Criminal Law

Blood Alcohol Testing Explained Simply

Blood Alcohol Testing Explained Simply

Your Attorney Must Understand how Blood Alcohol Testing WorksBlood alcohol testing is not that complex. A skilled DWI defense lawyer can always fight... Read more

Spring Break: 11 things you should know, legally

Spring Break: 11 things you should know, legally

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

Institutional Racism, Part 2

Institutional Racism, Part 2

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? Part 1

Institutional Racism by Non-Racists? Part 1

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

You did it. The Expert Says Science Proves It.

You did it. The Expert Says Science Proves It.

You are charged with murder.  You are innocent of the crime, yet you face life imprisonment.  You don’t have the $50,000 cash it costs to... Read more

Land of The Free? Part 3

Land of The Free? Part 3

Our cherished “Land of the Free” isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.  The term is not reality, even if it is a fantastic aspiration.... Read more

“Land of the Free?”, Part 2

“Land of the Free?”, Part 2

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

“Land of The Free”? Part 1

“Land of The Free”? Part 1

America is addicted. It is a non-stop compulsion. Lives are ruined by the millions. It marks people for life, if they can manage to escape. The drug?... Read more

Joe Biden and Criminal Law

Joe Biden and Criminal Law

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

Defund the Police?

Defund the Police?

“Defund the police.” It sounds provocative.  It is.  What it provokes depends upon the person.  I hadn’t heard that term until a... Read more

Criminal Case Status in the COVID-19 Era, Part 3

Criminal Case Status in the COVID-19 Era, Part 3

Jury Trials Present A Major Challenge NowThis discussion is not meant to be comprehensive, in that such an endeavor would entail a much longer... Read more

Netflix Exposes Crime Labs

Netflix Exposes Crime Labs

I recently finished watching “How to Fix a Drug Scandal” on Netflix, a documentary that exposes crime labs. The fact you are reading this blog... Read more

Criminal Case Status in the COVID-19 Era, Part 2

Criminal Case Status in the COVID-19 Era, Part 2

Let me be perfectly clear.  COVID-19 is a real disease, no matter what some people believe. It is not a political position. Details may be... Read more

Criminal Case Status in the COVID-19 Era, Part 1

Criminal Case Status in the COVID-19 Era, Part 1

Simply put, the most likely effect of COVID-19 on your criminal case will be delay.  Whether your case began before or during the pandemic, this... Read more

LEGAL ADVICE FROM A SPRING BREAK LAWYER

LEGAL ADVICE FROM A SPRING BREAK LAWYER

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

Four Dumb Things People Do To Hurt Their Cases

Four Dumb Things People Do To Hurt Their Cases

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

Lawyering Isn’t For The Faint of Heart

Lawyering Isn’t For The Faint of Heart

Being a lawyer can be tougher than you might believe.  Popular culture and belief associate lawyers with importance, power, and money, among... Read more

5 Things Criminal Defense Lawyers Commonly Hear, Explained, Part 2

5 Things Criminal Defense Lawyers Commonly Hear, Explained, Part 2

1) How much? And you can’t even guarantee a result?Yes, and yes.It’s common knowledge lawyers are expensive. People want the best lawyer they can... Read more

5 Things Criminal Defense Lawyers Commonly Hear, Explained — Part 1

5 Things Criminal Defense Lawyers Commonly Hear, Explained — Part 1

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

Expunction and Nondisclosure FAQs and Concerns

Expunction and Nondisclosure FAQs and Concerns

The information on this post has now moved to a new FAQ page. ... Read more

Brooks County, Texas: Ground Zero

Brooks County, Texas: Ground Zero

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

Grand Jury: Constitutional Protection, But Easily Manipulated

Grand Jury: Constitutional Protection, But Easily Manipulated

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

“They Didn’t Read Me My [Miranda] Rights.” And?

“They Didn’t Read Me My [Miranda] Rights.” And?

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

6 Things Which Don’t Win Your DWI (By Themselves)

6 Things Which Don’t Win Your DWI (By Themselves)

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

Should You Plead No Contest?

Should You Plead No Contest?

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

BIG BROTHER Is Watching at All Times

BIG BROTHER Is Watching at All Times

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

Criminal Accountability

Criminal Accountability

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

Criminal Mis-In-Unjustice

Criminal Mis-In-Unjustice

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

Johnny Got Arrested the 1st Time – Bail Tales

Johnny Got Arrested the 1st Time – Bail Tales

 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

Johnny Got Arrested the 1st Time – Get Out of Jail

Johnny Got Arrested the 1st Time – Get Out of Jail

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

Self-Driving Cars: Get Used to the Thought of Them

Self-Driving Cars: Get Used to the Thought of Them

Google Self-Driving Cars: On Their Way to a Road Near You!Ten million self-driving cars may be on the road by 2020, according to Business... Read more

Police Accountability in Corpus Christi

Police Accountability in Corpus Christi

CCPD Officer Arrested AGAIN for AssaultUPDATE: The now former CCPD officer was sentenced to 10 years in prison for continuous family violence and... Read more

Kitchen Certification

Kitchen Certification

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

Body Cameras Key to Improving Police-Public Relations

Body Cameras Key to Improving Police-Public Relations

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

Gory, Blood Draw Labor Day Weekend in Corpus Christi

Gory, Blood Draw Labor Day Weekend in Corpus Christi

YOU ARE BEING THREATENED BY THE DAThe Nueces County District Attorney just threatened YOU in public fashion. The threat? You will be... Read more

CRIME SCENE DNA DOES NOT EQUAL GUILT

CRIME SCENE DNA DOES NOT EQUAL GUILT

Catching the Bad Guys MattersGathering evidence to catch violent criminals is a vital function of police. Believe it or not, even criminal defense... Read more

Institutionalized Bad Faith Forensics

Institutionalized Bad Faith Forensics

Crime “Labs” in America – Recipe for CorruptionWhat’s worse in the criminal justice system: 1) institutionalized corruption of scientific... Read more

How much difference can Floyd Simpson make to Corpus Christi?

How much difference can Floyd Simpson make to Corpus Christi?

A few months ago, I was at Corpus Christi’s City Hall to find some information.  As I walked in, I must have looked lost because a man... Read more

Previous Blog Posts

Previous Blog Posts

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