Juveniles who are not tried as an adult in court will face placement in a Texas juvenile facility. In this type of facility, the child is under the custody and care of the state of Texas. The facility can range from low security to high security; which type of...
Do you qualify for an appeal to a criminal conviction?
Criminal convictions can have long-lasting impacts on your legal and social life long after you've served your time or paid your fines. If you have legitimate grounds for appeal to a past conviction, there is no reason to let these blemishes remain on your record and...
Michigan governor signs bills to reform jail for kids
Residents of Texas will want to know about a recent bill signed into law by the governor of Michigan. It centered around creating a clean slate for juvenile offenders. Jail alternatives are also presented in the Good Moral Character and Clean Slate for Kids packages...
Is location tracking constitutional?
The age of technology has assuredly found its way to the U.S. court system. Texas residents may believe that privacy is vital in American life and that it is easy to invade individual privacy when technology is at its present intrusive state. Court judges are also...
Appealing a criminal conviction
Individuals in Texas and around the country who are convicted of committing a crime cannot file an appeal just because they claim the jury made a mistake. For an appeal to be heard, a defendant must convince the appellate court that an error of some sort was made...
Texas man indicted for drug possession and money laudering
A man has been indicted on drug possession and money laundering charges more than a year after a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper allegedly discovered cash and drug paraphernalia in his vehicle during a routine traffic stop. The 38-year-old Odessa resident is...
How parents can help children who shoplift
Parents in Texas know that kids have a way of getting into trouble. Many children will go through a mischievous stage as they mature. Sometimes, that includes brushes with the law. One of the most common crimes minors commit is shoplifting. Shoplifting by teens is...
Appealing convictions is a critical part of criminal defense
Being arrested for any reason in Texas can be a challenge. When there is a conviction, it is natural to be concerned as to what happens next. The case is not automatically over with the penalties to be assessed and served. An appeal is possible and may reverse the...
Addressing racial imbalance in prosecutor and judicial positions
Contemporary social attention being paid to racial problems across Texas and the rest of the United States has also made its way to the court system. One of the central problems being discussed is the high number of Black men convicted of crimes and punished more...
Deepfakes threaten criminal trials
The integrity of the Texas criminal justice system is under attack from the increasing prevalence of fake and doctored evidence. It has become remarkably easy for anyone with a cellphone and a laptop to create remarkably accurate deepfakes. When these find their way...
