2020 got off to a very bleak start for the families of four people killed or seriously injured after a vehicle collided with a metallic sign pole. The wreck occurred on Interstate 30 at the Montgomery Street off-ramp. According to police, 20-year-old Emily Beckham, of Burleson, ...
Month: January 2020
The Three Elements of a Marijuana Possession Prosecution
In recent years, many states have all but eliminated their criminal laws which prohibit marijuana possession. On January 1, 2020, Illinois became the latest state to legalize recreational weed. However, marijuana possession is still illegal in Texas. As a matter of fact, the Lone...
The Contributory Negligence Defense in a Tarrant County Car Crash Claim
Comparative fault is perhaps the most common insurance company defense in car wreck claims. This legal loophole basically shifts blame for the accident from the tortfeasor (negligent driver) to the victim. Texas is a modified comparative fault state with a 51 percent threshold. ...
Possible Grounds for a Criminal Appeal
Criminal appeals are not easy to win. Typically, appeals court judges do not like to second-guess a jury’s verdict. These judges are even less likely to overturn a judicial colleague’s decision. Additionally, proving there was an error at trial is not enough. The law is quite...
Breaking Down a Nursing Home Fall Claim
Falls are commonly associated with nursing home stays. 40 percent of patients check into long-term care facilities after a fall, and 60 percent of all patients fall while they are there. Older people are greatly at risk for falls as well as serious fall injuries. Age-related Mac...
Five Drug Free Zone Enhancements in Tarrant County
No matter where it occurs, drug trafficking is a serious felony. Note that monetary exchange is usually not an element of drug trafficking. Giving unused Oxycontins to a friend or co-worker, even without a quid pro quo, could be considered drug trafficking. Drug trafficking is e...
Five Assault Enhancements in Parker County
Generally, assault is a spontaneous crime related to alcohol consumption. A verbal argument gets out of control or people do things they normally would not do. As a result, Section 22.01 crimes are fairly common on court dockets in the months following the sometimes overly-festiv...
What to Expect in a DWI Probation
Months of intense court supervision is not for everyone. That’s especially true if the defendant has issues accepting authority or has problems getting to certain places at certain times. For these and other reasons, an increasing number of DWI defendants choose a brief jail se...
Evidence in Car Crash Claims
In a vehicle collision claim, the victim/plaintiff must establish liability by a preponderance of the evidence, a legal term which means “more likely than not.” Picture two jars full of marbles sitting side by side. Each jar has the same number of marbles. If someone moves o...
Resolving Drug Possession Claims in Parker County
Ordinary possession charges, which could be misdemeanors or felonies, account for over 80 percent of the drug cases in Parker County. This high percentage is probably a byproduct of the 1980s war on drugs. Back then, perhaps because of the fictional and news media, most people sa...
