Is Sex Offender Treatment in Texas Just Imprisonment by Another Name?
In recent years, Texas has taken several steps to tone down its image as a state in which lawmen pursue bad guys by any means necessary, caring more about their reputation for being tough on crime than they do about justice. A notable example of a move toward a justice system focused on rehabilitation of […]
Henry Lee Lucas: The Most Dangerous Serial Killer in Texas or Just the Biggest Liar?
While there is no formal definition of “serial killer,” most people use the term to refer to a murderer who killed three or more victims on three or more separate occasions. (Someone who killed a large number of people all at one time would be a mass murderer.) The motives of serial killers are mysterious, […]
Texas DWI News Roundup: Big Crashes in Little Towns
The saying goes that everything is big in Texas, and in fact, Texas is home to three of the 10 biggest cities in the United States – Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas. Driving while intoxicated is dangerous no matter where you do it, but the risks of a catastrophic crash are even greater on the […]
Sexual Assaults by Minors are a Widespread Problem on Texas Military Bases
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The stereotype of a sex offender is a “dirty old man” who sexually harasses women or molests children, but in reality, sexual assault takes many forms. Many survivors of childhood sexual abuse were abused by someone younger than 18. If you ask sexual abuse survivors whose abusers were also minors at the time the abuse […]
How To Get Your License Back After a DWI In Texas
How To Get Your License Back After DWI in Texas Even a DWI first offense can result in the suspension of your driver’s license. If a DWI is your first run-in with the law, you might feel relief at how lucky you are. At least you did not cause an accident, and no one was […]
Dallas Court Finds Father and Son Guilty of Health Insurance Fraud Scheme
Some cases of fraud would make great movies. For example, everyone who enjoyed watching Frank Abagnale, as portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio, repeatedly faking it until he made it in Catch Me If You Can would happily watch a cinematic adaptation of the fraud perpetuated by Tobechi Onwuhara, who painstakingly searched for people’s personal details online […]
Texas DWI News Roundup: Vehicles Affiliated with Local Governments
Fasten your seatbelts, and make sure the person in the driver’s seat is your sober designated driver. It is time for another recap of recent news stories involving DWI in Texas. One of this week’s stories involves a suspect driving a police cruiser while drunk, and another of this week’s DWI suspects is a tow […]
Texas DWI News Roundup: Authority Figures Edition
When you think about someone getting stopped for DWI, what is the first image that comes to your mind? You are probably imagining a young person getting pulled over while driving home after a night of partying, and the driver is very surprised to find him or herself in handcuffs. You are not too far […]
Young Texas Man Clears His Name After False Accusations of Child Sexual Abuse
False allegations of sex crimes are a nightmare for anyone; they are among the worst kinds of character assassination. The situation becomes worse, however, if any of the parties involved are especially young. Punishments for sex crimes are more severe when the defendants are adults and the victims are below the age of consent, and […]
All About Expunction in Texas: Do Criminal Charges Ever Really Go Away?
Unless you have been a defendant in a criminal case, you have probably never thought much about what it means to have a criminal record. It means that if you have ever been arrested, even if you were found not guilty, the record of the arrest shows up on criminal background checks, where it can […]