Law Office of Brett A. Podolsky - Criminal Defense Attorney
The US Constitution and the Texas Criminal Code set out your rights as a defendant in any court of law. Many of these rights you may have heard on television police procedurals when the on-screen cop speaks the Miranda warning.
Most criminal cases don’t go to trial, typically because the defendant accepted a plea bargain.
When can an assault be defended as self-defense? The state of Texas has definite ideas about what constitutes self-defense and when it counts as a legal defense.
A blood test is the most accurate measure of alcohol in an individual’s bloodstream when the sample is taken.
Texas is tough on drunk drivers. One way it combats DWIs is by mandating ignition interlock device (IID) installation on your motor vehicle as one penalty for a drunken driving conviction.