How Do I Know if There’s a Warrant Out for My Arrest?
You may find yourself in a situation where you’re concerned that there may be a warrant out for your arrest. Perhaps you were involved in an assault, a domestic situation, or believe someone may have reported you for committing a crime. Many people believe that if there’s a warrant, the police or sheriff are going…
Read MoreI Was Charged with Intoxication Manslaughter During COVID-19. Now What?
During these strange and confusing times, everything we know about procedures and precedents has changed. Facing criminal allegations is stressful enough without the uncertainty of how your case may be handled in court, especially if those allegations might involve felony charges. Is your trial even able to take place? Does this pandemic change the way…
Read MoreUnderstanding the Death Penalty in Texas
Regardless of the state you live in, a capital offense is the most severe charge you can face, and therefore subject to the harshest of sentences. In Texas, there is only one capital charge: capital murder. If you are convicted, you can be put to death. In the state of Texas, for the crime to…
Read MoreProtecting Your Military Career in the Event of an Arrest for Homicide
In April of 2020, a young Army specialist named Vanessa Guillén went missing from Fort Hood. In July, her remains were found in a shallow grave nearby. She had been beaten to death, and investigators suspected Spc. Aaron Robinson. As police closed in, he shot himself to death. Had Robinson lived, he would have faced…
Read MoreKilleen Has a Reputation for Being a Murderous City
Home to Fort Hood, an Army base with its own notorious reputation (especially since the kidnapping and subsequent murder of Spc. Vanessa Guillen), Killeen has an unfortunate relationship with serious criminal offenses. Annually, more than 500 violent crimes occur in this city alone, with a rating of 19 on a crime index of 100. That…
Read MoreWhen Convictions Create More Victims
What do you do when you’re in the wrong place at the wrong time and you’re accused and convicted of a crime you didn’t commit? What if it ends with a sentence of life in prison or worse, death? It’s a nightmare from which few innocent inmates believe they’ll ever wake up from. According to…
Read MoreWhat You Can Lose with a Felony Conviction
The last thing anyone facing a felony charge thinks about is what long-term consequences he or she might face other than how much time could be spent in prison. It is human nature to deal with the immediate problem before you rather than concerning yourself with the after-effects until they’re suddenly a problem. That’s why…
Read MoreA Criminal Record in Texas Can Leave You Homeless
Being homeless can happen to anyone who runs across the wrong luck at the wrong time. When you’ve worked hard at being successful, losing it all can be devastating and even end in a mental breakdown. Many people who have experienced this can easily end up homeless living on the streets. Their new circumstances often…
Read MoreTop 10 Occupations with the Highest Rates of Divorce
Most folks don’t take their occupations into consideration before saying “I do” to their spouses. But perhaps they should, because are it turns out, certain professionals get divorced more often than others. The career website Zippia compiled a list of 21 careers that are leading to increased divorces rates in people under 30. These are…
Read MoreFort Hood Named “Most Crime-Ridden Post” by Stars and Stripes
It appears that off-post crime involving Fort Hood has gone underreported for quite some time, but now a number of servicemembers will find themselves in hot water. Stars and Stripes has named the Fort Hood the Army’s most crime-ridden post. An assessment was conducted of crime statistics and found that Fort Hood has a 30%…
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