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…

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…

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 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…

Justice is not always swift. Sometimes the road to victory is long and treacherous, and for people who get wrongfully convicted and sent to death row, the success of their appeals can make the difference between life and death. A death row inmate finally got freed after a lengthy appeal revealed that the prosecutor withheld…

The quality of legal defense that a person gets after they get accused of a crime in Texas is not always equal. One unfortunate truth about criminal defense in Texas is that while there many talented criminal defense attorneys who are capable of bringing the best possible defenses for their clients into the courts, not…

It should come as no surprise that if you have anything on your criminal record, you will experience some consequences related to those crimes. Unfortunately, what many people do not know until they have one or more convictions on their records is that the effects of criminal convictions can extend far beyond fines and jail…

The holiday shopping season is in full swing, and, unfortunately for shoppers, the stores are not the only ones who are interested in getting a hold of your cash. Thieves are continually coming up with new strategies and tactics for obtaining money from unsuspecting victims. Jugging, the latest trend in theft, has infiltrated major cities…

The widespread use of technology and social media have created many ways for people to interact with each other. Unfortunately, the nature of online interactions isn’t always positive. From people trolling each other on social media and leaving nasty comments on the details of other people’s lives to creating and posting online content with the…