Attorney General Paxton Opinion on Legality of Fantasy Sports Websites in Texas On January 19, 2016, the Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton, released an opinion regarding the legality of fantasy sports leagues. The quick takeaway is that the activities of a fantasy sports league that takes a cut, by requiring participants to pay […]
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What is the Age of Criminal Responsibility in Texas? In Texas, 17-year-olds can’t vote, serve on a jury, play lotto, or buy beer and cigarettes – but they are considered adults when they get in trouble with the law. Some Texas lawmakers are hoping to change that. House Bill 122 , which would raise the
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The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals recently went to great lengths to explain how it came to decision with a different result than the United States Supreme Court in Carpenter v. U.S. In Sims v. State, the Court of Criminal Appeals determined a search warrant was not required when using real-time cell site location information
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Federal Sentence Reducers If you have read our introduction to federal criminal law , you have a basic understanding of how sentencing works in the federal system. While the advisory sentencing guidelines may call for harsh sentences for most offenses, there are a limited number of ways to have reduce a sentence imposed by the
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Federal Criminal Complaint & Indictment While most offenses people hear about in the movies or the news involve state crimes such as murder , burglary, drug possession, and the like, the U.S. Government prosecutes many crimes federally. Common offenses prosecuted by the feds include drug possession, child pornography, wire fraud, Medicaid fraud, and selling
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In the world of civil litigation, tracking jury verdicts is big business. Attorneys and their clients want to know what juries in a particular jurisdiction have been doing before they go to trial. It also helps both sides understand the risks and rewards of going to trial. Experienced criminal defense practitioners have a wealth of
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The Supreme Court, in Timbs v. Indiana, recently handed down a unanimous decision that may be the death knell for “policing by profit,” limiting both police and prosecutors across the country. The Court held that the Eighth Amendment protection against excessive fines, including forfeiture of property, applies to states. This holding will limit asset forfeiture
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Ghost Dope in Federal Sentencing: Every criminal punishment is the result of two stages of fact finding. Phase One – determining whether a person actually committed a crime. Phase Two – assuming the person is guilty of the crime, then deciding what a fair punishment for that crime should be. Guilt-Innocence in State Courts In
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What is Dabbing? Dabbing is a slang term for taking a hit off an extremely concentrated form of marijuana – called “cannabis concentrates” –Â usually through an e-cigarette, vaporizer pen or dab rig. Dabbing involves the flash vaporization of cannabis concentrate. This is often achieved by applying the concentrate to a hot surface before it
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