Redshirt junior Shai Werts should start against LSU on August 31, after laboratory tests confirmed that the “cocaine” he had in his car was bird poop. In July 2019, Saluda County, South Carolina Sheriff’s deputies pulled over Werts for speeding. On dashcam video, Werts rep...
Parker County Criminal Defense Blog
Obtaining Compensation in Eighteen-Wheeler Wrecks
In many large truck collisions, proving liability is not much of a problem. Common carriers, like truck drivers, taxi drivers, and Uber drivers, have a high duty of care. So, what might pass for an accident with a non-commercial driver is negligence where commercial operators are...
Some Drug Possession Defenses in Tarrant County
According to the FBI, police officers make one drug possession every twenty seconds. So, simple possession is by far the most common drug charge in Texas. Although possession of marijuana is usually a misdemeanor, illegally possessing any other controlled substance, including a p...
The Link Between Hot Weather and Violent Assaults
A classic 1984 study confirmed what most of us already at least suspected: When outside temperatures rise, more people get violently angry. In this particular study, one researcher intentionally sat through a green light at a Phoenix intersection. Other researchers looked on and...
Pedestrian Killed on Interstate 35W
Shortly after she was ejected from her vehicle in a crash, an eighteen-wheeler ran over a woman on the highway. The wreck occurred on I-35W near Ripy. According to police and witnesses, a woman hit a retaining wall, disabling her vehicle. A second vehicle t-boned her. The force ...
Twitter Tips Lead to Arrest
A man is in custody after social media respondents identified him as the man who robbed a Fort Worth convenience store. According to police-obtained surveillance footage, the man went into the store and walked through the aisles, hiding food and other goods in his clothes as he ...
The Five Types of Driving Impairment
There are thousands of vehicle collisions in Tarrant County every year. Sudden wind gusts and other uncontrollable events cause a few of them. But for the most part, these events are not accidents. They may have been unintentional, but they were usually preventable. For that reas...
Five Different Kinds of Theft
Theft is one of the broadest crimes in the Penal Code. Certain Section 31.01 offenses trigger no consequences at all. Iny many places, police do not respond to shoplifting calls if the value was less than $50. At the other end of the spectrum, some thieves spend more time in pri...
What’s the Difference Between Drugged Driving and Drunk Driving?
In many places, “drugged” driver cause more fatal crashes than “drunk” drivers. So, Tarrant County prosecutors pursue these cases very aggressively. Prescription drugs and marijuana account for a little over half of drugged driving prosecutions in Texas. The Lone Star St...
Five Car Crash Dos and Don’ts
Negligence, which is a lack of care, causes about 90 percent of the car crashes in Tarrant County. So, most vehicle collisions are not unavoidable “accidents.” In these cases, victims may be entitled to substantial compensation. This reimbursement usually includes money for e...
