By Allen, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer Kyle T. Therrian Office Number: (972) 562-7549 24 Hr Jail Release: (214) 403-6522 www.rosenthalwadas.com On January 9, 2013 the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Missouri v. McNeely. The Court granted this appeal to consider whether law enforcement may obtain a nonconsensual and warrantless blood […]
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New U.S. Supreme Court Case Could Spell End of Forcible Warrantless Blood Draws
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10 Things You Need to Know Before Drinking on New Year’s
By Allen, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer Kyle T. Therrian Office Number: (972) 562-7549 24 Hr Jail Release: (214) 403-6522 www.rosenthalwadas.com 1. It is a bad idea to drink without a plan for sober transportation. There is a reason people go to jail for DWI – it is dangerous and it is preventable. 2. Responsible social […]
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Seizure and Forfeiture of Assets in a Criminal Case
By Allen, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer Kyle T. Therrian Office Number: (972) 562-7549 24 Hr Jail Release: (214) 403-6522 www.rosenthalwadas.com If you have ever seen a decked-out police sports car – it was probably the spoils of a criminal investigation. Chapter 59 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure permits the local district attorney to […]
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Expect No Refusal Policy During Holidays
By Allen, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer Kyle T. Therrian Office Number: (972) 562-7549 24 Hr Jail Release: (214) 403-6522 www.rosenthalwadas.com Collin County is well-known for implementing “no refusal weekends” during the holidays. A no refusal policy refers to what happens when a person arrested for DWI refuses to submit to the taking of a breath […]
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More Than Miranda Rights in Texas
By Allen, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer Kyle T. Therrian Office Number: (972) 562-7549 24 Hr Jail Release: (214) 403-6522 www.rosenthalwadas.com “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney one will be appointed for […]
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Emergency Protective Order in an Assault Case
An abundance of caution is the approach the law takes with allegations of family violence. This is especially true immediately following whatever altercation took place that landed a person in jail. Chapter 17 of the Code of Criminal Procedure describes the legal process through which a person can be released from jail on bail, with […]
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Street Racing
By Allen, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer Kyle T. Therrian Office Number: (972) 562-7549 24 Hr Jail Release: (214) 403-6522 www.rosenthalwadas.com Why doesn’t the crime rate go down when we put more officers on the street? The simple answer is that there are an incredible number of laws which make the things people do illegal. If […]
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Failed Urinalyses and the Science of Drug Testing
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 failed urinalysis (“UA”) is one of the most common violations which result in a revocation of probation–but is it automatic? The notion that is impressed upon a person sitting in a probation office is […]
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Winning on a Technicality: A False Impression
By Allen, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer Kyle T. Therrian Office Number: (972) 562-7549 24 Hr Jail Release: (214) 403-6522 www.rosenthalwadas.com When a criminal case goes to court, the lawyer representing a person accused of a crime has two primary responsibilities: argue the facts, and argue the law. When he argues the law and wins, people […]
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What Does the Judge’s Order Require?
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 are a handful of characters with which a person charged with DWI must interact. Police, bondsmen, supervision officers, etc., their existence is necessitated by our criminal process. People who have never been involved in […]
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