Blog posts in August, 2011

Simply because someone is in jail awaiting his or her trial does not mean that they waive some fundamental rights to a fair trial. Yesterday, we ...

Yesterday, we began addressing the step 5 of the sequential evaluation process. It is important to note that the burden in on the claimant through ...

Most claims for Social Security Disability Benefits are resolved at step five of the sequential evaluation process . Again, disability, according to ...

What is the process that occurs if a defendant raises serious doubts about whether he or she can receive an impartial jury because of inflammatory ...

As we have previously stated, the law implies a consent to the taking of a breath or blood test if you have been arrested for driving while ...

In cases such as OJ Simpson or Casey Anthony, there has been substantial media coverage of these "cases of the century." In all of these "cases of the ...

Yesterday, we addressed the issue of the affirmative links and the court of appeal's use of them when reviewing a conviction. As we noted, the State ...

Yesterday , we reviewed one of the elements of a the offense of a possession of a controlled substance . That element is possession, and this is one ...

In order for a police officer to take a specimen, the Texas Transportation Code regulates the manner in which the police act. First, the officer must ...