Eric Holder has given a tentative green light for State recreational marijuana programs to go forward. Given how the last medical marijuana memo has been largely ignored, I’m still a little pessimistic the DOJ will really leave these States alone. Regardless, here are ten reasons Texas should take this opportunity…
Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog
“No-Refusal” Labor Day Weekend In Fort Worth
It’s another No-Refusal weekend across the Metroplex. That means cops are going to seek blood warrant, and hold you down and take your blood vampire style. Murica! First, let’s remember how we got here. The legislator passed laws limiting the ability of officer’s to hold you down and steal your…
Kaufman County DPS Racial Profiling Statistics
As part of the my ongoing open records work I requested the racial profiling data for our local DPS office. I received a breakdown of stops, citations, and searches by race/ethnicity for all stops in Kaufman county for the first 6 months of the year. Texas law requires the recording…
Rockwall Criminal Defense Lawyers- Guest and Gray
Pardon the generic title, but I need the internet to know that the Guest and Gray Rockwall Criminal Defense office is for business. Our firm been taking cases in Rockwall for years and we decided it would better serve our clients to open an office there. If you are searching…
Uber vs. The Dallas Taxi Cartel, with some DWI angles thrown in
DMN reports on the ongoing battle of Uber vs. the local taxi cartel. Uber is an app that lets you quickly connect to a taxi cab. It’s easy to use and has quickly gained a following in major cities across the US. Unfortunately for Uber their program is a threat…
Tom Pauken Wants To Help Veterans, By Arresting Them For Medical Marijuana
Tom Pauken is running for Governor of Texas. He’s nearly identical to Greg Abbott in every way, except Greg Abbott has a lot more money. Tom’s trying to differentiate himself so he recently took to Facebook to tout himself as a supporter of veterans. Tom was asked if he would…
SWAT Warrior Cops vs. Warrior Cop Author
Radley Balko is the leading author on the militarization of our local police forces and wrote “Rise of the Warrior Cop”, which I haven’t read yet but need to. Mr. Balko moved his blog to the Huffington Post, but The Agitator was a great read while it lasted. Recently, some…
Be skeptical about any DPS “Expert” or “Scientist”
When you ask potential jurors how they feel about defense experts you will usually hear some voices of distrust. They will think that defense experts are “hired guns” and are approached with some degree of skepticism. I’ve found that many jurors are less cynical when it comes to Department of…
“Stacking” Sentences in Texas. What is the law on Cumulative Sentences?
Kaufman County Criminal Defense Lawyer
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