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Uber vs. The Dallas Taxi Cartel, with some DWI angles thrown in 27 Aug 2013 | 06:49 am
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 acr...
Tom Pauken Wants To Help Veterans, By Arresting Them For Medical Marijuana 25 Aug 2013 | 03:42 am
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 Fa...
SWAT Warrior Cops vs. Warrior Cop Author 21 Aug 2013 | 10:34 pm
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 Huffingto...
Be skeptical about any DPS "Expert" or "Scientist" 21 Aug 2013 | 06:41 pm
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 degr...
"Stacking" Sentences in Texas. What is the law on Cumulative Sentences? 12 Aug 2013 | 12:57 am
Kaufman County Criminal Defense Lawyer 22 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
How To Clear A Warrant And Avoid Being Booked In To the Dallas County Jail 19 Jul 2013 | 08:31 am
In Dallas, a lot of things are possible that don't happen in other counties. One of those things, is that it is possible to clear a warrant without the time wasting bookin process at the county jail. ...
How does LEO feel about your Constitutional rights at a DWI checkpoint? 6 Jul 2013 | 01:44 am
Texas has a lot of terrible laws, but one thing we don't allow is DWI checkpoints. The Supreme Court has decided that these can be constitutional but the state legislature must approve them. Hopefully...
"This system is all about money isn't it"- Typical Defense Client 16 Jun 2013 | 11:24 pm
A pair of stories highlight how much our criminal justice system has been taken over by unrestrained government greed. When I talk to a defendant about the costs of the average DWI plea, the $450 cour...
Kaufman County Court at Law- New Rules 26 May 2013 | 03:14 am
Clients of mine who have experienced the criminal justice system in multiple Texas counties are often surprised by how different the process is in each locality. The Penal Code and the Code of Crimina...