Contraband Smuggling: Consequences of Sneaking Items in Jail or Prison
Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Correctional Facility Inmates have been smuggling prohibited or illegal items, such as drugs, tobacco, cellphones, and weapons, into…
Witness Tampering: The Crime and Consequences
If you follow the news, you’ve undoubtedly heard and seen the term “witness tampering” time and again. In recent years, a number of public figures…
Jail in a Time of COVID: Tarrant County to Jail Emergency Order Violators
During an emergency meeting on Sunday, March 23, Tarrant County District Attorney Sharen Wilson supported the county’s Second Amended Declaration of Local Disaster to impose…
What is the Law of Parties in Texas?
Can You Be Held Criminally Responsible for Another? Yes. Texas has specifically abolished any distinctions between “accomplice” and “principal” culpability. That makes each person criminally…
Court Appointed Attorneys in Texas | What You Need to Know
Every person charged with a crime in the United States has a constitutional right to an attorney. The Texas Legislature passed the Fair Defense Act…
Can Prosecutors Re-Present to Grand Jury After a No-Bill?
No-Bill and True Bills in Texas How Many Bites at the Apple Does the Prosecutor Get? Headlines today read, “Cleared once, man will once again…
Road Rage Prosecution and Defense | How is Road Rage Prosecuted?
It seems like every time you turn on the news, there is another incident of aggressive driving or so-called “road rage” in North Texas. According…
Capital Punishment: The State of the Death Penalty in Tarrant County and Texas
Two death penalty trials recently concluded in Tarrant County, marking the third time in 2024 that prosecutors have pursued the death penalty and got it.…
Eight Surprising Facts about the Texas Prison System
With 142,000 peo ple serving time in the Texas prison system, the Lone Star state has one of the largest prison populations in the nation.…