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Adjusting to Prison I was given a great opportunity to give you a little “inside view” of part of my life here inside the pentitentiary. First, let me tell you a little about myself. My name is Mike Williams, and everybody in here calls me “Will”. I’m 6’1″ tall and 225 pounds. I’ve always liked […]

Immigration Consequences as They Relate to Juveniles and Juvenile Adjudications The next question is if they effect the juvenile conviction–sort of the short version but except for crimes involving moral [inaudible] like shoplift and things like that or any other deportable offense I talked about this morning applies to juveniles as well as adults. So

Expunctions After a Class C Disposition and DWI Reductions to Obstruction of a Highway Deferred disposition on a class C. that’s going to be eligible for an expunction. Various kinds of deferred prosecution agreements that we get in our different jurisdictions and then if you get a charging instrument quashed and they don’t re-file it

Another Good DWI Jury Selection DEFENSE COUNSEL: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I’m one of the defense attorneys. My client is here. And I’ve represented him throughout the pretrial prospect in this case. I’d like to start by showing you a brief video. Okay. There are eight of you on both rows, so I’d like

Credit Time Served Application for Tickets/Citations CREDIT TIME SERVED APPLICATION I understand that to be eligible for time-served credit on a Class C warrant from the ________________ Municipal Court, the case(s) I am requesting credit for must have been in warrant or must currently be in warrant. In addition, I meet one of the following

Another Good DWI Driving While Intoxicated Jury Selection I’d like to start by showing you a brief video. Okay. There are eight of you on both rows, so I’d like for the first row — We’ll call you the Black T-shirt team, you guys in the back White T-shirt team. There’s gonna be a group

The Job of a Jury in a Case for Assault Bodily Injury and Assault on a Peace Officer A person commits the offense of assault if the person intentionally or knowingly causes bodily injury to another, including the person’s spouse. The offense is a felony if the person the actor assaulted is a public servant

Failure to Return Loaned/Borrowed Vehicles A: When somebody complains that they haven’t had a car brought back to them after loaning it, they can file it as stolen, but they also have to pay for a wrecker or having it impounded if they have to. B: A missing car isn’t an offense until they find

Magistrate Policies Regarding Pre-tiual Writs of Habeas Corpus The criminal magistrates of Tarrant Cow1ty, Texas are authorized to grant pre-trial writs of habeas corpus as provided under Article 11 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, only where Applicant’s auomey has complied with the following procedural steps: WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS – PROCEDURAL STEPS 1. Petition/Application

Repeated Dealings With Mentally Disturbed Persons When cops deal with the same mentally disturbed person over and over, and think that even though they aren’t dangerous now, but might be later if they don’t deal with it, they should tell the person to go to a mental health association to get help, but this isn’t