Thankfully, the chances of you being attacked at random are very rare -- but it does happen. So do fights in bars or clubs or conflicts with neighbors, and things can turn violent. Nobody really knows how they are going to respond to such a situation until it...
How can you defend against theft charges?
Facing a theft charge can affect your life significantly. In Texas, anyone who unlawfully takes property with intent to deprive the owner commits a theft offense. Below are three defenses you might be able to use if you are charged with a theft crime: 1. Claim of...
What you should know about Texas’ Good Samaritan overdose law
If a person is using drugs with a friend who suffers what appears to be an overdose, should they still be arrested and charged with a drug-related crime even though police wouldn’t have found out about it if they hadn’t done the right thing and sought emergency help...
Ex-convicts can make good employees
There are a lot of stigmas surrounding ex-convicts. However, many former offenders come through the other side of their incarceration as better people. Some individuals only ended up in prison because of one bad judgment when they were younger. All of these people...
What should you know about Miranda rights?
Miranda v. Arizona went before the United States Supreme Court and became one of its most important legal cases. This single case is why police officers read Miranda rights to anyone taken into police custody. You’ve probably heard these rights being read in movies...