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Texas Second Court of Appeals in Fort Worth, TX The Texas Constitution Article V creates the judicial branch of Texas government. The Constitution specifically references “Court of Appeals,” but the...
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What Does A Criminal Defense Attorney Do? Part 5
Part 5: Magistrate Hearing, Examining Trial and Competency Proceedings There are a few procedural items that need to be addressed, even though they won’t all be applicable to every case. These items...
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Third Degree Assault Charges in Texas Assault may be a Third Degree Felony for a variety of reasons. Charges are usually are a felony instead of a misdemeanor based on: a special class of victim;...
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Part 6: Conducting An Investigation Of The Case Photo credit: dynamosquito via Foter.com / CC BY-SA Once you have retained a criminal defense attorney there’s no reason to delay the investigation...
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Part 7: Securing Formal and Informal Discovery In this section we will discuss the procedures for discovery, how they have changed in recent years, and how you can be successful in securing all the...
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Police Interrogation in Criminal Investigations
Understanding Police Interrogation in Criminal Investigations When called into police headquarters for questioning, it is almost impossible to avoid feeling nervous, self-conscious and fearful. The...
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Understanding Selection of the Next Supreme Court Justice President Barack Obama’s recent nomination of Chief Judge Merrick Garland to replace the late Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court has riveted...
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Language in Police Interrogations of Criminal Suspects Learn How Your Words May Hurt You Popular crime show dramas often portray police interrogations as heated and adversarial. Suspects are shown to...
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Brief Overview of the Federal Criminal Court System Throughout the United States, the judicial system functions at the state and federal level. During a federal criminal case, the key players consist...
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Discipline and Punishment of Children in Texas
Texas Child Discipline and Punishment This is a follow-up to our popular post about whether it is legal to spank a child in Texas. As pointed out before, whether spanking amounts to a criminal charge...
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Fort Worth Child Molestation Defense Attorney Charged with child molestation in Fort Worth? Few charges can destroy your reputation in the community faster than an accusations of child molestation....
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Post Conviction Supervision for Internet Sex Crimes
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Commies Beware… Chapter 557 of the Texas Government Code is Here! I recently re-watched the 1984 film Red Dawn in which a group of scrappy Midwestern adolescents led by Patrick Swayze band together in...
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Understanding Juvenile Sex Offender Recidivism Analysis
Juvenile Sex Crimes Recidivism Prior to the late 1970s, a juvenile sex offender was not viewed as a threat to public safety with many experts believing that sexual offenses by young boys was simply...
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