The Fourth Amendment protects citizens in Dallas, Texas, against illegal search and seizure and requires probable cause. This amendment doesn't allow as much leeway for police to search homes as it does vehicles. While police want to search vehicles, they may not need...
Texas and all other states have relied heavily on eyewitness testimony for convictions in criminal cases. As humans, we tend to naturally accept eyewitness testimony for an exact replay of the events that happened. However, is this really a reliable form of evidence...
The Biden Administration has passed new guidelines regarding deportation. As many people throughout the state of Texas and the rest of the country anticipated, these policies are different than the ones that were in place by the Trump Administration. These new...
Police officers frequently ask people to search their vehicles during traffic stops. Many drivers, sure that they have not broken the law, consent to a search, only to regret that decision later. You don't always know everything that's in the car you drive. If you...
As a legal citizen of another country, you typically need a visa to enter the United States. People come into the country for reasons ranging from visiting family and pursuing an education to career development. No matter what kind of visa allowed you to enter the...
Like most states, Texas takes drug charges seriously by applying various fines and sentencing to individuals caught with illicit drugs. Even a minor drug charge could prevent a person in Dallas, TX, from working in certain jobs. However, it doesn't mean that this...
Most states enact strict DWI laws to combat drugged driving to keep the roads safe. Drugged driving means being under the influence of a legal or illegal substance that impairs the driver's ability to make rational decisions. In some states, it doesn't matter the...
If you've been accused of sexual assault in Texas, you might feel worried about your legal options. It's often frightening to be the object of such accusations. However, don't make any assumptions about the outcome. There is a standard legal process for handling sex...
Pleading the Fifth is something most people may have heard on television or a movie, but what exactly is it? Under the U.S. Constitution, a person can use the Fifth Amendment to avoid self-incrimination during a police interrogation or a trial. Even though it's a...
While many states may have sex offender registries, the U.S. government also has a national registry that searches all of the states’ registries and can be used to find anyone who has been added to that list. The website, the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public...