Posted by Tad Nelson | Criminal Defense, Sex Crime
Texas law makes it illegal for an adult, those ages eighteen and older, to have sex with a minor, those… Continue reading Age Is More Than a Number When It Comes To Consenting to Sex
Read MoreState Bill Seeking Harsher Penalties for False Reports
Posted by Tad Nelson | Houston Criminal Cases, Understanding Texas Law
According to the Galveston County Daily News, a missing child hoax has prompted legislatures to propose a new bill. The… Continue reading State Bill Seeking Harsher Penalties for False Reports
Read MoreSelf-Defense As A Legal Defense in Texas
Posted by Tad Nelson | Criminal Defense, Understanding Texas Law
Self-defense is referred to as a justification defense, such that although the defendant has committed a criminal act prescribed by… Continue reading Self-Defense As A Legal Defense in Texas
Read MoreHarris County No Longer Accepting Early Plea Agreements in Possession Cases
Posted by Tad Nelson | Possession
After an investigation by a local newspaper and the fallout of having to pay out nearly $150,000 in taxpayer dollars… Continue reading Harris County No Longer Accepting Early Plea Agreements in Possession Cases
Read MoreWe Are the Marked Ones: Why Colored License Plates for Convicted DWIs Are a Bad Idea
Posted by Tad Nelson | DWI
A DWI punishment that has been around in some states for years is getting new attention as a way to… Continue reading We Are the Marked Ones: Why Colored License Plates for Convicted DWIs Are a Bad Idea
Read MoreA Mistake Gets Suspect’s Guilty Plea Overturned
Posted by Tad Nelson | Criminal Defense
The Monitor reports Nohemi “Mimi” Gonzalez, a South Texas woman, is facing up to twenty (20) years in prison for… Continue reading A Mistake Gets Suspect’s Guilty Plea Overturned
Read MoreThe Media’s Destruction of Innocent until Proven Guilty
Posted by Tad Nelson | Criminal Defense
The past decade or two have seen a rapid expansion in the amount of news media that people have access… Continue reading The Media’s Destruction of Innocent until Proven Guilty
Read MoreLessons from the Adrian Peterson Case
Posted by Tad Nelson | Criminal Defense, Houston Criminal Cases, Understanding Texas Law
There are many lessons that non-famous, middle-class Americans can learn from the Adrian Peterson Case. We bring them up because… Continue reading Lessons from the Adrian Peterson Case
Read MoreTexas investors fooled by Ponzi scheme
Posted by Tad Nelson | Criminal Defense
A $195 million Ponzi scheme has affected 724 victims in multiple states, including several Texas investors. At least three of… Continue reading Texas investors fooled by Ponzi scheme
Read MoreTexas man charged with homicide
Posted by Tad Nelson | Criminal Defense
A 19-year-old Texas man recently appeared in court for arraignment on capital murder charges. According to local authorities, the victim… Continue reading Texas man charged with homicide
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