Law Office of Brett A. Podolsky - Criminal Defense Attorney

After a conviction for a sex crime has been handed down, it may be possible for the defendant to file an appeal. An appeal is a legal action that involves the defendant submitting a request to the court to overturn their conviction. The defendant can claim many different reasons that justify his or her appeal. […]

People who have been charged with sex crimes in Texas may wonder if they will ever be able to have the charges removed from their criminal record. Expungement is a legal process that allows a criminal record to effectively be erased. If expunction is successful, the person who obtained the expunction may be legally allowed to […]

Texas is tough on sexual assault crimes. The legal punishments for a rape conviction can be severe. The police will collect as much evidence as possible when rape accusations are made. The prosecution will attempt to use this evidence to convince the jury that the defendant is guilty. However, it is possible to defend against […]

In Texas, sex crimes are investigated by collecting evidence. The police will attempt to find evidence to corroborate the claims of the alleged victim. As part of this effort, they will collect many different kinds of evidence. From witness statements to DNA samples, they will be thorough in their investigation. The type and amount of […]

Section 43.21 of the Texas Penal Code deals with obscenity, defining obscene material as being something that “the average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find that taken as a whole appeals to the prurient interest in sex,” It can also be “representations or descriptions” of: Sex acts Simulated sex acts Sodomy Beastiality Lewd exhibition […]