You can "agree" to become an informant and give up other people but that alone does not constitute cooperation with the police. You must actually work with the police in such a way that your work results in the arrest and prosecution of those other people. You don't say that you... View More

This is a good question. The answer is important to you as it affects your future in many ways. The answer is very simple and it is this: there is no way to double check. You should ask your attorney because he/she is best situated to gove you sime idea what the answer might be. Still that would... View More

Unfortunately you will not be able to get the difference (between what you probably should have paid and what you did pay for your bond) from the bonding company for the following reason. the bonding company had nothing to do with setting your bond at such a high amount because the company was not... View More

Never speak with any police officer in a case where you're even merely a suspect or "a person of interest". Although your question is worded in a way that makes it largely unclear, what is clear is that you seem to be suffering from a very real misundertanding of your present... View More

Go to the Wise County Clerk's Office for copy of misdemeanor allegations. On the felony case, the Wise County District Clerk should be able to provide the actual charge(s) contained in an indictment against the person, assuming that the Wise County Grand jury has, in fact, returned a true bill... View More

The expungement of a case doesn't merely hide it from view, the expunction acts like a sci/fi time machine taking you out of this universe and depositing you in a nearly exact copy of your "home" universe. After an expunction is granted, you find yourself in a place where that case... View More

What Mr. LeGrande said is correct. To be clear in your case, it sounds as if no "formal" charges were ever filed. You don't say what "level" of offense you were arrested for, but the severity of the underlying facts determines the time frame whe you are able to request an... View More

There's no legal reason why you can't do both. There are, however, very practical reasons that should be taken into account. First, you have paid an attorney to represent you. That lawyer is in the best possible position to decide what to do with your case. Most criminal cases are charged... View More

If you are planning a future with the defendant, then the steps you and he should follow are these:

1. He must hire the best criminal lawyer he can afford, NOW. Don't wait for warrants or indictments, etc. He needs a lawyer before the State can act further in this matter.

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While it may be a bit more expensive to hire a Dallas-area lawyer, rather than a Harris County attorney, to represent you in Houston, the plain fact is that if you plan to dispute the charge in any meaningful way (meaning, if you want to go to trial or challenge the admissibility of the evidence,... View More

Your complaint makes some good points. Too often it happens that lawyers go along with prosecutors and seem not to be interested in pointing out the defencts , even lies, that are a part of the State's case against the defendant. The problem with your complaint that your lawyer didn't... View More

Yes, a lawyer can request a the Court to sentence the defendant pursuant to Sec. 12.44 (a). And while the law allows the Court to do so on its own motion, I have never seen a court sentence a defendant under 12.44(a) without first being requested to do so by the defendant's attorney.

Most people who plead guilty can barely remember doing so, that's how traumatic it is. So you may not remember, but when you went before and asked the judge to accept your plea of guilty and for the Court (the judge) to follow your plea bargain, he opr she recited the plea agreement to you,... View More

Of course his court-appointed attorney can handle this. And it's considerably more complicated than your son just bringing proof of the Rxs to court. Have him turn over those prescriptions to his attorney. I hope you get on top of this very quickly because it's possible that the lawyer... View More

Generally, a person has to pead guilty or "no contest" (which is the same thing as pleading guilty) in order for them to be placed on probation. And if you pleaded either of those, I'd say you are really out of luck. Then I would ask why you would do such a thing knowing you were not... View More

You know what to do, hire a good criminal lawyer. If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer, ask the court to appoint one for him. This is a no-brainer!

An arrest which does not result in convictioin or probation will not keep your husband from purchasing and possessing a firearm.

Has your husband been indicted? Most DAs in Texas will not take a drug possession case to the grand jury to seek an indictment until they have received a chemical analysis forensic report of the substance from the DPS forensic lab or other private lab under contract to provide such analyses. These... View More

I agree with Mr. Dones answer from last week. You seem to have issued a limited challenge to one person which would generally give that person the defense of consent in a criminal case. However, as Mr. Dones pointed out the other two assailants had no such fight challenge from you that could... View More

Well, clearly, they don't have to match each other word for word. Complaint is usually the longest document of the three and contains more factual data than is required in an indictment or a judgment of conviction. The complaint certainly has to contain facts that could lead to an indictmen,... View More