What to Do When You Learn You’re Under Investigation White-collar investigations often begin long before any arrest is made. For many people, the first sign is unexpected and can be a call from an investigator, a subpoena, or a request for records. How you respond in that moment can have ...
When Intent Isn’t Always Required for a Murder Charge Facing a murder charge is one of the most serious situations a person can encounter. Many people assume that if they did not intend to kill someone, they cannot be charged with murder. Under Texas law, however, the definition of murder ...
When Self-Defense Crosses the Line Self-defense can justify the use of force under Texas law, but only to a certain point. One of the most important and often misunderstood issues in these cases is what happens when a person may have had the right to defend themselves, but is accused ...
Why Criminal Cases Rarely Move as Fast as You Expect One of the first questions people ask after an arrest is how long their case will take. The answer can be frustrating: it depends. In Dallas County, criminal cases often take far longer than expected due to investigation timelines, forensic ...
Two Terms That Sound Similar—but Mean Very Different Things “Probation” and “parole” are often used interchangeably, but under Texas law, they are very different. Each applies at a different stage of a criminal case, comes with its own rules, and carries different consequences if something goes wrong. At MC Criminal ...
