Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer

A man is standing trial for stabbing a woman and her 5 year old son in 2003. The woman was killed by the stabbing, but the young boy survived and has been helping police from his hospital bed. The man confessed to the murder during a police interrogation, but his attorney was not present at [...]

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Fourteen Houston gang members have been indicted on drug related charges. Ten of them have been arrested and the other four are being sought out for distribution of marijuana and cocaine. The drugs have a street value of approximately $40 million, making this a felony charge. Officials have seized the drugs as well as cars, [...]

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The two defendants in the case of a quadruple homicide have just been liked to the murder through DNA evidence found on latex gloves and duct tape. The murder occurred in March of 2004 when four people were killed in a botched robbery. The defendants are facing five counts of capital murder. The first four [...]

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The Austin Police Department has started using a new tool called Compstat in the last year. Compstat, short for computer statistics, has been useful in evaluating the best use of resources, including where to send patrols. Since the instatement of this program, property crime has dropped by 3%, auto thefts have dropped by 10%, and [...]

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There is a new mentoring program called “Get REAL” that will target middle school children in areas with a high juvenile crime rate. This program is designed to help the children build experiences and relationships that will keep them out of trouble. The program is starting at Mendez Middle School and John P. Ojeda Junior [...]

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