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Blood Draw Procedures 6th of 13 This is what some hospital vials may look like. You’ll see all kinds of different things. These two at the top they are kind of clear tops and we really didn’t know what those were. I hadn’t seen those before and sometimes you’ll see pediatric tubes from a hospital […]

Blood Draw Procedures 7th of 13 Obviously proper labeling is important, proper inversion shaking too hard can cause hemolysis. You need to immediately mix them because blood can start clotting right away if you set them down on the table and you leave them for a couple of minutes while you’re finishing the blood draw,

Blood Draw Procedures 8th of 13 Why do you deserve less protection if you refuse and if you consent, it doesn’t really make a logical sense but this is the sanitary place and it has probably been cleaned up a little bit since then but in the beginning we went and checked it out and

Blood Draw Procedures Defense 12th of You got to be prepared, you got be prepared for bad answers. “In the trail of cases he was alert and resourceful, never became disturbed” I think that’s a good word or confused “even when the unexpected settling took place”, 1903. How do I deal with it? When you

Blood Draw Procedures Defense 12th of 13 Regarding great advocates; “Each know the precise points upon which to seize, each watch every accident that might arise in the progress of the case” 1903. Criminal law, Criminal trials, a lot of them looks bad when we get started as defense attorneys and things fall into your

Blood Draw Procedures 9th of 13 My blog posting is geared toward defense attorneys but it’s also applies to prosecution too so… Awareness of your demeanor is the core fundamental of cross examination. This is what I believe okay. The first lesson of our art and it is an art is to control our manner

Public Intoxication In accordance with the Texas Penal Code Sec. 49.02, an individual commits an offense if the individual appears in a public place while intoxicated due to alcohol or any other substance, to the degree that the individual may endanger himself or another. Officers observing a person whom they believe to be intoxicated should

Blood Draw Procedures and Defense 10th of 13 Let’s get to a different subject. “The Missing Evidence”; Okay, this is core, this is critical. So many cases come alive because of missing evidence. Your cross exam questions are not in the police report. Okay. You’ve got to know what you’re dealing with. You got to

Casinos and Used Car Sales: The Criminal Justice System What are Plea Agreements and Admonishments? Part 11 of 12 A Plea Agreement is a contract between the Prosecutor and the Accused, through his Lawyer. In that agreement, the prosecutor states the agreed offense and agreed punishment that the accused will accept. In exchange for that

Casinos and Used Car Sales: The Criminal Justice System The Court Room Procedures, part 10 of 12 During plea negotiations, Prosecutors don’t necessarily care to be convinced. Their job is to “seek justice,” dispose of cases, and if they have to go to trial, try a case they can Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt. The