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In Texas, voluntary manslaughter charges are quite serious, bringing the potential for very long prison sentences if the charges result in convictions. There are several defenses available to people who are charged with voluntary manslaughter, however.Obviously, the...
Texas residents may be interested in a study conducted by researchers in Canada and the United Kingdom that found it was not difficult to give people false memories of committing a crime. The research could have implications for people accused of crimes who are...
Families in Texas may be interested in a recent study that associated anti-social behavior with three specific genes of DNA. The study discovered that teens possessing the usual variants of these three genes may be predisposed to various levels of anti-social behavior...
Two Texas men, ages 21 and 19, were taken into police custody on June 23 after they were accused of luring a 19-year-old man to their apartment in order to steal his cash and cigarettes after beating him. According to the report, they were taken into custody around...
In a case with implications for Texas residents in proximity to the Mexican border, a former weapons dealer who was sentenced to prison for selling guns to be smuggled into Mexico has been given a reduced sentence. The man was first ordered to serve five years in...
A man who allegedly killed a sheriff's deputy shot his gun because believed that he was the victim of a home invasion. According to the Burleston County Sheriff's Office, the incident took place in the early morning hours of Dec. 19 as the sheriff's deputy and other...
Two Houston residents have been taken into custody in connection with the murder of a 51-year-old employee of M.D. Anderson, who was found beaten to death in his home on Sept. 29. Police discovered the body of the deceased after his coworkers reported that he had not...
A Houston man was taken into police custody after allegedly being involved in a kidnapping and attempted sexual assault. He was wanted for questioning for the alleged rape attempt. The criminal case also involves two other men who were charged with kidnapping....
Texas residents suspected of serious crimes may find themselves linked to another criminal charge by their DNA. The Supreme Court has ruled that the state can collect DNA samples from those who have been detained under the suspicion of a serious crime. The Supreme...
A routine traffic stop by a police officer in New Braunfels did not end well for the driver of the vehicle and his passenger. The discovery by the officer of an active warrant for the passenger led to a search of the 24-year-old man and the filing of marijuana...
