First time Driving While Intoxicated drivers in Texas will receive some relief, thanks to a new law regarding intoxicated driving in the Lone Star State. Those charged with their first DWI in Texas can get deferred adjudication, where the offender pleads guilty and the charges are deferred. As news station KCBD-TV reports, deferred adjudication allows…
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A lot of former clients that we have had their charges dismissed and the record of their arrest expunged are calling and asking how to respond when being asked about “arrests,” on government forms such as with the application for the Texas Concealed Handgun License. When confronted with a global “have you ever been arrested”…
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Today, I have begun taking initial formal steps in preparation to sue the Texas Department of Public Safety (Highway Patrol) for the release of criminal investigative files under the Texas Public Information Act. The records I am seeking concern ex-trooper Chad Harden, 45, of Iowa Park, who was recently booked into Wichita County Jail and…
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In an automobile the smell of marijuana alone is enough to give an officer probable cause to search. The Supreme Court has long held officers can use trickery and deceit to catch law-breakers. Unfortunately it has now became commonplace for many officers to routinely say or imply they smell marijuana even though they do not….
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It is the right of the citizen to travel upon public highways. However, what individuals navigating through Texas in possession of marijuana don’t know is that each county within the State of Texas holds its own standards of prosecution. Having travelled through the entire state, the Law Offices of David Sloane has noticed that the…
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As almost all major jurisdictions across Texas have moved to decriminalize marijuana, Tarrant county has lagged behind and continues to heavily prosecute small time cannabis crimes. At the latest Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association meeting, District Attorney Sharen Wilson announced policy changes that would significantly reduce the punishments for marijuana offenses. The new guidelines…
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Dallas County District Attorney, John Creuzot, joined the D.A.s of Houston’s Harris County, San Antonio’s Bexar County, and Austin’s Travis County in decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana. Dallas county will decline prosecuting misdemeanor possession of marijuana for first time offenders and subsequent offenders will be offered diversion programs. Creuzot, cited racial disparities, with African Americans…
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The Law Offices of David Sloane have always been at the forefront of the marijuana reform movement in Texas. We have been defending those arrested for marijuana crimes in the courtroom, advocating for changes to the law in the legislature, and even rallying citizens to take to the streets and call for sensible regulations of…
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On Thursday April 25, 2019 the Texas House of Representatives will debate and vote on Representative Joe Moody’s HB63 relating to the civil and criminal penalties for possession of certain small amounts of marihuana. HB63 is a bill that would decriminalize under an ounce of marijuana reducing the penalty from a class B misdemeanor (punishable…
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For people currently on Probation with a Felony Conviction a relatively new Texas law may provide some relief via Judicial Clemency, including for some felony marijuana convictions. Judicial Clemency is the term used to describe the power of a judge to set aside a conviction under the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. Judicial Clemency is…
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