by georgeroland | Nov 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
Thus far, I have blogged almost exclusively about The Law; that is, about the black-letter law in Texas. And while a good lawyer must know the law and know it well, this is only part of the job. So much of being a good criminal defense lawyer is about the...
by georgeroland | Oct 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
Criminal defense law and tattoos intersect at several points—many of my clients have tattoos; I have my fair share of tattoos (clients are often surprised when I meet them at the jail or office on the weekend and am wearing a t-shirt and they see tattoos all over my...
by georgeroland | Oct 24, 2014 | Drug Charges, Uncategorized
I have written about confidential informants (“snitches”) previously—those situations where police employ a person (whose identity the police know), but whose identity remains unknown to the accused. But, often enough, neither the police nor the accused know...
by georgeroland | Sep 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
Part II: “Linking” and “Reasonable Inferences” In Part I of this blog, I discussed the issues that arise when more than one person is charged with possession of the same item(s) of contraband—so-called “joint possession” cases. I ended Part I by suggesting...
by georgeroland | Aug 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
So-called “no refusal” weekends were established to combat drunk driving in Texas. The police want you to believe that “no refusal” means that the police will collect your blood regardless of whether you refuse or not, and that you don’t have the option to refuse, so...
by georgeroland | Aug 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
“How long am I going to be in jail?” is, by far, the most common question that I get from people who are in jail after having been arrested under suspicion of having committed an offense. (An understandable question, to be certain.) If the Accused can make bail, then...
