There are Many Consequences for a Felony Conviction
If you are convicted of a felony, you might think that the immediate legal consequences are as bad as things are going to get. You would be wrong. The expense of your defense, the prison time, and any fines you might have to pay would seem to be punishment enough. While the state penal system […]
Some Felony Charges Can be Expunged
In general, a felony conviction in Texas will be with you for life. The circumstances under which a criminal conviction, especially a felony, can be expunged are limited. When a criminal charge is expunged, all traces of that conviction are removed from your record. People searching for your criminal record, whether for employment, housing, personal […]
Governor Abbott Commutes Sentence of Death Row Inmate Bart Whitaker
Although 31 states currently allow capital punishment for the most serious crimes, only about a fifth of people sentenced to death since Gregg v. Georgia, the 1976 Supreme Court decision that reinstated the death penalty, have actually been executed. Many death row inmates have died of natural causes, effectively serving a life sentence after being […]