The Amazon-owned company Ring recently partnered with over 400 police departments across the United States—including Texas. Local police departments and Amazon hope that the doorbell cameras will catch criminals.How does it work? People can purchase Ring video...
Year: 2019
Theft accusations are informed by the evidence available
The whole country knows that Texas is tough on crime. For that reason, being accused of theft & property crimes can result in serious consequences if the person accused. Of course, it is an imperfect world, and accusations of theft occur daily. One example is of a...
Fraud charges can be fought successfully
Anything involving financial transactions has to be handled carefully. One reason for that is so all parties involved are satisfied and don't have any regrets. Another reason is because there are many laws in Texas that govern financial transactions. Running afoul of...
Proving innocence in assault cases can be done
Texas takes a dim view of assault cases and is famously tough on those who commit assault. For that reason, anyone who is accused of assault in Texas should take it very seriously. There may be circumstances where a lawyer may be able to credibly argue against a...
Theft accusation made at popular shopping center
Being accused of theft in Texas is very serious. Indeed, Texas has a reputation for being particularly tough on theft. That is why anyone accused of theft should immediately seek out experienced legal representation. Recently, a Texas woman was accused of theft of...
Assault charge involves opposite contentions
In an assault case, multiple things need to be determined. Those include exactly what happened, what fault there was and what mitigating circumstances, if any, there were. All of those will undoubtedly be looked at in regard to a current Texas case in which a police...
Houston men accused of pawn shop thefts
Every business that has sellable property on the premises is at risk of property and theft crimes, especially after hours when there are few or no staff members on site to protect the items. That is certainly true for pawn shops, which base their business on...
The debate over psilocybin mushrooms
Psilocybin mushrooms are still illegal in every city and state in America. However, now that the substance has been decriminalized in Denver, Colorado and Oakland, California, people are wondering why policies on hallucinogens are changing.Here is the general debate...
A confident eyewitness could still be wrong
Have you ever heard that people's memories change over time? It's true. You probably think that every memory you have is accurate, assuming that the only problem is when you can't remember something at all. The science tells us that some of your memories are probably...
Youth should learn about domestic violence in school, says judge
Talking about domestic violence is never pleasant, but doing so can save lives. A Texas judge believes that applies to high school students and has made it her mission to visit their schools and talk about the topic. The judge, Inna Klein of the 214th District Court,...