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Do You Need An Attorney When Dealing With Your Criminal Case?

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Within our lives it can certainly be said and seen that we will experience different things that vary each and every day. Ultimately, we take away many things from these experiences whether it is insight with future situations, an award, a lesson learned, or even that of consequences that impact our future opportunities and decisions. Today, when you commit a criminal crime you are experiencing an aspect of life that directly impacts you now, and later down the road. Yet, when you are dealing with criminal charges should you consider seeking out an attorney?

Criminal charges, and cases themselves vary on a very situational and case-by-case basis for a multitude of reasons. When an individual is charged with a crime they not only currently face consequences that impact their lives, but also that of consequences that can alter their lives for years to come. However, when it comes down to whether or not you should seek legal assistance, and representation in the court of law it is very important to way your options and what results could easily be associated with both.

Consider The Facts

Today, many individuals are under the impression that they can solely represent themselves adequately in their preliminary hearing, as well as in any further court proceeding pertaining to their case. Yet, in the majority of instances we see individuals basically “crash, and burn” and are left with serious legal penalties and consequences they now must face. However, when you seek out an experienced, criminal attorney you can expect that your case will handle with extreme care, and dedication. Your attorney will look at all aspects of your case in order to help provide some possible evidence, facts, and expert witness accounts that helps better solidify your defense, and ultimately, your case.

Remember, it is extremely important regardless of the crime you are suspected, or falsely accused of committing that you seek out an experienced, criminal law attorney to fight for your case accordingly. Without one, one can also assume that you’re playing baseball without a bat in hand.

Contact The Law Office of Alex Tyra, P.C. For a Free Consultation When you need assistance from an experienced attorney or if you need to better understand you legal options, contact The Law Office of Alex Tyra, P.C., at (903) 753-7499.  All initial consultations are free.  Phone calls are answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Can You Always Trust Teachers?

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In our lives we depend on many different people whether we believe it or not. Today, we live to believe that we are individuals, and can depend on ourselves for the majority of our wants and needs. However, that is not generally the case at all. When you look at everything at a grand scale of things we rely on individuals of all walks of life in order to help us, or our family in one way, shape, or form. One of these individuals that we heavily rely on today, and always have has been that of a teacher.

Teachers or Predators?

The majority of our teachers today within the United States are employed by our hard earned tax dollars, but can also be in private school, and higher education settings. However, the majority of our teachers can be seen in public school settings. The purpose that teachers, and educators serve is one of extreme importance, which must be achieved, and met with extreme sensitivity, determination, and nurturing in order to make sure our students, and children not only learn, but achieve. Unfortunately, students are learning much more than they, and their parents, bargained for, especially in this day and age.

The Facts of Sexual Harassment Today Within The Classroom

Sexual harassment is one aspect that is very prevalent in many schools all throughout the country today. When it actually comes down to sexual harassment many different forms can easily occur, which range from teacher’s comments towards students to actually taking it too far past social and physical limits. Besides the fact that your children, and students could be sexually harassed by their educators they can also have relationships with teachers as well. As we’ve seen in the past through national news some teachers are not only having inappropriate sexual relationships with their students, but end up dating them, and eventually could get married, or have children. Texting, and social media has also been an aid to teachers, and other sexual predators within schools, which allow them to connect to a student privately, and have their own private, social relationship with these students.

Make sure you discuss sexual harassment to your children, or young ones and make sure that not only understand it, but also how it can easily have its place within classrooms today, and what to do when they are faced with the issue.

Contact The Law Office of Alex Tyra, P.C. For a Free Consultation When you need assistance from an experienced attorney or if you need to better understand you legal options, contact The Law Office of Alex Tyra, P.C., at (903) 753-7499.  All initial consultations are free.  Phone calls are answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Is Depression Linked To Shoplifting?

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In our lives we face many different aspects of life that vary with each day that we encounter. While some days can be exciting, and harmonious for us other days can hold stress, and strife. However, in our lives we simply just do not have the time to evaluate all of these emotions and take care of them and ultimately have to keep pushing with the busy schedules that we have. However, today, depression is an aspect of life, and our emotions that is very present in the United States that affects thousands of individuals on many different levels.

The Facts of Depression

The majority of the time individuals, who are feeling “under the weather”, or sad, simply take a day or so to pull them out of the gloom. However, depression is a mental disease that can cause serious psychological and emotional issues now, and later down the road. Most of the time, individuals will seek out a therapist, or licensed psychologist to help identify, and discuss their depression. Yet, depression also has to deal with your body as well and prescription medication is also prescribed to many in order to fight back the negative, sad feelings chemically.

Alternative Therapy Means Criminal Charges

Yet, today, there are many individuals in America that do not seek treatment for their depression and ultimately make poor decisions as a result of it. One aspect of depression that is affecting one group of individuals today is that of shoplifting. Middle-aged women are the group with depression that is most likely to shoplift, especially if they do not have any past legal discrepancies. Unfortunately, however, shoplifting is a crime in all 50 states that individuals can not only be charged with, but also ultimately convicted. When an individual shoplifts they have serious consequences that include fines, jail time, probation, and the fact that it will permanently be on your record.

However, accidents and mistakes are a common aspect of our lives whether it is spilling milk, or running out of gas. Shoplifting is an unfortunate mistake that some people make everyday, which is evidently more likely to occur with those with depression. However, if you have made the mistake of shoplifting you need an experienced criminal attorney on your side from start to finish with your case. By doing so, your attorney can factor in many aspects of your correlation to the shoplifting incident taking place, including that of depression.

 

Contact The Law Office of Alex Tyra, P.C. For a Free Consultation When you need assistance from an experienced attorney or if you need to better understand you legal options, contact The Law Office of Alex Tyra, P.C., at (903) 753-7499.  All initial consultations are free.  Phone calls are answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

 

The Issue of Sex Catching Up With Technology

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Today, we live in a world that is centered on that of technology. If you were to look around where you are either sitting, or standing you would see a multitude of various technology devices that perform a variety of different functions. Cellphones are one particular device that we rely heavily on in this day and age. Cellphones help us to communicate with our friends and family, keep us in sync with our professional schedule, and also gives us the opportunity to connect to people all over the world. However, are cellphones being used negatively and putting our children at risk of sexual abuse?

The Power of Technology

Teenagers today are those individuals who not only completely understand how to use technology to the fullest, but also are the ones who are providing ideas about future forms of technology. Yet, one aspect of being a teenager is that of their social life, and being able to communicate with their friends at all hours of the day, which now can be done thanks to the cellphone. While the cellphone does provide many functions that help us it also provides the potential for sexual abuse.

A Negative Light Shining Brightly, and Illegally

Although we rely heavily on our schools, and school districts to help teach, and somewhat rear our children there are also potential issues within schools that could negatively affect our children now, and later. One of these is that of sexting. What is sexting you might ask? Sexting is the act of sending a text message that is explicit with sexual context, or adult pictures depicting one individual, or another in a sexual act, or their body. Unfortunately today sexting is not only used between one teenager and another, but also between some school officials and your children. We have seen over the years relationships existing between teachers and students whether on the news, or within our state. Yet, we never really consider that our child will be the victim of sexual assault by a faculty member at their school.

However, if a teacher, school official, or anyone for that matter over the age of 18 is sexting your child you have the right to file criminal charges against that individual. In Texas, it is illegal for anything to be sent to a minor under the age of 18 that pertains to any sexual premises, which can be punished in multiple aspects such as jail time, probation, being added to the sex offender list as a pedophile, legal fines, and employment termination.

Contact The Law Office of Alex Tyra, P.C. For a Free Consultation When you need assistance from an experienced attorney or if you need to better understand you legal options, contact The Law Office of Alex Tyra, P.C., at (903) 753-7499.  All initial consultations are free.  Phone calls are answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

 

The Issue of Sex Catching Up With Technology

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Today, we live in a world that is centered on that of technology. If you were to look around where you are either sitting, or standing you would see a multitude of various technology devices that perform a variety of different functions. Cellphones are one particular device that we rely heavily on in this day and age. Cellphones help us to communicate with our friends and family, keep us in sync with our professional schedule, and also gives us the opportunity to connect to people all over the world. However, are cellphones being used negatively and putting our children at risk of sexual abuse?

The Power of Technology

Teenagers today are those individuals who not only completely understand how to use technology to the fullest, but also are the ones who are providing ideas about future forms of technology. Yet, one aspect of being a teenager is that of their social life, and being able to communicate with their friends at all hours of the day, which now can be done thanks to the cellphone. While the cellphone does provide many functions that help us it also provides the potential for sexual abuse.

A Negative Light Shining Brightly, and Illegally

Although we rely heavily on our schools, and school districts to help teach, and somewhat rear our children there are also potential issues within schools that could negatively affect our children now, and later. One of these is that of sexting. What is sexting you might ask? Sexting is the act of sending a text message that is explicit with sexual context, or adult pictures depicting one individual, or another in a sexual act, or their body. Unfortunately today sexting is not only used between one teenager and another, but also between some school officials and your children. We have seen over the years relationships existing between teachers and students whether on the news, or within our state. Yet, we never really consider that our child will be the victim of sexual assault by a faculty member at their school.

However, if a teacher, school official, or anyone for that matter over the age of 18 is sexting your child you have the right to file criminal charges against that individual. In Texas, it is illegal for anything to be sent to a minor under the age of 18 that pertains to any sexual premises, which can be punished in multiple aspects such as jail time, probation, being added to the sex offender list as a pedophile, legal fines, and employment termination.

Contact The Law Office of Alex Tyra, P.C. For a Free Consultation When you need assistance from an experienced attorney or if you need to better understand you legal options, contact The Law Office of Alex Tyra, P.C., at (903) 753-7499.  All initial consultations are free.  Phone calls are answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

 

Sexual Abuse: Now, AND Then

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Sexual assault is a general term that includes rape, unsolicited sexual contact, harassment, sexual advances toward a child, exploitation by a person of authority, or molestation. There are many different things that are involved in sexual abuse cases and each is serious. It affects both the victim and the person accused. The number of reported sexual assault claims across the country is growing over the years. These claims range from sexual abuse against children to men attacking women by both strangers and acquaintances.

Sexual abuse towards children are usually brought to light years after the abuse has taken place, which can make the case harder to pursue. Every sexual abuse claim is a very serious thing, but as the cases unravel, testimonies can raise doubts about the legitimacy of the claims in question. Unfortunately, witnesses can have gaps in their testimonies or evidence can fade over time.

In one instance where a witness had a shaky testimony, the witness said that years back down the road, he saw a child being sexualIt is alarming that the person was aware of the attack yet did not do anything to stop, and then reported it years later.  The witness then went back and said he heard what he thought was a sexual assault. There is a huge difference between actually seeing a sexual assault take place and simply hearing what sounded like a sexual assault. That is why it is so important to question the validity of a witness. Also, there have also been cases where people who are related to the alleged victims say that the person who made the claim is making false accusations to get money.

Honestly, there are more charges that stir things up and cause anger than claims that are strictly sexually abuse based. Despite how the case turns out, those who are accused of a sexually based crime are permanently branded with those charges. That is why it is so important to make sure of the facts before claiming someone is involved in a sexual assault. They are serious charges, and they are not meant to be taken lightly.

Contact The Law Office of Alex Tyra, P.C. For a Free Consultation When you need assistance from an experienced attorney or if you need to better understand you legal options, contact The Law Office of Alex Tyra, P.C., at (903) 753-7499.  All initial consultations are free.  Phone calls are answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Death Penalty Cases, Where to Stand?

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In the United States we live in a culture where we know right from wrong. The idea of good vs. evil has been imprinted in minds of those within the United States over the years from cartoons on Saturday mornings, to reading bedtime stories. Throughout our culture we can see what is socially acceptable, and what is not. However, some people make mistakes, and some are simply just bad. When people make negative decisions that impact others in a wrongful way we refer to that as a crime.

Crime is seen on different levels throughout the law stature as small infractions to very large ones. Today, we are speaking on behalf of the death penalty and what it truly entails. Many Americans are against the death penalty in the hope that people truly have the ability to change. Of course change can occur it takes a matter of time, and in their case time in jail. However, the cost of maintaining an individual’s potential life sentencing in jail costs thousands and thousands of taxpayer dollars. Of course, lethal injection or in some cases the electric chair consequence, which the death penalty holds, is costly, but not at the same level to keep an individual alive.

Although no one truly deserves to die would being in prison for the remainder of his or her life not be similar to that of being dead? Judges have even begun to take their moralistic beliefs in cases when determining whether a person deserves the death penalty. Judges in the past have seen clear evidence that could easily land a person the death penalty, but have simply turned their heads to a stay in prison for a length of time without parole. Although they are saving a life, are they saving another? Taxes that are used to keep those in jail could easily be used to help feed the homeless who have not committed a crime, or help build up public works.

Overall, the death penalty is not a law decision, but one way or another comes down to the moral beliefs of a person. Who knows what the future truly holds for the death penalty, but hopefully justice will be served properly either way.

Contact The Law Office of Alex Tyra, P.C. For a Free Consultation When you need assistance from an experienced attorney or if you need to better understand you legal options, contact The Law Office of Alex Tyra, P.C., at (903) 753-7499.  All initial consultations are free.  Phone calls are answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

 

Deadly Weapon or Dumpster?

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In the past not only the citizens of Texas, but also within the courtroom setting, have easily recognized a deadly weapon. Law enforcement agencies everywhere over the years have expanded the list of deadly weapons to basically anything that is used for purposeful harm to an individual. These weapons play a vital role in court when contributing to whether or not a person is let off the hook or not. However, today deadly weapons are seemingly everywhere in every shape and form.

Recently  a woman has shed light on the possibilities of what a potential deadly weapon could be. A woman kidnapped a child and placed it in a garbage dumpster in order to hide it from friends, or family. The child was later discovered and was severely dehydrated, as well as shaken up a bit.

The woman now faces charges that center around endangering a child, injuring a child, aggravated kidnapping, and especially abandoning a child. Luckily the child was found or else more serious issues could be faced by the child such as death and for the woman who could have been expecting a long, long life in jail.

Her case is now being discussed in court as to whether or not the dumpster should be viewed at as a deadly weapon. If the dumpster is seen as  a deadly weapon charges could be increased to the full extent upon the woman. With instances like this people have to begin to open their imagination up to what a potential weapon could be especially in the circumstance it was used. If a dumpster was used as a weapon why could a chair, or an even a soda bottle not be considered in the same category.

Inevitably, times are changing and so are the people within the world and the way they think. Hopefully in the future, courts will not make broad judgments about potential weapons, but more a less set an example for how society will be treated in examples such as this.

Contact The Law Office of Alex Tyra, P.C. For a Free Consultation When you need assistance from an experienced attorney or if you need to better understand you legal options, contact The Law Office of Alex Tyra, P.C., at (903) 753-7499.  All initial consultations are free.  Phone calls are answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.