Category Archives: Criminal Defense

Texas sets the age of consent at 17. A person younger than 17 generally cannot legally consent to sexual activity, regardless of the relationship or…

A subpoena is a court-backed order requiring you to do one of two things: testify or hand over specific documents. Bottom line: a subpoena is…

Sexting between consenting adults in Texas is legal, but it becomes a sex crime the moment anyone pictured is under 18. Bottom line: the age…

In Texas, indecency charges generally involve sexual contact with a child under 17 or exposing a child to sexual conduct. These offenses are prosecuted vigorously…

Having an open container of alcohol in the passenger area of a motor vehicle on a public roadway is against the law in Texas, whether…

Exoneration occurs when a person who was previously convicted of a crime is officially cleared of that conviction based on new evidence or proof of…