What separates a misdemeanor from a felony is the severity of both the charge and the punishment. Misdemeanors range from a slap on the wrist to substantial county or local jail time. In Texas, a felony charge carries a year or more in state jail or prison. A capital felony means either life in prison

From the “Drunkometer” used in the 1930s to today’s Breathalyzer, blood alcohol concentration (BAC) tests have made it very easy for police to charge Texas citizens with drunk driving. But are these tests always 100 percent correct in measuring a person’s level of intoxication? The answer is “no,” because many factors can affect a reading.

At some point, you may find yourself one of the many people accused of an Internet crime without even realizing that you have broken any laws. In trying to protect Texas citizens from a wide range of new Internet-based misdeeds, the government casts a wide net and sometimes catches people who didn’t know that they

It’s a new year, and if you have a criminal record, you should find out if you can get a fresh start with a criminal record expungement. What exactly is an expunction? If you qualify, it means that your criminal record would no longer be available to the public and it would be as if

What enables Texas law officers to pull you over for a suspected DWI? With reasonable suspicion, they can briefly detain you based on what they hear or observe in the time before they pull you over. If they think you may have committed or are about to commit a crime, they have probable cause. Watching

Texas State Representative Jonathan Stickland has proposed an easing of gun restrictions to make it easier for state residents to buy and own firearms. He wants to eliminate the existing step of obtaining a license to carry (LTC) a gun. This is the second time Representative Stickland has attempted to pass his “constitutional carry” law,

One of the worst parts of having a criminal record, no matter how slight, occurs when you have to fill out an employment application and answer “yes” to that question. After a seemingly minor marijuana conviction, the possibility that you’ll be passed over for a number of job and other opportunities can become unfairly high.

A driving while intoxicated (DWI) conviction is a pretty rough experience, and you still have to get to work after your license is suspended if you want to keep your job and finances flowing. One way to avoid losing your driving privileges completely is to request that you be allowed to operate vehicles equipped with

Fightable issues in Drug Crime cases often center around:   the reason you were stopped or pulled over by the police what was said and done during the encounter how the police found the drugs in question whether a search was supported by a valid search warrant whether or not consent for search was given.