Traffic laws in Texas make it a crime to choose to drive when someone knows that they have had too much to drink. It is also technically against the law to operate a motor vehicle with an elevated blood alcohol concentration (BAC) regardless of someone's performance...
Being stopped for a traffic infraction is stressful enough. However, the moment that you realize that you’re suspected of driving while intoxicated (DWI), your stress may go into overdrive – and that can make you nervous enough to say things you shouldn’t. When you're...
A charge of driving while intoxicated (DWI) in Texas is serious business. If you’re convicted, you will be facing jail time, fines, a suspended driver’s license and more – and the penalties only go up for each subsequent offense. However, it’s the collateral...
When police officers tell someone that they have compelling evidence, that person may consider pleading guilty to a crime they didn't commit. People sometimes even start to question their own memory and interpretation of events. Many people plead guilty to criminal...
Search and seizure laws were put in place to help protect citizens’ rights against unlawful acts. It is important to know these rights and to be aware when unlawful searches have taken place. Law officers often have to make judgment calls, but it is important that they do not take away any of your rights. The Fourth Amendment The Fourth…
The popular Netflix documentary series Making a Murderer tells the story of Wisconsin man Steven Avery. In the 1980s, Avery was wrongfully convicted of rape. He was exonerated and released from prison in the early 2000s, thanks to new DNA evidence. Then, only a few years after his release, he was again convicted and sent to prison along with his…
