Author name: Benson Varghese

Community supervision for criminal offenses in Texas takes two forms: straight probation and deferred adjudication. More than 380,000 adults are on probation in Texas. This article discusses early release from probation and deferred adjudication in Texas. What is Early Release Probation? For most offenses, early release from probation or deferred adjudication is possible. However, you will […]

What is a Mistrial? A mistrial is a trial that has not been successfully completed. It can occur for a variety of reasons, such as a hung jury (when the jury is deadlocked and cannot come to a unanimous decision), the death or illness of a juror or attorney, an error in the proceedings that

What is Evading Arrest? In Texas, the offense of evading arrest occurs when a person flees a police officer who is attempting to lawfully detain or arrest them. That is not to say that every police encounter requires a person to stop. An officer must have reasonable suspicion to stop a person. (If an officer

Many of us — the author included — were spanked by our parents growing up. It wasn’t uncommon for mom or dad to spank us with whatever they could get their hands on — belts, wooden spoons, switches. Times have changed, however, and corporal punishment is not as acceptable as it used to be. In fact,

If you are under investigation, the criminal process has already begun. If you get arrested, the process moves to the next stage, where you will be taken into custody, booked, and given a bond amount. After that, you will soon be required to appear in court.  One of the most common questions we get is,

Every year in courthouses across the state, judges and prosecutors are recused from cases or investigations — sometimes voluntarily, sometimes not. The reasons for removal vary, but most often, the grounds for recusal are an obvious conflict of interest. For example, it is not uncommon for a district attorney’s office or criminal district attorney’s office

Although robbery and burglary are often used interchangeably in daily conversations or even on the news, they are not the same thing. They are separate crimes with separate consequences. Here’s the breakdown of the difference between burglary and robbery in Texas. What is Burglary in Texas? The law: Under Texas Penal Code 30.02 , an individual commits