The coronavirus has\naffected just about every aspect of daily life for Texas residents, Americans,\nand people all over the world. Individuals recently charged with crimes in\nTexas, and those who are incarcerated in Texas prisons, are wondering how the\ncoronavirus will affect their ability to work through their criminal law\nmatters towards freedom and justice. The defense attorneys who represent Texans\nwho have been charged with crimes are also wondering how and when they will be\nable to pursue fair resolution of their clients’ cases. Attorneys who represent\nclients that are already incarcerated are concerned for the health of their\nclients as they remain behind bars because they are aware that disease can\nspread rapidly within prison walls, where health care resources may be\nstretched thin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Texas court system\nhas put jury trials on hold and has delayed many other types of proceedings.\nSome hearings have been held remotely, but as court workers and judges have\ntransitioned to working remotely, they have not been able to handle the same\namount of hearings and other proceedings that they could in their regular work\nenvironment. The availability of remote or electronic court proceedings varies\nfrom place to place within the state. Defendants in some areas may be able to\ncontinue working through their criminal law matters more quickly than\ndefendants whose cases are in districts where remote and online case management\nis proceeding more slowly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Criminal defense\nattorneys in Texas have been able to advocate on behalf of some of their\nclients that justice would not be served by sending them to jail. The slowing\nof the state’s judicial machinery could keep people in jail indefinitely, and\npublic health officials would like to see as few people in prison as possible during\nthe coronavirus outbreak. Some attorneys have successfully obtained release on\nno-cost bonds for some of their clients who are charged with low-level\noffenses. Bail reduction motions and plea bargaining are other tools that\ndefense attorneys plan to use as opportunities to use them remotely become\navailable. These efforts are being met with varied attitudes on the part of\nprosecutors. Some prosecutors are willing to consider no-cost bonds and plea\ndeals in light of pressing public health concerns. In contrast, others claim\nthat they must continue to be tough on crime regardless of the coronavirus\npandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you have been charged with any type of crime in Texas, your health and your freedom are at stake. Fortunately, you do not have to defend your health or your freedom on your own. You need someone who can help you and walk alongside you as you pursue resolution of your Texas criminal law matter. A Texas Criminal Defense Attorney<\/a> can help you protect what is most important to you, even in these uncertain and challenging times. To learn more about how a Texas criminal defense attorney can help you, call Attorney Alex Tyra today. Call us today, at (903) 753-7499, or fill out a convenient online contact form on our website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The coronavirus has affected just about every aspect of daily life for Texas residents, Americans, and people all over the world. Individuals recently charged with crimes in Texas, and those who are incarcerated in Texas prisons, are wondering how the coronavirus will affect their ability to work through their criminal law matters towards freedom and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[47],"class_list":["post-670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-criminal-defense","tag-texas-criminal-defense-attorney"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyralawoffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyralawoffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyralawoffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyralawoffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyralawoffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=670"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tyralawoffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":671,"href":"https:\/\/tyralawoffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670\/revisions\/671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyralawoffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyralawoffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyralawoffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}