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It’s probably fair to say that most people get their information about the criminal justice system from television and movies. While much of it is accurate, the process usually looks a lot different in reality. When you’re charged with a crime, it’s normal to feel overwhelmed and afraid. What will happen to you? What rights…
Texas is still clearing more people than the rest of the country after miscarriages of justice, but the state’s exoneration rate is falling. For years, issues with a backlog of drug cases in Harris County meant Texas led the nation in exonerations. In 2017, the Lone Star State recorded 23 exonerations, reported the Texas Tribune….
Negative interactions with police officers in Texas have made headlines in recent years. Tragedies such as the death of Sandra Bland led to the Community Safety Act. The legislation aims to teach high school students how to deal with traffic stops by police. The Texas Education Agency recently sent school districts educational material to instruct…
Sex trafficking is a serious offense in Texas and one that has been on the radar of Governor Greg Abbott this year. Recently, a North Texas man was accused of manipulating hundreds of women as part of a North Texas sex trafficking ring. He was also charged with compelling prostitution, money laundering, and tampering with…
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, it’s estimated that 14 out of every 1,000 people over the age of 18 are victims of stalking crimes every year. In addition to physical stalking and harassment, cyberstalking has become more prevalent, resulting in lawmakers taking a closer look at how to better protect innocent citizens from…
Accusations of fraud are a serious matter. Most people recognize fraud as a group of crimes committed with the intent to deceive, often associating the term with high profile white-collar crimes. Unfortunately, fraud is more prevalent than you may realize. If you are facing fraud charges in Texas, it is in your best interest to…
TX Criminal Lawyers of Broden & Mickelsen, LLP Discuss how statutory rape is a felony offense that’s often hard to defend. Learn more about what the statutory rape laws mean in the state of Texas. Biology tells us that as humans, the centers of logic and decision making in our brains are not fully developed…
The execution of a man accused of killing a store worker during a robbery at a Fort Worth gas station in 2010 has been delayed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals after his attorneys argued he is mentally ill. The execution of 42-year-old Kwame Rockwell was set for Oct. 24. Rockwell and two other…
The crime of drug trafficking is becoming increasingly sophisticated, a fact illustrated by the recent sentencing of a French dealer en route to Texas who set up an elaborate online trafficking scheme on the dark web. French international drug dealer Gal Vallerius was recently sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for drug trafficking. He…
Recent headlines are filled with news stories about high-profile white-collar crimes, and it’s a fairly safe assumption to say that most people today have at least a basic understanding of the nature of these types of crimes. What many people don’t understand is that the scope of crimes under this category is much larger than…