Competence is an issue that can come up in any Texas criminal case, including a DWI case. For court proceedings to be just, a defendant must be competent to stand trial. An individual who is competent to stand trial is both capable of understanding the proceedings that have been brought against them and capable of […]
Most divorces happen because the spouses have decided that they do not want to be married to each other. Unfortunately, some couples in Texas are considering or who have considered divorce even though they want to be married to each other. Economic pressures associated with caring for disabled children have pushed some couples to think […]
Three recent incidents serve as reminders that if you have been convicted of driving while intoxicated one or more times, the penalties increase with each subsequent conviction. Some drivers get one DWI charge and leave drinking and driving behind for good, whether they are convicted or not. Other drivers continue to get behind the wheel […]
Divorce involves a separation of two lives that were joined together, and that includes separating the money and assets that a couple owns. Texas is a community property state. Everything that one or both spouses came to acquire during the marriage is considered part of the community property that gets divided in the divorce. Whether […]
A student at Texas’s Santa Fe High School recently brought two of his father’s guns to school and used them to kill eight students and two teachers and to wound twelve other people. Since the shooter was seventeen years old at the time he opened fire on his schoolmates and teachers, under Texas law, his […]
A man who went to prison for nineteen years for a murder that he did not commit continues to work through the process of clearing his name. John Nolley’s most recent step towards victory came earlier this month when the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned his murder conviction. Nolley has been out of prison […]
A man who went to prison for nineteen years for a murder that he did not commit continues to work through the process of clearing his name. John Nolley’s most recent step towards victory came earlier this month when the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned his murder conviction. Nolley has been out of prison […]
The population of Texas includes many people who were born outside of the United States. These people may have lived in their home countries for many years before coming to the United States, and some of them even married and divorced in their countries of origin before they arrived in Texas. Since their arrival, they […]
A criminal conviction can have an extensive impact on your life and your liberty. Unfortunately, many people who get charged with crimes do not realize just how many areas of their life will get affected by their criminal case until they get convicted. One thing that can get affected by a criminal conviction is your […]
It’s no secret that divorce affects each divorcing couple financially. The exact ways that each couple gets affected depend primarily on their financial circumstances during their marriage. Unfortunately, though, a recent tax change will soon change the way that divorced Americans get taxed, and many divorcing couples will get affected by the tax change in […]
