Criminal Confessions in Texas?
In Texas, as in other states, a criminal confession is a formal acknowledgment of guilt during a criminal investigation. This all goes back to...
What is a Criminal Confession in Texas?
In Texas, as in other states, a criminal confession is a formal acknowledgment of guilt during a criminal investigation. This all goes back to...
Should I Take a Plea Bargain? Part 2
This post is important. It’s a follow up to my first post on Should I Take a Plea Bargain? In that post I talked about a few considerations...
Police and Excessive Force Claims in Texas
Every so often a client will call me or send me an email about this topic. It usually involves someone coming into contact with the police and...
No Knock Warrants in Texas
Q: Knock, knock? A: Police Q: Poilce, who? A: We’ve got a search warrant for your home. (Kick in door) Maybe this is what people have come...
Fourth Amendment Exceptions – Community Caretaking
This post is about another of the exceptions to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement. In previous posts I explained some other...
Probation Revocation in Texas
The vast majority of criminal cases end with someone being put on some type of probation in Texas. This post is a quick summary of Probation...
Fourth Amendment Exceptions – Plain View
So I realized in my last post, Patios, Porches, Police, and Backyards in Texas I somewhat put the cart before the horse. This post is to fix that...
Can Police Search Your Cell Phone in Texas?
This problem comes up more in older cases than new ones. Cell phones have become more and more important in our lives as time has gone on...
Roommates, Passengers, Searches, and Police
This post is going to be an offshoot of a previous post on Fourth Amendment Exceptions – Consent. Remember, police need a warrant (approved...
Can Police Search Through Your Trash?
For the most part, yes, police can search through your trash. If you’ve read some of the previous posts about Search Warrants or the...
Getting Witnesses to a License Suspension Hearing in Texas
I’m writing about this issue because it has come up for me recently. This situation also deals with the Travis County Sheriff’s...