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Once a person is taken into custody, they should be told of their Miranda Rights, the right to remain silent, the right to have an attorney appointed to represent them and to consult an attorney before answering any questions, the right to terminate the interview at any time and the fact that anything they say can be used against them in court. Now, if a person is not informed of their rights, it’s not an automatic get out of jail free card or an automatic dismissal of the case, but it can lead to evidence not being admissible against the person. For instance, if the person is questioned and were taken into custody without being informed of their rights, then the answers to those questions and any evidence that the answers lead to are illegally obtained, so they can’t be used against the person because they were not informed of their right to remain silent and to not answer any questions. Any time a person is taken into custody, they have the right to remain silent, not answer any questions and the right to counsel. Now, just because they are in custody, that doesn’t mean they have the right for an attorney to be appointed immediately and advise them, but they do have the right to an attorney to advise them prior to answering any questions. So I think those are the two most important rights. The most important for any person who’s been arrested is to exercise those rights and not answer any questions.

Once you’re arrested, you’ll be taken into custody and usually within 24 hours would be taken before a magistrate, and bond would be set. Once the bond is set, then you’re able to get out of jail. So one option at that point is posting a cash bond; if the bond is set at $1,000, then you’d deposit $1,000, and that $1,000 is returned to you after the case is over, minus a small administrative fee, usually around $35 or so. Another option, rather than coming up with the full amount of the bond, is to hire a bondsman or a bondsperson; they typically charge 10% to 20% of the face value of the bond. So if the bond is set at $1,000, they’ll usually charge you $100 to $200 to write the bond for you. The bondsman takes on the responsibility of ensuring you show up for court, and the bondsman takes the risk of losing the money if you don’t show up for court, but the money paid to the bondsperson is a fee for their service, so that means you don’t get that money back when the case is over. So you have to wait for bond to be set, within 24 hours; then you can secure a release on bond. Of course, the next most important thing you want to do is hire an expert attorney.

Yes. People are intimidated by the police. The police officer is there standing over you in a uniform with the gun strapped to their side, and with a police car behind you with the lights flashing. That is an intimidating situation. Plus, most of us have been brought up to be polite and gracious in conversation with others and to answer questions. Usually children are taught that the police are your friends and you can always go and run to them, you can always answer their questions. It is human nature, first off, to be nice and answer questions anytime you are asked and then it is also a factor of intimidation whenever it is the police, a state official, or any authority figure. It can be intimidating and the natural thing is to think that I have to answer that question. The police use that because they know everyone feels that way, so they have that natural advantage.

No, absolutely not! No one is obligated to meet with the detective who calls them saying they want to ask them some questions or they want to clear something up. In fact, it is almost always the best advice for that person to not meet with the detectives and not answer any questions. It is always my advice that the right thing to do to exercise their right to remain silent. All of my clients have the right to remain silent but a lot of them do not have the ability. It is always the right thing to do because the detective usually just wants to get more evidence to use against that person. If the detective does not have enough evidence to charge the person with a crime, then the person can refuse to talk to the detective and the detective still does not have enough to charge them with a crime. They have not made their position worse by not talking to the detective. The detective may believe that they already have enough but they just want to try to get more evidence. They get the person to come in, say something incriminating, improve the case against them and then they arrest them. The person can come in and just say, “I’m innocent. I didn’t do it”, and then the detective is going to arrest them anyway because they already believe they had enough and so they have a warrant that they are holding and arrest the person. It is almost always the right thing to do to exercise the right to remain silent and not answer any questions and not go see the detective. There are rare occasions where I will let my client talk to the detective, but not unless I have been able to talk to the detective and investigate the situation and I am one hundred percent convinced that it will not hurt my client if they talk to the detective. It will clear the matter up and may not go any further. There have been rare occasions where I let my client talk to the detective and in those situations, it is always turned out good for my client but those are very rare, few and far between.

Common misconceptions would include thinking that they have to go to jail, that there is no way to get the case dismissed, or that there is some magical way to get the case dismissed. Sometimes people believe that because they were not read their rights that that must be a get-out-of-jail free card or an automatic dismissal, and that may or may not be the case. It is not quite like TV, where the police officer might want to get the case thrown out so he purposely does not read the person their rights. If the person has been arrested and their rights are not read to them but they are subsequently interrogated or questioned, then their answers may not be able to be used against them, because they were not warned of their right to not answer and to remain silent. It does not mean that the case is automatically thrown out. If they do not have any evidence after that, then that might be the result.

The first and biggest mistake is always to talk to the police or the detectives and answer any questions, even if the person is innocent, even if the person was entitled to self-defense. It is almost always a mistake to answer questions because the detectives or the law enforcement agency may take it out of context or use it to corroborate other evidence so they can make the case stronger against the person accused. That is the first mistake people make. The second mistake would be to not hire an expert attorney to advise them and help them in the investigative stage or in the defense of the case if the case is filed. The third mistake people make is to contact the injured party or violate protective orders.

Self-defense is a defense to any assault type charge. If a person is defending themselves or even a third person, then they can be entitled to self-defense or defense of a third person. If a person uses force against another, even though they caused bodily injury, but they believed that force is immediately necessary to protect themselves or someone else from the other person’s immediate use or threatened use of force, then it can be justified under the self-defense or defense of the third person concept. They can also be justified in using deadly force if they or someone else is threatened with deadly force. If a person believes that they are in imminent danger of another person using deadly force against them, they are entitled to use deadly force against that person to defend themselves or a third person.

Yes, as soon as you were arrested, the charge(s) will show up on your arrest record. The arrest will still exist in public records until you have the arrest and/or charge expunged or non-disclosed. Cases/arrests do not simply “fall off” even if your case is never filed, dismissed or you were found not guilty. A civil suit has to be filed to petition the court to take the arrest/charge off your record.

How often you receive updates about your case really depends on what type of case you have and if your case is filed with the court or not. If your case is already filed when you hire us, we will send a representation letter to the court and your attorney will file a discovery request with the prosecutors and ask that they open any and all discovery or evidence they have regarding your case. The next step is to wait for the prosecutors to provide our office with all of the discovery and evidence, which may take weeks or even months. Once we receive all of the evidence and discovery, you will be notified by someone in our office to please contact our office to set up an office appointment or phone conference with your attorney to discuss your case and options.

Most criminal cases take anywhere from a couple of months to 2 years depending on the complexity of the facts and issues, the Judge, and if a trial is required. While we understand that most people want to get their case resolved as soon as possible and move on with their lives, it is better to resolve you case right than to resolve it for the sake of resolving it quickly to get it over with. Obviously, our clients’ needs and requests come first. So, every case is handled on a case by case basis. We don’t stop working on your case until we reach the best result possible.

While an assault charge can be a serious offense, you should know that anyone accused of assault is innocent until they are proven guilty. It is the job of the prosecutor to convincingly show that a crime has occurred, and it was by your hands. Our skilled Fort Worth assault lawyers can hold them to that responsibility on your behalf by critically analyzing the available evidence and identifying weaknesses in the prosecution’s case.

The consequences of a conviction for an assault can vary greatly depending on the circumstances in which the offense was committed. These may operate to result in a misdemeanor or a felony conviction.

Under the Texas Penal Code §22.01, assault is used by the Texas Legislature as a blanket term that covers a variety of violent conduct. It is used to cover situations where a person causes another to reasonably fear that violence will be inflicted on them, and where the offender actually inflicts violence.

Domestic violence is a serious crime under state law. Those convicted of a domestic violence charge face may face both serious penalties including jail or prison time and harm to their reputation. There is a lot of stigma attached to domestic violence charges, and people often assume that a person facing such charges is guilty regardless of the facts of the situation.

Contact an experienced Fort Worth expunction lawyer with experience in expunging criminal records. You can get your criminal history from the Department of Public Safety to see what’s in the record and decide your next step.

We handle a great deal of theft cases from just minor shoplifting all the way up to major theft of cars and embezzlement. We also handle weapons cases and there are a great deal of airport weapon cases; in fact, there are more guns seized at the DFW international airport than any other airport in the nation. We have a lot of clients who have forgotten that they have their gun in their bag and then they get arrested at the airport.

Again, fraud is a far-reaching class of criminal act that includes a surprising diversity of chargeable conduct. As a result, almost every such case is highly fact-intensive and demands a customized legal approach. A fraud defense attorney could work collaboratively with expert witnesses, forensic investigators, and others to identify flaws in the prosecution’s case and seek the most favorable outcome possible.

Since the universe of fraud is relatively vast, the punishments imposed upon conviction of a fraud crime can range in severity from fairly minor to life-altering. The practical ramifications of a guilty finding tend to rely substantially on the specific crime at issue and the degree of damage done to victims, as well as whether an offense is deemed a misdemeanor or a felony.

A lawyer could help a defendant at trial by cross-examining the arresting officer and ensure that they are remembering thing correctly. It is not uncommon for officers to misremember what exactly happened during an arrest because they have done so many similar arrests before. If an officer does this, an attorney can impeach the officer because there is a written transcript of their sworn testimony. This is why it is imperative to have an attorney at the administrative hearing.

There are typical clients that we do see. Any working person who might have a drink or two after work or out to dinner with anyone, and on the way home, they make the mistake of reaching for the cell phone or they do not come to a complete stop at a traffic sign. Most likely then it will cause law enforcement to suspect that the person might have been drinking. They come from all walks of life, even doctors, attorneys, young or old, college-age kids, young professionals, soccer moms and even grandparents. If they have a child in the car, then the DWI becomes a felony even though they have never been in trouble before.

DWI is defined as driving or operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Intoxicated under Texas Law is defined as having an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or greater, which can be breath, blood, urine, or not having the normal use of mental or physical faculties by reason of alcohol or controlled substances, drugs, medications prescribed or over the counter or any combination thereof.

As far as the DWI itself, penalties are the same as for DWI with alcohol. The first time offense is a class B misdemeanor, with a punishment of three days to one-hundred and eighty days in jail, and up to a $2,000 fine. Just as in other DWI cases with alcohol, if a person has a prior DWI, then a second time DWI can be a class A misdemeanor, up to a year in jail, and up to a $4,000 fine. The third time DWI can be a felony. Just like in DWIs with alcohol, if a child under the age of fifteen is in the car, then it is a felony, and if a person is injured, it is a felony.

Quite often, when people are investigated for DWI, they will be charged with other offenses, such as possession of a controlled substance. Sometimes, it is prescription drugs, such as Xanax, or Adderall, these are commonly used prescribed drugs. People may have those in their pocket, but not in a prescription bottle. They will be arrested, and prosecuted for possession of a controlled substance as well. In DWIs caused by drugs, once the person is arrested, the car is going to be searched, and the officers may find controlled substances, or drugs, and be aware, you will be searched. They will be charged with possession of a controlled substance. If the officer does not find controlled substances on the initial search, they will be arrested, and they do not volunteer any information, and then it is found after being booked, then they will be charged with the offense of bringing that controlled substance into jail. This seems somewhat unfair to me because once you are arrested, nothing is voluntary. You are not voluntarily going to jail, so I do not think you have the intent to take it to jail, but they get charged anyway with this offense.

In some ways, DWI drug cases are easier to defend, but in some ways, they are harder. In all ways, it is complicated. Attorneys need to have experience defending DWI drug cases, so they are able to give a client the best chance of having a fair trial, and not falsely convicted of these offenses. There is a requirement the attorney must have experience, and familiarity with these drugs, and with different metabolites resulting from that particular drug. The attorney needs to have experience in cross-examining drug recognition experts, officers, and forensic toxicologists who testify about blood test, substances, or drugs used in the blood test. It is a very specialized area of DWI trial work. The person, who has been accused of a DWI, or drugs, needs experts in that area, and not just an expert who knows about alcohol.

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If someone belches, burps, or regurgitates after a DWI stop, the officer is supposed to start the 15-minute observation period over again.

There are several categories of crimes in general: infraction, misdemeanor, and felony.

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Innocent people do get accused of committing crimes. Also, people who may have committed one crime often get accused (sometimes wrongfully) of committing additional, and more serious crimes. As the accused, you have a constitutional right to counsel. You are always better off having a lawyer learn about the accusation, discuss it with you, and develop a strategy for responding to the charge.

First, be polite and cooperative. Arguing, struggling or fighting will never make the situation better. Rarely, if ever, will a person be able to convince an officer to stop an arrest. Finally, call a lawyer as soon as possible.

You will be fingerprinted and photographed. You will either be released on personal recognizance or you will have to wait for a bail commissioner to set bail.

A trial involves opening statements by your defense attorney and the prosecutor. Witnesses are called and questions, and evidence is presents. Your attorney and the prosecutor make closing statements, and the judge then gives the jury instructions. After deliberation, the jury announces its verdict, which may be guilty, guilty of a less serious or related charge or not guilty. Once the verdict is rendered, your attorney may attempt a post trial motion, such as a motion for a new trial.

When you are changed with a crime, the preliminary hearing is the step in the criminal procedure in which a judge determines whether you should be held for trial. The prosecutor who has brought charges against you will have to present enough evidence to the judge to prove a crime occurred and that you committed the crime.

Yes. It may depend on the jurisdiction. Many jurisdictions, Tarrant County particularly have diversion programs, the person may be put in some type of program that diverts them from court, it is called Diversion because it is not through the court. It does not result in any type of record and it puts them in the position later if they complete it, to be able to expunge it from their record. There are also some programs called Deferred Prosecution. In some jurisdictions, that can be run by the district attorney’s office, the person is placed on an informal probation outside of court which they call Deferred Prosecution, and if the person completes that program, then again, the case can be expunged from their record.

There is not much more paperwork than what you’re charged with and how you’ve secured release as far as any bond. So if you post a cash bond, you should have a receipt for the cash bond; if you hire a bondsperson, you should have a copy of the bond paperwork.

The main difference between a domestic violence charge and an assault charge is who the alleged victim is. Domestic violence occurs when someone intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly harms or attempts to harm.

When someone is accused of assaulting a family member or romantic partner, they could face a domestic violence charge, also known as assault-family member, instead of an assault charge.

The truth is, public defenders get a bad reputation mostly because they're so overloaded with work. Because everyone has the right to an attorney, public defenders can't choose which cases they take the way private attorneys can. They must take any and every case they are assigned.

A big difference between a public defender vs private attorney is the fact that if a lawyer does a poor job their business will suffer. A public defender gets more cases than they can handle no matter the outcomes. Only trust your freedom to the best criminal defense attorney in your state.

Formulate sentencing programs tailored to a client's specific needs, often helping defendants avoid future brushes with the criminal justice system. Help defendants cope with the feelings of fear, embarrassment, reduced self-esteem, and anxiety that criminal charges tend to produce in many people.

There are couple of points which you look into when hiring an attorney. An Attorney Should Be Responsive, The Right Attorney Specializes in Criminal Law, Choose Someone Experienced in the Local Courts, Check Reputable Sources, Ask for Referrals, The Right Attorney Knows the Basics Off the Top of Their Head, Look for a Clear Fee Structure.

Criminal law is hard if you can't deal with the pace. Criminal law comes at you quick. Initial appearance, preliminary hearing, arraignments, motions, conferences and trials come up quick. You don't have the time to study a problem for weeks on end like you can in a civil practice.

In truth, the defense lawyer almost never really knows whether the defendant is guilty of a charged crime. Just because the defendant says he did it doesn't make it so. Instead, the lawyer uses the facts to put on the best defense possible and leaves the question of guilt to the judge or jury.

The single most important thing a criminal defense lawyer can do is over-investigate their case. Other than that ability to negotiate, ability to provide a technical legal defense and ability to win

For a homicide to be considered criminal, prosecutors have to prove willful intent or negligence of the part of the accused. If you or someone close to you is facing these charges, the best course of action is to hire a criminal defense attorney immediately.

Typically, you can expect to pay $150 to $700 an hour for a criminal defense lawyer's time. With an hourly fee structure, it is not uncommon for legal bills to get into the $10,000 to $15,000 range quickly. A lawyer who works on an hourly rate may also require the payment of a retainer fee.

In the United States, criminal defense lawyers deal with the issues surrounding an arrest, a criminal investigation, criminal charges, sentencing, appeals, and post-trial issues. Often an attorney will specialize in a niche within criminal defense, such as drug defense or DUI defense.