When I use a word it means just what I choose it to mean, neither more nor less.’ – Humpty Dumpty, Through the Looking Glass Most of the rhetoric surrounding DWI includes statements about drunk drivers. For example, Texas MADD has a “campaign to end drunk driving.” No one supports…
Here is an article I wrote for the Ellis County Press. What is habeas corpus? “The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it.” – United State Constitution Art. 1, Sec. 9 A…
Sitemeter makes it easy to browse the Google searches of my readers. Here are some recent search terms that led readers to DCDLB (formerly IWTS). where to buy marijuana in dallas? Reader, no one in America buys, sells, or uses marijuana. Our dear leaders in the federal government have declared…
In Texas if you are not eligible to have an arrest expunged, you may be eligible for a Motion for Non Disclosure. I received many phone calls from people looking to clean up their record. However, expunctions are a very limited option. For most, a MFND is the only option…
The Texas Tax Code requires our State comptroller to produce tax stamps for controlled substances. Theoretically, you buy these stamps and then place them on your bag of weed, meth, or crack. How much are these stamps? $200 per gram for eachcontrolled substance except for pot. Pot is a much…
If you are pulled over in Texas for a DWI, you have very few rights. You can be arrested with only a police officer’s subjective opinion as evidence. You do not have the right to an attorney prior to giving a breath sample, or even while being held down and…
Texas had a long standing ban on selling “obscene devices” (vibrators etc). Yesterday, the 5th circuit corut of appeals correctly ruled that statute is unconstitutional. The judges cited the Lawrenece (striking the Texas sodomy laws) case in their decision. Texas- Autonomous sex threatens us all. Texas argued that the State…
§ 724.013. PROHIBITION ON TAKING SPECIMEN IF PERSON REFUSES; EXCEPTION. Except as provided by Section 724.012(b), a specimen may not be taken if a person refuses to submit to the taking of a specimen designated by a peace officer. This is part of the “implied consent” chapter of the Texas…
Are there cops in your bedroom? Should there be? The State of Texas has long considered sex between adults just another area for regulation. Until 2003 consensual adult homosexual sex was a crime in the Lone Star State. Like most bad laws it was rarely enforced. The Supreme Court ruled…
I routinely get phone calls on Expunctions. There seems to be a lot of bad information floating around so let’s start with the basics. Expunction is the process of having records of arrest permanently hidden from public view. Failure to obliterate an expunged record is a class B misdemeanor. Yes,…