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• U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Have a "Trial Tax"

  The defense of Federal Criminal cases in the Western and Northern Districts of Texas requires a careful study of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines at the very beginning of the defense of a Federal case. Despite…

• Western District of Texas Covers Huge Area of West Texas

  The Western District of Texas is one of four U.S. Judicial Districts in Texas. The Western District's main headquarters is in San Antonio. The Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts are located in Houston, Dallas, and…

• Forfeiture of Contraband is Big Money in Texas

  I've noticed a big increase in cash forfeitures by west Texas law enforcement in the last few months. Mitchell County District Attorney investigators recently seized 2.7 million dollars in cellophane- wrapped bills from two men…

• San Angelo,Texas criminal defense is often a long process

  Texas Criminal Defense in the San Angelo area starts with a lawyer who knows his way around the courthouses. I say courthouses, because there is also a County Courts building on Harris street behind the…

• Texas Traffic Stops--Just Say "NO" to Automobile Search

  Well, the holidays are upon us and travelers are going to take advantage of the low gasoline prices to jump in the car and go somewhere. Some travelers will have something in their car which…

• Expunction of a Criminal Record in Texas is Almost Never a Routine Procedure

  In my experience, Expunction of a criminal record requires a great deal of care. First of all, the facts must be exact: exact date of arrest, date of offense, and place where the offense was…

• In Texas, a Consent Search is not always a Legal Search

  Many cars are searched by Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers on Texas highways and interstates. Most are the result of stops for various traffic violations, which escalate to search of the vehicle by state…

• Wanderings of a West Texas Criminal Lawyer

  West Texas is a vast, sparsely populated area west of Fort Worth to the north and San Antonio to the south. The region's major cities are Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland-Odessa, San Angelo, and Abilene; only the…

• Religious symbols no longer reasonable suspicion for search of vehicles in Texas

  A Federal Judge in the Western District of Texas has recently limited the right of Texas state troopers to use the presence of religious symbols as reasonable suspicion for the search of cars stopped on…

• Law West of the Pecos

  As a West Texas Criminal Lawyer, I frequently travel to remote parts of the state in defense of clients who have been arrested for small quantities of marijuana or drugs found in their cars as…