In Texas, criminal offenses generally tend to fall under one of two categories: misdemeanors or felonies. Misdemeanors are moderate to serious criminal offenses that typically involve punishments of up to a year in a county jail facility and/or a $4,000 fine. Felonies, however, are almost always serious, life-changing offenses that involve punishments such as prison-time, [...]

As a criminal defense attorney, I often times receive frantic calls from people who have just learned that one of their friends or family members has been arrested and is currently being held in jail. And, while there is a wealth of information available online about an accused’s rights and the criminal justice system in [...]

A person commits fraudulent destruction removal or concealment of writing if, with intent to defraud or harm another, he or she destroys, removes, conceals, alters, substitutes, or otherwise impairs the verity, legibility, or availability of a writing, other than a governmental record. To figure out what exactly that means, let’s look at an example. When [...]

Picture this scenario for a moment. You’re standing in line at Starbucks waiting for your drink to be made when you spot a sexy stranger. You, being you, methodically saunter over to the delightful stranger and immediately strike up a small conversation with him or her. The conversation goes well and, as you grab your hazelnut macchiato, you ask [...]

Whether you’re new to Texas or just new to having warrants out for your arrest, one thing that you need to be painfully aware of is the fact that Texas’ annual warrant round up is going on right now. What is the warrant round up, you ask? Well, it’s the time of year (usually in [...]