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Is Someone Obligated To Speak If Police Request A Meeting?
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 [...]
What To Expect In The First 24 Hours After An Arrest?
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 [...]
What Mistakes Do People Generally Make Following An Arrest?
The first and most important mistake often happens before they’re even arrested, and that’s when the person starts answering questions. Sometimes when they’re first pulled over by the officer and the officer asks them if they’ve had something to drink, right there, most people make a mistake by answering. People at that point should go ahead and say, “I invoke my right to remain silent. I refuse to answer any questions.” But after they’ve been arrested and after they’ve been released, the first and the biggest mistake they make is not hiring an experienced attorney, as soon as possible, because [...]
What Paperwork Does Someone Get After Being Released?
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. This paperwork should show you what the magistrate said you were charged with, the offense and the amount of the bond. And that may be all you’re given. That may be all you know at that point. You may later hear of your court date through the bondsperson or [...]
How Does Your Experience Influence The Outcome Of A Trial?
The Impact Of Attorney Experience & Approach In Trial Our reputation is extremely important, and plays into the process greatly. In fact, because of our reputation, and the attorneys at our firm we have over fifty years of experience, because we fight cases frequently, and because we go to trial often. We win cases frequently, the prosecution, and the judges know our reputation. Our reputation is excellent, and they know that when we fight cases we will fight and likely win. This reputation alone causes us to get many cases dismissed, or get great offers that other attorneys do not [...]
Video of Houston Carjacking is Published
Carjacking can be a terrifying crime for the victims. Recently, in Houston, police released video of how a woman and her 11-month-old niece were dragged from a minivan in the daylight as shots were fired nearby Police appealed for witnesses in the Houston carjacking. Houston police released the shocking surveillance last October, reported KXAN. The footage featured four men running from a car that was at a standstill in a ditch toward the minivan. The KXAN report noted one of the men fired a gun at the car as they ran in from the 6800 block of London St. on [...]
Singer Randy Travis Sues Over Naked DWI Arrest In Texas
The naked DWI arrest of singer Randy Travis in Texas seems to be one controversy that won’t go away any time soon. More than five years after the high profile drunk driving arrest the singer is suing the arresting authorities. Travis was naked during his arrest in 2012. His lawyers have spent the intervening years seeking to block the release of evidence of the incident, reported MySanAntonio. The Lawsuit Against Texas Authorities In September, the country singer filed a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Attorney General. He sought to block the release of video [...]
Randy Travis DWI Video Likely Released After Court Failure
The decision to release DWI video of the arrest of country singer Randy Travis in Texas has faced many legal appeals. However, in June the Texas Supreme Court rejected an appeal from the country music star who is seeking to prevent the public release of a police video showing his arrest in 2012 for driving while intoxicated. Court Decision Paves Way For Randy Travis DWI Video Release A report in The Statesman noted the decision was announced without comment. It allows a 2016 ruling by the Austin-based 3rd Court of Appeals to stand. That court said the dashboard camera video [...]
Charges of Resisting Arrest Are Dropped Against Woman in Houston Police Video
During a summer of high tension over stops of African-Americans by the police, some of them deadly, a controversial police stop in Houston made headlines. Earledreka White, a woman from Louisiana, was involved in a physical confrontation with a Houston police officer that landed her in jail charged with resisting arrest. Those charged were dropped in October, the Houston Chronicle reported. Charges of resisting arrest against Earledreka White were dropped White’s confrontation with a Metro police officer came to national attention after video footage was released in August. Earledreka White’s Arrest Sparks Debate on Racial Profiling The incident [...]
Dashcam Video of the DWI Arrest of Randy Travis to Go Public
The arrest of country singer Randy Travis for DWI in Texas made national headlines last year. Even after he pled guilty to DWI, a legal battle continued about whether dashcam video footage of the incident could be released to the public. Now a state appeals court has ruled that the footage must be released to the public, Taste of Country has reported. On Aug. 7, 2012, the singer was arrested in Tioga, Texas, after crashing his car. As well as being arrested on suspicion of DWI, he was also booked for a “retaliation and obstruction” charge. The charge followed a [...]
