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Wrong Way Driver Causes Fatal Fort Worth Gas Tanker Accident – Texas Injury Lawyers
A deadly gas tanker accident on a freeway in Fort Worth, Texas, has been blamed on a wrong way driver who was traveling in the opposite direction on the freeway, under the influence of alcohol. The man has now been charged with intoxication manslaughter.
The 23-year-old motorist was driving a pickup truck the wrong way in [...]
Prescription Drugs Most Commonly Linked to Violent Crimes – Houston Criminal Lawyers
Most of the drug-fueled violent crimes that Houston criminal defense attorneys come across are linked to heroin, cocaine and other illegal drugs. However, a study by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices shows that even legal prescription drugs can cause behavioral changes that might incite violent reactions and behavior.
The study is based on data from [...]
Cameron County DA’s Office Considering Facebook Profiling of Jurors – Houston Criminal Lawyers
Houston criminal defense lawyers have seen an increasing use of social media by law-enforcement in Texas. Whether it is using Twitter to post the names of DWI offenders, or publish information about intoxicated motorists on Facebook pages, law-enforcement agencies have gotten increasingly aggressive about using social media tactics, and not always with good results. Now, [...]
Increase in Texas Holiday DWI Arrests – Houston Criminal Lawyers
The holiday season saw a substantial increase in the number of people calling Houston DWI lawyers after being pulled over for drunk driving. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, there was an increase in the number of impaired drivers who were arrested over the holidays. Overall, the DPS arrested 1,106 intoxicated drivers over [...]
Traumatic Brain Injury Linked to Higher Incidence of Youth Crime – Houston Injury Lawyers/Houston Criminal Lawyers
A new study shows that children, who have suffered a traumatic brain injury, are much more likely to commit crimes as they get older. The results are not exactly surprising to Houston criminal defense lawyers, because earlier studies have also shown a similar link between brain injury and adult crimes. This new study however, which [...]
Texas Senator, Atty. Gen. Announce Plans for Sexting Legislation – Houston Criminal Lawyers
Sexting, or the practice of transmitting nude and semi nude images on cell phones, is currently considered a felony offense, and teenagers, who engage in such practices, can be prosecuted as felons. You don’t have to be a Houston criminal defense lawyer to know how absurd that is. Most instances of sexting start out [...]
Arlington Considers No-Prostitution Zone Ahead of Super Bowl – Houston Criminal Defense Lawyers
Just a few months before the nation focuses its attention on the Cowboy Stadium in Arlington, Texas during the Super Bowl, the city’s police chief is trying to create a “prostitution exclusionary zone” that will keep sex workers out of the city’s main entertainment district. Millions of people are expected to converge on this area, [...]
Do You Know Your Miranda Rights? Houston Criminal Defense Lawyers
It’s not just Houston criminal defense lawyers who know the Miranda rights verbatim. Most Americans are familiar with the Miranda rights, thanks to so many TV police shows. However, how many know that the Supreme Court this year has been tinkering with the familiar rights, ensuring more ambiguity, and possibly, some confusion?
This year, the country’s [...]
Suicide-The Silent Killer in American Prisons
A new report has sobering facts for Houston criminal defense lawyers. Suicide is the number one cause of unnatural death among prison inmates in the United States, accounting for about 29% of all prison deaths between 2000 and 2007. Those facts come from a new report, called Mortality in Local Jails, 2000-2007 as reported to [...]
Catching DWI Offenders at the Grassroots – Houston Criminal Lawyers
Last month, the New York Times published an interesting review of several programs aimed at preventing drunk driving and other alcohol-related excesses. As Houston DWI lawyers and car accident lawyers in Houston, we’re closely familiar not only with the costs that a DUI offense can have on a person’s life, but also the irreparable harm [...]
