Blog Posts in 2018

Common Mistakes People Make After a Texas DWI Arrest

After getting arrested for a DWI in Texas, there are certain things you need to do to protect your rights and future. However, there are many mistakes people commonly make that can actually hurt their case. To avoid further legal trouble, it is critical to learning what these mistakes are. The following are the most common mistakes people make after a Texas DWI arrest: Not doing anything about ...

Police Body Camera Footage: How It Can Aid Criminal Defense

In recent years, the use of body cameras by law enforcement has grown more and more commonplace. The main objectives were to protect residents from overly aggressive officers during arrests—especially after several cases of officer-involved shootings in the United States—and to shield police officers from any unfounded complaints by suspects and witnesses. Although these miniature cameras ...

Supreme Court Rules Warrant Needed to Track Cellphone Location Data

On June 22, the U.S. Supreme Court said law enforcement generally needs a search warrant if it wants to track a person’s location through cellphone records of an extended period of time. The ruling was 5-4 with Chief Justice Roberts joining the court’s four liberals. Now, the prosecution cannot obtain the location data of a suspect without written approval from a judge. Timothy Ivory Carpenter ( ...

Supreme Court Says Police Need Warrant to Search Vehicles at Private Homes

In an 8-1 vote last week, the U.S. Supreme Court said that law enforcement must have a warrant to search vehicles parked at private homes. This is the second time this month that the justices rejected arguments by police for increasing the scope of the “automobile exception” rule of the Fourth Amendment. The case (Collins v. Virginia) arose from a search for a Virginia motorcyclist who committed ...