Blog Posts in May, 2010

• Posted By Herman Martinez 24-May-2010

  Lindsay Lohan- How not to act in a Houston Court

  A lot of clients get annoyed when their court case interferes with their working schedule. Most court appearances are scheduled for weekday mornings and take anywhere from one hour to three each time. Also, most criminal court cases take several ...

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• Posted By Herman Martinez 21-May-2010

  Hello...My Houston Federal Friends

  I had to go to the United States Attorney's Office located in Houston, Texas early this week with a client. I had forgotten how many former Harris County, Texas prosecutors have gone to work for the United States Attorney's office since I left the ...

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• Posted By Herman Martinez 20-May-2010

  How long does it take to bond someone out of jail in Houston, Texas?

  Our criminal defense firm regularly gets a phone call from someone that just had a person they know get arrested for a crime asking the above question. As I would do on most subjects if I was not a criminal defense lawyer they turn to the internet ...

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• Posted By Herman Martinez 20-May-2010

  How did Lindsay Lohan avoid jail

  Party girl, Lindsay Lohan is in criminal hot water again. Apparently, she is not doing very well with her probation. Fortunately, she was notified about her arrest warrant while working in France. I would not expect the court to call one of my ...

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• Posted By Herman Martinez 20-May-2010

  Dude...do not smoke before court!

  Today, I was in the elevator with someone that was still reeking from smoking marijuana the night before or the morning of court. Please keep in mind that when using the elevators in the Houston, Harris County Criminal Justice Center you are also ...

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• Posted By Herman Martinez 18-May-2010

  Harmon's No DIVERT Policy Allowed

  Judge Bill Harmon, Harris County Criminal Court Judge #2, has been the only judge that does not allow the DIVERT program in his court. I have written before how frustrating this is as a Houston DWI Attorney to tell your client that because of the ...

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• Posted By New Jersey Attorney 17-May-2010

  Keep Your Mouth Shut

  Being charged with Murder or worse Capital Murder is a very bad position to find ones self in. You would not be helping yourself or your attorney in your defense if you decide to start talking to the media. Watching the news last night I saw a news ...

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• Posted By Herman Martinez 14-May-2010

  Houston Criminal Defense Seminar

  As you may know lawyers are required a certain amount of continuing legal education every year. Over the years, I have attended some good ones as well as some that I wished I did not attend. Luckily, today I attended one in Houston that was ...

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• Posted By Herman Martinez 11-May-2010

  Houston criminal court elevator guidelines

  As a Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer I am astonised at the conversations people have while riding the elevator at the courthouse. For instance, this week one person admited on the elevator that he had smoked weed this past weekend. Not a good thing ...

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• Posted By Criminal Defense Attorney 11-May-2010

  Welcome to our Houston Criminal Defense Blog

  Our attorneys are pleased to announce the launch of our criminal defense blog with an RSS feed available at http://www.mmalaw.com/Blog/Recent_Blog_Posts/RSS.xml

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• Posted By Herman Martinez 10-May-2010

  What neighborhood in Houston are you from...

  I was amused today at the courthouse by a person showing their arm when they were asked what part of town they were from today by the elevators. Apparently, it is common for people to tatoo their neighborhood on their arm. I wonder what happens when ...

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• Posted By Herman Martinez 9-May-2010

  Houston do not forget the imprisoned

  As a Houston Defense Lawyer I always recomend that people visit my clients in jail. This keeps their spririts up and lets them know that they have something to fight for. This article illustrates my point.

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