On behalf of Rosales Law Firm | Dec 26, 2019 | criminal defense
In 2010, a Texas man was convicted of the murder of another man and given life in prison for the crime. He claimed he didn’t do it. Nine years later, the courts have finally been forced to agree after a nationwide search of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) databases,...
On behalf of Rosales Law Firm | Aug 14, 2019 | criminal defense
Many people might not even be familiar with what it means to engage in white-collar crime. These crimes are often committed by people or employees involved in fraud, bribery, Ponzi schemes, embezzlement, insider trading, cybercrime, intellectual property infringement,...
On behalf of Rosales Law Firm | Aug 7, 2019 | criminal defense
Criminal justice reform advocates in Texas and across the country are calling on district attorneys and prosecutors’ offices to exclude more police from giving testimony in criminal cases. While juries and judges often give great weight to evidence presented by...
On behalf of Rosales Law Firm | Jul 24, 2019 | criminal defense
Coming into contact with the Texas criminal justice system could lead to long-term financial difficulty. Court fees and fines often impose burdensome debts that result in incarceration, probation and job loss. A group formed in 2016 called the Civil Rights Corps calls...
On behalf of Rosales Law Firm | Jul 11, 2019 | criminal defense
Texas residents who have been taken into custody may find that their fates are determined by risk assessment tools. These tools are used by judges to determine if a person should be released on bail or held until further notice. A person’s risk score is...
| Jun 14, 2019 | criminal defense
Texas residents may feel that their phones are private property that can’t be searched by police. However, officers can get warrants demanding that citizens provide the passwords to their cellphones and access to the contents inside of the device. One man in...
| Jun 1, 2019 | criminal defense
Racial disparities are a significant factor in how people in Texas and across the country encounter the criminal justice system. An individual’s personal experiences tend to inform the level of trust or regard that they have for police departments, the court...
| May 2, 2019 | criminal defense
Texas residents can face serious consequences as a result of inaccurate warrants. One man spent an hour in a cruiser after a warrant for a charge dismissed 25 years ago came up in a police database. The same man was taken into custody and jailed in 2014, 2015 and 2017...
| Feb 8, 2019 | criminal defense
In Texas and across the United States, ensuring that defendants are fully understood when they tell their side of the story is a tenet of criminal defense law. Unfortunately, this does not always happen in cases when individuals facing criminal charges communicate in...
| Nov 28, 2018 | criminal defense
The First Step Act is a criminal justice bill that could help reform prisons in Texas and across the United States. The bill is the first step in what many believe to be the beginning of prison reform and has been hailed by both the president and the American Civil...
