If you’re ever seen the movie, “My Cousin Vinny,” you’ll probably recall the scene where the Judge asks Joe Pesci, who is acting as his cousin’s (very inexperienced) criminal defense lawyer, how his client wishes to plead. What the Judge really wants to know is — does his client want to plead “Guilty” or “Not [...]
Criminal Defense Articles
One of the most common types of cases that I handle on a regular basis are assault cases. When most people imagine a typical assault case, they picture a couple of guys getting into a bar brawl, some random road rage incident between disgruntled motorists, or a fist fight between two strangers who, in the [...]
A few years back, I wrote an article that dealt with where all you can carry a handgun in Texas, even if you don’t have a License to Carry (“LTC”). In case you missed that article, you can read it here. But, living in Texas, I often get questions from friends and family members about [...]
Before we get into the particular aspects of a lesser included offense, let’s look at an example to help illustrate why this topic is important. Let’s say that you have been charged with Assault, and the State has alleged that you impeded the victim’s breathing, or choked him or her, during the alleged assault. This [...]
As a criminal defense attorney, I routinely encounter and represent people who have been charged with all different types of charges and levels of criminal offenses. It’s pretty safe to say that, if you’re arrested and charged with Driving While Intoxicated, Assault, or Burglary, you’d probably see the benefit in retaining a lawyer to help [...]
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, [...]