Helping North Texans Erase Criminal Records
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...
If you discover or suspect that you are under investigation for a crime, it’s important to tread carefully going forward. Certain actions can worsen your situation, while others could potentially improve it. Here are three things you need to remember when you’re in...
Many people’s lives are intrinsically tied to their phones. The phone contains location data showing where the individual was, it keeps records of text messages or direct messages, it stores pictures and videos, and much more. As such, it is natural that police...
People who are facing criminal charges often want to get their case over and done with as soon as possible. One way that this may happen is with a plea deal, which is an agreement between the prosecution and the defense regarding the outcome of the case. While a plea...
A federal agent at your door can make the conversation sound almost casual, especially when the agent says you are not under arrest, only need to answer a few questions or can clear things up with a quick conversation. For a business owner, office manager, bookkeeper...