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DWIs: Consent and the Constitution There is a lot of confusion over when a police officer has the right stop you, and what that officer can do once you have been stopped. Adding to the confusion, in Austin we often...

I Got Charged with Possession of Controlled Substance. What’s Next? If you get caught with even trace amounts of a controlled substance, you can be arrested and charged with a felony (Possession of Controlled Substance, or POCS). Controlled substances include...

What Should I Expect if I’m Arrested in Travis County? No one ever expects to be arrested. If you or a loved one has been arrested in Travis County for the first time, you may be confused as to how...

Juvenile Law – What happens if my child is accused a crime in Austin? You might not have expected that your child would ever be accused of a crime. It can be confusing and frightening if it happens. There are...

Rethinking Cash Bail A Houston judge last year ordered that defendants held on low level misdemeanors be released. This was in response to a lawsuit that argued that such detention represented an unconstitutional restraint on liberty.  Although the Harris County...