Drug Law

That sweet time finally has come after a dreary winter: Spring Break.  Countless thousands of partying college students will flood beaches from... Read more

Miss the first one? Go here >>>Institutional racism in the United States is real. Patriotic pride doesn’t negate it. A “colorblind”... Read more

Institutional racism by non-racists no longer requires having open, expressed hatred toward anyone because of the color of their skin. Race* makes a... Read more

Recently, I’ve been consuming books* about race in the United States. The first of these, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration In The Age Of... Read more

The United States of America is NOT the “Land of the Free”.  If that hurts your feelings, I’m with you.  In Part 1, I described in... Read more

Criminal Law Ramifications Under BidenThis is a free-flow thought piece meant to ponder how some federal criminal law situations may play out in the... Read more

Texas and the US government should immediately repeal the prohibition against marijuana.  To do so would promote justice and fairness. Texas... Read more

Spring Break is almost upon us.  South Texas beaches will be partying with hundreds of thousands of people at a time.  Alcohol is every bit... Read more

Perhaps dumb is too harsh.  You don’t have to be dumb to do dumb things.  Avoiding unnecessary harm is often easily avoidable.  Try... Read more

We criminal defense lawyers hear from many people from all walks of life. Many of the things we hear are the same. Most people are unfamiliar with... Read more

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Brooks County, Texas, is a sleepy rural county with more than its share of poverty.  You’d never suspect it was a hotbed of activity, but it... Read more

You have a right to a grand jury.  Yes, you really do. Really.  It’s right there in The Fifth Amendment of our country’s... Read more

Reading Your Rights To You After Arrest Is Not RequiredMiranda Is One Of The Best-Known U.S. Supreme Court Case Names“They didn’t read me my... Read more

Your DWI May Have Some Great Defenses, But These Usually Aren’tIn some ways, these topics might be woven into your overall defense strategy, but... Read more

Few criminal law concepts are as simple and as misunderstood as the term “nolo contendere”, otherwise called “no contest”.  The two... Read more

On this Independence Day, Big Brother is no longer fiction. Sophisticated, sensitive recording devices surround you virtually everywhere you go.... Read more

Bring ’em to Justice!Americans want criminals brought to justice for their crimes.  Few people consider who polices the police.  Cop,... Read more

Few systems designed by human beings can be as serious as one set up to take the very lives of people, their liberty, and their property. Our... Read more

 You may be trying to get Johnny out of jail as soon as possible right now.  You’re probably wondering what has happened up to this point... Read more

Your loved one may be in jail right now, and you want to know how to get him released. I’ll try to help you understand the what and how... Read more

Imagine you run the public school systems’ kitchens throughout a state and have the title Executive Director of School Kitchens.You have a problem.... Read more

CCPD IS USING BODY CAMERAS, BUT THEY NEED MOREAccording to a report on KRIS-TV, approximately 1/3 of Corpus Christi Police Department uniformed... Read more