Helping North Texans Erase Criminal Records
One breathalyzer machine can perform many tests per month. With repeated use, its sensor can drift – a gradual decline in its physical and chemical properties (normal wear and tear) that causes it to lose sensitivity. The sensor can also become saturated with alcohol...
You leave a bar late at night and soon see police lights behind you. If you were driving normally and following the traffic laws, you may wonder if the officer stopped you just for leaving a place that serves alcohol. In Texas, leaving a bar alone does not give police...
The right to remain silent is a Fifth Amendment protection that protects you from being forced to self-incriminate when interacting with law enforcement. Therefore, you cannot be forced to answer questions or provide evidence that could be used to convict you of a...
When a police officer arrests a driver for suspected driving while intoxicated (DWI), they perform a breath alcohol test to determine the driver’s blood alcohol concentration (BAC). Under Texas implied consent law, by driving on a public road, a driver automatically...
The punishment for many criminal convictions is incarceration. For some minor crimes, this could just be a few months or up to a year. For more serious offenses, people could serve over a decade. Often, the goal of incarceration is presented as stopping people from...
Identity theft can affect your finances, reputation and even your ability to access important services. Criminals may use stolen personal information in many different ways, making it important to recognize common schemes before they cause significant harm....
Texas has strengthened its fentanyl laws in recent years and may continue to expand the applicable penalties. These changes reflect statewide efforts to address rising overdose deaths and increased trafficking activity. What may seem like a relatively simple case can...
A white collar crime charge can have consequences that extend far beyond the courtroom. Even before your case is resolved, allegations involving fraud, embezzlement or other financial crimes may affect your employment, professional reputation and occupational...
Most people are aware that police cannot typically search a person’s cellphone without their consent or a search warrant. We discussed this in a recent blog post. But, can law enforcement use their resources to find out if someone’s phone was in the vicinity of a...
Many people do not realize that possessing someone else's prescription medication can lead to serious criminal consequences in Texas. Because prescription drugs are often viewed as legitimate medications prescribed by a doctor, individuals sometimes assume there is...