce. In Texas, family violence is also sometimes known as domestic violence or domestic abuse. It occurs when an adult family member threatens or harms another family member. The adult family member may include: A partner or […]

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Protective Order Violations in Texas: What Is Considered “Threatening or Harassing”?

March 23, 2021
Protective Order Violations in Texas

If you’ve been charged with domestic violence in Houston, chances are a judge has issued a restraining order, also known as a protective order, in your case preventing you from having contact with the alleged victim or their family. Protective orders are meant to prevent or reduce the likelihood of future harm to a victim […]

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Look out for the 2021 Houston Warrant Roundup

March 10, 2021
Texas Warrant Roundup 2021

If you have an outstanding warrant in Houston or Harris County, March 2021 could turn out to be a very bad month for you.  That’s because March is the month Texas law enforcement conducts their annual Texas Warrant Roundup. During the 2021 Warrant Roundup, the Houston Police Department, Harris County Constables, and other participating state […]

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Houston’s CAR Program: You May Not Get Arrested, But You Can Still Go to Jail

February 23, 2021
Cite and Release program

Under Houston’s new Cite and Release program, if you are suspected of committing certain Class A or B misdemeanors, police officers will issue you a citation, rather than arrest you and place you in jail. However, just because you didn’t get arrested, doesn’t mean you won’t be paying big fines or be sentenced to jail […]

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Common Criminal Charges Against College Students

January 26, 2021
Common Criminal Charges for College Students

College years can be a magical time. Years spent in lecture halls absorbing the knowledge of tenured professors, all while working towards a coveted degree. Late study nights, coffee breaks and falling asleep on the books. Then there is the other side of the college years. Study by day and let loose at night. Many […]

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How Reasonable Doubt Applies in a Criminal Case

January 12, 2021
reasonable doubt

If you’ve ever watched the evening news or one of the many prime time courtroom dramas, you’ve probably heard many times that in order for a jury to convict a person of a crime, they must find them guilty “beyond a reasonable doubt.” But what does that phrase really mean? And how could it affect […]

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Avoid Package Theft Charges: Texas Gets Tough with Porch Pirates

December 14, 2020
Charged with package theft in Houston

One of the reasons online shopping is so popular is that the items purchased are delivered directly to your front door, usually within a few days after you place your order. However, if no one’s at home when the items are delivered, they can sit outside on the porch or in the driveway, where they […]

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What to Do If You Are a Woman Charged with Domestic Violence in Texas

November 11, 2020

For a long time, domestic violence was considered to be a crime committed by a man against a woman. Women were routinely treated as the victim in a case of domestic violence; any situation where violence was perpetrated against a man by a woman was routinely dismissed as an act of self-defense against a more […]

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What’s the Difference Between Self Defense and Assault in Texas?

October 8, 2020
Self Defense and assault

A defendant charged with assault in Texas will often claim that they were acting in self defense when the crime took place. However, in order to be successful, they must be able to prove that they had good reasons to believe they were in real danger when they knowingly caused bodily harm to another, or […]

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Fighting False Accusations of Domestic Violence in Houston

September 18, 2020

In Texas, domestic violence is an act intended to result in physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault, or that is a threat that reasonably places the victim in fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault, committed against: Domestic violence is a serious crime and is treated as such by […]

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