Blog Posts in November, 2010
Posted on Nov 17, 2010 By Criminal Law Standard
Super Bowl XLV will be at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington on February 6, 2011. The event promises to generate millions of dollars in revenue for the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Unfortunately, the Super Bowl ...
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Posted on Nov 14, 2010 By Criminal Law Standard
Ross Feinstein, a spokesman from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) said that U.S. Government special agents seized 6,700 pounds of marijuana from a trailer in the Texas Rio Grande Valley. ...
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Posted on Nov 12, 2010 By Criminal Law Standard
Yesterday, a Denton County jury sentenced drunk driver John Patrick Barton to two (2) life sentences for killing Kandace Hull and her thirteen year-old daughter Autumn Caudle. Barton plowed into the ...
Continue reading "Concurrent vs. Consecutive Sentences" »
Posted on Nov 11, 2010 By Criminal Law Standard
Lawyers and others commonly refer to the jury selection process (called “Voir Dire”) as, “picking a jury.” In fact, attorneys do not pick jurors to sit on the jury; they eliminate jurors they do not ...
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Posted on Nov 10, 2010 By Criminal Law Standard
The Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides the right against self-incrimination. In a criminal trial, this means the accused cannot be forced to testify. The decision as to whether or not a ...
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Posted on Nov 9, 2010 By Criminal Law Standard
When a person gets probation, the judge frequently makes probation subject to certain conditions that the defendant must follow to remain on probation. Monthly reporting to a probation officer, ...
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Posted on Nov 8, 2010 By Criminal Law Standard
John Patrick Barton, 30, of Louisville is set to stand trial this week for two (2) counts of murder and three (3) counts of intoxicated assault with a motor vehicle related to a car crash that killed ...
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