Use the Texas Expungement Process to Seal Criminal Records What's your New Year's resolution? A better job or a new place to live? A return to school, so that you have better job skills? When you have a criminal record hanging over your head, … [Read more...]
Expunctions and Non-Disclosures in Texas
When a person is arrested, a public record is made of that arrest. If the person is later charged with an offense, that record is also public, as is the status of that case and whether it is pending, probated or dismissed. Because the legislature … [Read more...]
Public Intoxication
Texas Penal Code Sec. 49.02. PUBLIC INTOXICATION. (a) A person commits an offense if the person appears in a public place while intoxicated to the degree that the person may endanger the person or another. (a-1) For the purposes of this section, … [Read more...]
CONFESSIONS Article 38.22 Code of Criminal Procedure and 51.095 Family Code-
A statement of a person accused of a crime may be used against him if it appears the statement was freely and voluntarily made without compulsion or persuasion. Often a person accused of a crime will make a statement concerning the facts of the … [Read more...]
Rules of Juvenile Confinement
Laws are in place that prohibit confinement of juveniles with adult offenders. If your child needs an attorney call Bailey & Galyen (877) 345-6767 … [Read more...]
Recent Changes in Texas Criminal Law
By Cole Fulks The 82nd Texas Legislature convened in January 2011, and began making changes to various Texas laws. Those changes became effective September 1, 2011. Some of those changes include: House Bill (H.B.) 351 and Senate Bill (S.B.) 462 … [Read more...]
Three Reasons to go to Trial, or Why Going to Trial May be Your Best Option
By Kristie Williamson OK, most of us have seen “Matlock,” “Perry Mason” and, of course, a defense favorite, “My Cousin Vinny.” But in reality, how often do trials go the way you as a client or we as defense attorneys want? The result defendants … [Read more...]
What Every Parent Should Know About Possessing Marijuana In Texas
Parents beware! It is amazingly easy for your child to be arrested for possessing marijuana. Some of you may already be saying, “My child does not use marijuana, so I don’t need to be afraid of this.” To those of you who are thinking this, I say it … [Read more...]
Steps After Being Arrested
How Do I Get A Friend or Family Member Out of Jail in Fort Worth or Dallas? Being arrested, or having a loved one arrested, is one of the most stressful and frightening things that you could imagine. I want to provide you with some steps to assist … [Read more...]
Can You Get Your Record Expunged?
An expungement proceeding is a type of lawsuit in which a first-time offender convicted of a criminal act seeks that the records of that earlier conviction process be sealed, thereby making the records unavailable through the state or federal … [Read more...]