by rebecca.prasanna@thomsonreuters.com | Aug 29, 2022 | Assault
Violent crimes don’t always involve someone suffering a fatal or life-altering injury. Assault is one of the most common violent criminal charges in Texas. It is also one of the offenses with the broadest definitions. A massive range of behaviors could fall...
by rebecca.prasanna@thomsonreuters.com | Aug 5, 2022 | Firm News
Sometimes, domestic violence allegations are the result of a relationship starting to fall apart. An argument grows heated, and one partner calls the police as a means of punishing or manipulating the other. Unfortunately, when the police arrive, they decide that the...
by rebecca.prasanna@thomsonreuters.com | Jun 28, 2022 | Criminal Defense
Once police officers arrest you and a judge arraigns you for a criminal offense, you are likely to end up with a criminal record. A significant number of people plead guilty and hope that the courts will show mercy when sentencing them. They don’t think ahead of...
by rebecca.prasanna@thomsonreuters.com | May 23, 2022 | Criminal Defense
Acts of physical violence and threats that other people take seriously could lead to assault charges under Texas law. Those accused of assault will face not just incarceration but also a violent offense on their criminal record. Assault convictions could impact...
by rebecca.prasanna@thomsonreuters.com | Apr 15, 2022 | DWI
Police officers have used chemical breath tests for drunk driving enforcement for decades. They have people blow into testing units that scan for alcohol in their exhaled breath. Many people in Texas convicted of driving while intoxicated (DWI) offenses have those...
by rebecca.prasanna@thomsonreuters.com | Mar 18, 2022 | Criminal Defense
Traffic stops are one of the more common ways that the average person ends up interacting with police officers. The driver of the stopped vehicle will usually feel nervous during a traffic stop. The other people in the vehicle may start to feel anxious as well....
