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12 Sep 2013 Posted By Herman Martinez

HOUSTON POLICE SEARCH FOR BANK ROBBERS

The Houston Police are currently on the lookout for a “wigged bandit” and three other suspects that are responsible for a bank robbery in Heights. The FBI is also aiding in the search to hunt down the men who robbed…

05 Sep 2013 Posted By Herman Martinez

Houston Death Row Defendant Wins Appeal

A Houston local who has been on death row for 20 years recently won a federal court appeal allowing him to pursue claims that he is mentally impaired and therefore does not qualify for the death penalty. This shocking ruling…

27 Aug 2013 Posted By Herman Martinez

NEW TEXAS LAW HEIGHTENS HIT AND RUN SENTENCES

Presently, the hit-and-run penalties in Texas are harsh but not harsh enough to discourage the act in many cases. According to Texas lawmakers, the current penalties set for hit-and-run accidents are less severe than the penalties for DUI manslaughter. Often,…

12 Aug 2013 Posted By Herman Martinez

ATT. GEN. HOLDER – ANNOUNCES END TO MANDATORY MINIMUMS

Attorney General Eric Holder announced today that required mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses would be coming to an end. These highly controversial minimum sentences would no longer be required for nonviolent, low-level drug offenders. This signals a major turning…

09 Aug 2013 Posted By Herman Martinez

GUNMAN KILLS 4, INJURES 4 IN NORTH TEXAS

 A gunman in North Texas used an explosive device in an attack at two different residencies near Dallas in a revenge rampage that took four lives, a recent report by Reuters explains. The police believe that the attack was a domestic…

08 Aug 2013 Posted By Herman Martinez

BORDER DRUG BUST COSTS AFFECT TEXAS PROSECUTION

At Border Patrol checks in the state of Texas, many arrests are taking place. Yet many of these arrests aren’t targeting illegal immigrants trying to sneak into the United States. Instead, recent data suggests that many of the arrests at…

25 Jul 2013 Posted By Herman Martinez

CAN YOU SEAL YOUR JUVENILE COURT RECORDS?

Want to get your juvenile court records sealed? You can get a fresh start on your life by filing a petition in court and seeking expungement of a juvenile court conviction. Most of the time, expungement will make it so…

23 Jul 2013 Posted By Herman Martinez

HOUSTON CRIMES AND FALSE ARRESTS

<span><p>In the city of Houston, crime is somewhat common. In data collected from 2011, there were 198 murders in the city of Houston, meaning that there were 9.2 murders per 100,000 individuals in the city. There were also 771 cases…

16 Jul 2013 Posted By Herman Martinez

VEHICULAR HOMICIDE CHARGES IN TEXAS

Some states don’t recognize vehicular homicide as its own specific crime, but Texas is one of the states that will uphold this specific offense. In the state of Texas, a person who is convicted of vehicular homicide faces between 2…

16 Jul 2013 Posted By Herman Martinez

Texas and the Primary Belt Law

In some states, individuals cannot be punished for failing to put on a seat belt. Yet this is not true in every situation. In some states, individuals can be fined for failing to buckle up when they get on the…