By Allen, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer Kyle T. Therrian Office Number: (972) 562-7549 24 Hr Jail Release: (214) 403-6522 www.rosenthalwadas.com The laws governing the criminal process create a give-and-take relationship between the authority of government and the rights of individuals. While the law seeks to reach the perfect equilibrium between the two, many individual rights […]
May 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Shoplifting Linked to Depression
By Allen, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer Kyle T. Therrian Office Number: (972) 562-7549 24 Hr Jail Release: (214) 403-6522 www.rosenthalwadas.com A middle aged woman, without previous convictions or criminal history is charged with taking from a department store something she could have easily paid for and certainly has no need for. This scenario happens more […]
April 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Trayvon Martin Case and Texas Law on Use of Deadly Force
By Allen, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer Kyle T. Therrian Office Number: (972) 562-7549 24 Hr Jail Release: (214) 403-6522 www.rosenthalwadas.com Anyone who has Facebook probably has one or two friends who have anointed themselves lead counsel for prosecution or defense of George Zimmerman. The proliferation of second, third and fourth-hand knowledge with accompanying conclusions has […]
March 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
What is an Examining Trial – Why Have One?
If you have been arrested for a felony offense in Collin County, Texas, the State may keep you incarcerated for as long as 90 days while they seek an indictment from a grand jury. Because individuals with a good defense are not always the same individuals who have the ability to post thousands of dollars […]
December 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Prosper Police Stop Good Drivers for Gift Cards
By Allen, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer Kyle T. Therrian Office Number: (972) 562-7549 24 Hr Jail Release: (214) 403-6522 www.rosenthalwadas.com Prosper News Release.pdf Last week the Prosper Police Department engaged in traffic stops for the purpose of rewarding good drivers with $10 gift cards. The program grabbed statewide media attention and, upon hearing the story, […]
December 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
2011 Collin County Criminal Justice Statistics: Felonies
By Allen, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer Kyle T. Therrian Office Number: (972) 562-7549 24 Hr Jail Release: (214) 403-6522 www.rosenthalwadas.com This article is a continuation of the discussion of Collin County criminal justice statistics for 2011, which began by focusing on misdemeanor statistics. That discussion can be found here. As with the discussion on misdemeanor […]
December 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
2011 Collin County Criminal Justice Statistics: Misdemeanors
By Allen, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer Kyle T. Therrian Office Number: (972) 562-7549 24 Hr Jail Release: (214) 403-6522 www.rosenthalwadas.com There is no question that our society is impressed by statistics. We track things like the earned run average, political approval rating, grade point average, and even pit our stat-driven fantasy football teams against rival […]
December 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Update: Should Texting While Driving Be Illegal?
By Allen, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer Kyle T. Therrian Office Number: (972) 562-7549 24 Hr Jail Release: (214) 403-6522 www.rosenthalwadas.com A recent story that has been gaining national attention also deserves a mention as an update to a previous topic discussed here. On December 13, 2011 the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommended that all […]
November 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Should Texting While Driving Be Illegal?
By Allen, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer Kyle T. Therrian Office Number: (972) 562-7549 24 Hr Jail Release: (214) 403-6522 www.rosenthalwadas.com It doesn’t take much more than a quick glance at the Texas Transportation Code to notice that our legislature is fixated on making laws to address every conceivable scenario that could occur on our roadways. […]
September 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
You’re Still a Good Person
By Allen, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer Kyle T. Therrian Office Number: (972) 562-7549 24 Hr Jail Release: (214) 403-6522 www.rosenthalwadas.com It is true that bad people make bad choices–that does not mean that a bad choice makes you a bad person. A large portion of criminal defense work in Collin County involves helping average folks […]
