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https://youtu.be/tfFZ1BqmBRM WFAA-TV reported on February 27, 2023, that two Dallas police officers suffered injuries after their patrol car crashed with a pickup truck. The truck driver was facing driving while intoxicated (DWI) charges. The crash happened near North Field and Ross Avenue in downtown Dallas, and the officers were driving north on Field Street when […]

https://youtu.be/g2LbbAqsL_A When a person is facing criminal charges in Dallas, the Supreme Court of the United States held in Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335, 83 S. Ct. 792 (1963) that the Sixth Amendment requires the appointment of counsel in all criminal prosecutions. Many people in these situations are going to have the criminal defense […]

Many people in Texas support the Second Amendment to the United Constitution and believe their rights to carry firearms are without any prohibition, but the truth of course remains that Texas has numerous laws relating to firearm violations, and people who violate state laws can face criminal charges. Multiple stories from the previous month indicate […]

Dallas is an area of Texas known for being a big city, so major drug busts are common in and around Dallas. There has been no shortage of news relating to drug crimes in the Dallas area over the past month. WFAA-TV reported on November 29, 2022, that a Dallas man was facing up to […]

Local officials are stepping up DWI enforcement after a November 8, 2022, accident in which a 31-year-old woman drove the wrong way on Spur 408 near Kiest Boulevard in south Dallas and crashed into a Dallas Police Officer’s SUV while he was driving to work. The collision pushed the SUV into oncoming traffic and it was […]

Domestic violence or family violence continues to be a near-daily story in Texas headlines. There has been an assortment of stories of note over the past several months, and anybody accused of a family violence crime in Dallas will want to seek the help of an experienced criminal defense attorney. On August 23, KTVT-TV reported […]

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is already noting the importance of football season on its website and is stressing its “Drive Sober. No Regrets.” statewide impaired driving campaign.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/tfFZ1BqmBRM Most people who live in Texas do not have encounters with the criminal justice system until they are arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI), an exceptionally common crime in jurisdictions all over the country. A DWI arrest customarily begins with a police officer initiating a traffic stop. In its Visual Detection of DWI Motorists […]

On April 30, 2022, Spectrum News reported that 25-year-old Zarea Dixon called police to the Spring Ridge II Apartments in Oak Cliff on February 24 after her ex-boyfriend, Tahj Pinson, broke into her home. The man allegedly killed her after that phone call was placed, but it took police over 75 minutes to respond.   […]