Living in Texas, you enjoy spending time out with friends. You go to the city, hang out at local hot spots and go to local homes for barbecues and parties. One of the things that can catch some people off guard is just how fast they become intoxicated when drinking. ...
You committed a crime, and there is potential for a serious penalty. The prosecution approached your attorney and suggested a plea deal. Instead of spending several years in jail, you’d have only a year along with probation. While the deal sounds good, you’re not...
It is always a good time to talk about ways you can avoid a DUI. There’s always plenty of drinking and partying going on during the year, but you can avoid getting arrested by planning ahead for a ride when you decide to drink alcohol. There are many ways to preven...
For some people, the allure of going out and drinking is stronger than staying sober. Some may even believe that they can trick the breathalyzer if they’re pulled over. The reality is that it is not as easy as it may appear. A breathalyzer identifies when a perso...
Anyone who commits fraud is putting him- or herself at risk of criminal charges at the federal level. This is a particular risk if you are caught participating in corporate fraud or are accused of being involved with corporate fraud. Corporate fraud includes various...
Here in Texas, DWI violations come with heavy consequences for those who receive criminal charges. Not only do suspects face immediate revocation of their license if they fail a breathalyzer test, should they refuse to take the test altogether, they may lose their lic...
Sometimes you need an attorney's help to bond out of jail in Collin County. Some counties in the Dallas Ft-Worth area, like Collin County, use pre-determined bond amounts on misdemeanor cases. In order to trigger those bond amounts, Collin County has a system in place...
The words "bail" and "bond" are often used interchangeably around the Collin County Courthouse, and for the most part the distinction doesn't matter. Technically, bail is the amount of money the accused must deposit with the Collin County Sheriff to be released from...
Even if someone accused of indecency with a child receives deferred adjudication, or probation from a jury after conviction, the person must still register as a sex offender. The length of time that sex offender registration is required depends upon which part of the ...
Unlike most criminal offenses in Texas, it is impossible to get deferred adjudication probation (or non-conviction probation) for DWI and DWI related offenses, like DWI 2nd, DWI 3rd, intoxication assault, and intoxication manslaughter. That means one of three things i...
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