Personal friend and criminal appeals guru has reentered the world of private defense practice. His website could use some SEO magic, so here it goes. www.souzalawdallas.com Chris designed his own website, I outsourced mine to Justia. Check out his page of significant decisions. It’s pretty significant. Chris is fluent in…
You know what I enjoy? Emailing politicians and asking them to support my favorite pet causes. I can’t tell you how many marijuana reform emails I’ve sent Joe Barton (he’s not coming around on the issue at all). NORML, MPP, StopTheDrugWar.Org etc make it easy to contact your rep with…
Are there police in your neighborhood? Are you concerned about the rampant Constitutional violations that come from over zealous policing? How can you protect yourself from being a victim of unscrupulous law enforcement? Start by ordering “10 Rules for Dealing with the Police” from Flex Your Rights. This is a…
Steve Blow published a column on the notorious I 45 speed trap. I was happy to be interviewed to highlight the highway robbery in Ellis County. I spoke with Steve two weeks ago and reminded him that we met in 1995 at a high school journalism conference. I was a…
I don’t have any inside information on the TABC Rainbow club raid. I did notice that the TABC was checking for public intoxication when they swarmed the gay bar in Fort Worth. I’ve received a decent number of inquiries from PI defendants who claim to have been abused or unlawfully…
It’s that time of year when TXDOT rolls out the Click It or Ticket revenue/harrassment campaign. The ads are typical police state propaganda- The cops are watching you, they are coming to get you, change your behavior or the state will send the police to steal your money! Texas drivers…
Kaufman is the county east of Dallas. Kaufman county is served by three major east-west highways; I-20, 175, and I-80. These highways see a steady flow of Dallas commuters, locals driving to Dallas and back for entertainment, Shreveport gamblers, and drug couriers. Basically, money comes from the east to Dallas,…
The DWI roadblock bill has passed through the Senate is working it’s way through the House as I type this. The roadblock, I mean “checkpoint” bill is SB 298. So how much security are we getting for our freedom? From DMN and State Senator John Carona (R-Dallas) “We’re not taking…
NO NO NO. Never, ever, for any reason, go to the police station (or sheriff’s department) and make a statement. If the police have called and asked you to come to the station quit reading this and find a criminal defense lawyer now. “Won’t the police think I’m guilty if…
Another Grits inspired post. CLEAT is the Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas, the cop lobby. CLEAT ‘s website lists their legislative agenda, identifying bills they support and oppose. It’s no surprise that CLEAT supports longer sentences, less freedom, and/or more tax dollars for policing; all of which fall under…