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Intoxication Assault W/Vehicle SBI

Intoxication Assault Sentence In Texas Intoxicated Assault With Vehicle SBI In Houston, TX People who drive while drunk and end up causing an accident, as...

Aggravated Assault On A Police Officer

Assault On A Peace Officer Texas Assaulting A Police Officer Charge In Houston, TX All states including Texas consider assaulting a police officer a serious...

Open Container Law Texas

Driving With Closed Alcohol In Car If You Are Found With An Open Container Of Alcohol You can be charged with an alcohol-related offense for...

Deferred Adjudication on a Domestic Violence Case is Practically a Conviction!

Deferred adjudication on a domestic violence case is practically a conviction!  One of the biggest myths in the criminal justice system is that deferred adjudication...

When a DWI Investigation Changes from Alcohol to Drugs

Once in a while a scenario pops up when a DWI investigation changes from Alcohol to Drugs. In other words, the cops might think a...

What is Harris County RIC Court? – Houston Criminal Lawyer Eric J Benavides

What is Harris County RIC Court?  Some people say it stands for “Reintegration Court”, but technically it is the Responsive Interventions for Change (RIC) Court....

Do you get to go home if you blow under .08? – DWI Attorney in Houston – Attorney Eric J Benavides

Do you get to go home if you blow under the legal limit?  Short answer….NOPE.  As a DWI Attorney in Houston I have talked about...

Pre-Trial Interventions / Diversion Programs in Texas – Attorney Eric J Benavides

Since I am a DWI lawyer in Houston, I talk to a lot of people about their DWI cases.  Many people have questions regarding Pre-Trial...

Affidavits of Non-Prosecution in Texas – Houston Criminal Attorney Eric J Benavides

As a defense lawyer in Houston who handles a lot of domestic violence cases, I am often asked about Affidavits of Non-Prosecution. Many times, my...