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20 Jan 2014 Posted By Herman Martinez

Houston Woman Arrested for Road Rage

Road rage in Houston isn’t normally regarded as a serious crime. Yet reports show that there are times the road rage can lead to arrest and serious charges. Recently, a Harris County attorney was arrested when she got angry with…

16 Jan 2014 Posted By Herman Martinez

Drunk Driver Suspect Hits Autistic Child on Freeway

A drunk driver on a Houston freeway overpass has been arrested after he slammed into a 12-year-old autistic boy on the freeway, killing him instantly. A drunk driver hits an autistic child that wandered into the road.  The mentally challenged…

13 Jan 2014 Posted By Herman Martinez

Two Charged in Shooting at Birthday Party

Criminal defense attorney Herman Martinez reports two men have been arrested after they killed a man attending a birthday party at a home in Northwest Houston. The individuals, arrested earlier this month, have now been charged with murder. The 20-year-old…

09 Jan 2014 Posted By Herman Martinez

Texas Department of Transportation Lowers Speed Limit

Avoid A Speeding Ticket in Houston The Texas Department of Transportation is installing new signs on Highway 290 today to lower the speed limit on stretches of the highway. The speed limit changes stretch all the way through to Hayes…

02 Jan 2014 Posted By Herman Martinez

Salvia Divinorum Added to the Texas Controlled Substance Act

Salvia Divinorum is a plant that is also called Diviner’s Safe and Seer’s Safe. It is a plant which can induce dissociative effects and can cause visions or other hallucinatory experiences. The plant grows in Oaxaca, Mexico or in other…

30 Dec 2013 Posted By Herman Martinez

Recently Passed Laws Heighten Penalties for False Emergency Reports

Sometimes, unruly teenagers or bored adults will make false emergency reports for their own entertainment. Other times, people may pretend that they are about to commit a serious crime in order to get attention and get peers talking. Situations of…

26 Dec 2013 Posted By Herman Martinez

Theft Crimes During Christmas Time

Thieves have an abundance of opportunities to steal. For one, some thieves will shoplift at busy malls days before Christmas. This is because inventory is typically scattered during the holidays and oftentimes it is harder to keep track of what…

23 Dec 2013 Posted By Herman Martinez

Authorities Search for a Man Who Robbed a Bank in Walmart

A man in Houston robbed a bank inside of a Walmart in Harris County early this morning. According to the FBI, the suspect walked into the store and went up to the teller’s window. He handed the teller a note…

16 Dec 2013 Posted By Herman Martinez

Houston Deputy Indicted for Coercing Woman with Warrants

According to recent reports of police crimes, a Harris County sheriff’s deputy was recently indicted after claims that he was coercing women with warrants into pleasuring him sexually. Reports show that he told one woman that if she performed an…

10 Dec 2013 Posted By Herman Martinez

How “Double Jeopardy” can Protect You in Your Case

If you were arrested for any crime, you cannot be tried for that crime twice (with some exceptions) according to the federal laws on double jeopardy. Jeopardy protection only applies in certain types of legal proceedings, but it is always…