Texas Criminal Charges for Failure to Report Date Rape

September 22, 2014

Sometimes what you know can hurt you. This is especially true when it comes to violating a failure to report law in Texas. That’s right. You can be charged with wrongdoing for failing to report serious crimes such as date rape. Just like any other crime, protecting your reputation, job and family will require the […]

6 Child Injury Defenses to Prove Your Innocence

September 17, 2014

No one wants to see a child get hurt, so it’s easy to understand why the community almost always casts a negative light on child injury defendants. Yet false allegations of inflicting a child injury are not at all uncommon. It’s hard to win the public relations battle, but you possess the legal right to […]

Good Behavior: You Can Drastically Reduce Your Sentence

September 12, 2014

If you or a loved one has been handed a prison sentence, the thought of spending an extended amount of time behind bars can be disheartening. To ensure you are incarcerated as little time as possible, you may take advantage of good time credit to reduce your sentence. The amount of time you can earn […]

I Had Sex with a Student: What’s Going to Happen to Me?

September 8, 2014

Parents send their children to schools in Harris County, Texas to ensure they receive a well-rounded education. What they don’t want is to have their child become the target of a predator, which is why Texas has enacted laws against improper relationships between educators and students. Found in Section 12.12 of the Texas Penal Code, […]

Caught with a Prostitute: You May Sit in Jail for 6 Months

September 3, 2014

When most people think of prostitution, they only associate criminal penalties with the call girl or hooker, when there are actually multiple people involved in the act. One such person is the client or “john”, who can also face criminal penalties for soliciting another person to perform sexual conduct in exchange for something of value. […]