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In Texas, Assault – Bodily Injury is charged as a Class A Misdemeanor. The range of punishment is up to 1 year in the county jail and a fine of up to $4000.

A person commits the offense of Class A Assault if they intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly cause bodily injury to someone. Bodily in...

Since I am a DWI lawyer in Houston, I talk to a lot of people about their DWI cases. Many people have questions regarding Pre-Trial Interventions. Sometimes people tell me, “I messed up, I am guilty, how can I keep my record clean?” Luckily, depending on the county you are in, there might be a w...

What happens if you pass a breath test? Nothing. You are already under arrest and being charged. You will still have to get a bond, hire a lawyer, and fight your case. The state has other ways they can try to prove intoxication. If an officer ever tells you that if you pass a breath test you can ...

As a defense lawyer in Houston who handles a lot of domestic violence cases, I am often asked about Affidavits of Non-Prosecution. Many times, my clients ask me about this, or the complainant on one of my criminal cases reaches out to me, or sometimes individuals want to hire me to represent them...

Deferred adjudication on a domestic violence case is practically a conviction! One of the biggest myths in the criminal justice system is that deferred adjudication is amazing because the case “doesn’t go on your record”. That is only a partial truth, and the attorneys that are telling that to ...

Do you get to go home if you blow under the legal limit? Short answer….NOPE. As a DWI Attorney in Houston I have talked about this before, because it happens often. People blow under the legal limit, and they don’t get to go home. Why? Because they arrest you BEFORE you take the breath test....

As a defense lawyer in Houston who handles a lot of domestic violence cases, I am often asked about Affidavits of Non-Prosecution. Many times, my clients ask me about this, or the complainant on one of my criminal cases reaches out to me, or sometimes individuals want to hire me to represent them...

I often get the question, can a DWI affect someone’s immigration status? As a DWI attorney in Houston I can tell you that this is a very complicated question. Someone who is not a United States citizen can always be susceptible to immigration consequences. What those consequences are depend on ma...

Once in a while a scenario pops up when a DWI investigation changes from Alcohol to Drugs. In other words, the cops might think a person was intoxicated by alcohol, and then later change their mind and investigate the case as a drug DWI.

This case was very interesting. My client was pulled over...