Misdemeanor assault, which is in Section 22 of the Texas Penal Code, is one of the most commonly-charged misdemeanors in Tarrant County. In most cases, assaults occur because arguments get a bit too heated. Assault is a Class A misdemeanor, so a conviction could mean up to a year...
Parker County Criminal Defense Blog
Serious Fort Worth Crash Injures Five People
Police believe that a motorist was intoxicated when he traveled the wrong way on I-30 and collided with two other vehicles. Authorities state that the suspected drunk driver was westbound on the eastbound side of Interstate 30 near Ridgmar Mall. The driver hit a van carrying thr...
Dog Bites in Parker County: What You Need to Know
Since 2014, the average dog bite settlement has increased 16 percent, to over $37,000. Higher medical expenses explain part of that increase. Better understanding and treatment of dog bite injuries play a role as well. Physically, dog bite wounds are difficult to treat. Most vic...
Does Pretrial Release Make a Difference?
Immediate jail release is obviously important for personal reasons. But it is also critical for legal reasons. If the jury finds out that the defendant is in jail, they usually assume that the defendant must have done something wrong. Additionally, even getting to that point cou...
Car Crash Kills Recent High School Graduates
The driver of a car full of teenagers apparently missed a stop sign and collided with another vehicle in a dangerous Fort Worth intersection. According to police and witnesses, the wreck happened at the intersection of the Mansfield Highway and Glen Eden Drive. A northbound car ...
Beating the Breathalyzer in a DWI
Roughly four out of five DWIs involve breath or blood tests (mostly breath tests). The conviction rate in breath test cases is over 80 percent in most jurisdictions, and in some places, it is closer to 90 percent. A chemical test is very strong evidence of intoxication. Addition...
What You Need to Know About Nursing Home Falls
Largely for the reasons outlined below, almost two-thirds of nursing home residents sustain serious falls every year. In many cases, the injuries are permanent and these victims can never live independently again. Due to the elderly population explosion, many nursing homes are c...
Seven Ways to Expunge Records in Tarrant County
Especially if the offense was a crime of moral turpitude, like assault or theft, a criminal conviction makes it difficult to pursue certain careers, obtain student aid, and do other things which most people take for granted. Fortunately, Texas has a very broad expungement law wh...
Deadly Alcohol-Fueled Head-On Wreck in Cresson
Toxicology results are pending in a fireball crash that killed two people. One of the victims was a local high school student. 17-year-old Zane Gregg was driving near the 11000 block of Highway 171 when Ricky Cook crossed the centerline and collided with Gregg’s pickup head-on...
Five Common DWI Field Tests
Largely since Texas does not have a refusal-to-submit law, about one in five DWI cases are chemical test refusal cases. Refusal-to-submit laws, like the one in Florida, make breath test refusal a separate criminal offense. If there is no chemical test, Parker County prosecutors ...
