Texas Criminal Defense Insights — page 10
Practical, statute-anchored guides on Texas criminal defense — bond practice, suppression, probation, and license-defense intersections.
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Exoneration grounds under Art. 22.13 — the five complete defenses
A full practitioner’s tour of the five complete causes under Texas CCP Art. 22.13 that absolutely exonerate a surety from a forfeited bail bond.
EPO overlay in family-violence bonds: Art. 17.292 in the DFW counties
CCP Art. 17.292 emergency protective orders overlay family-violence bonds in DFW counties. Conditions, durations, modifications, and Chapter 85 conversion.
Drug-free zone enhancements and the 1,000-foot rule
Texas H&S § 481.134 drug-free-zone enhancement adds 5 years to drug offenses near schools, parks, and other protected premises.
Defeating excessive bond: the Art. 17.15 five-factor playbook
How the Art. 17.15 five-factor test governs Texas bond setting and how defense counsel structures the record to defeat excessive bond in DFW magistrate…
DEA registration loss after Texas-license action
How a Texas state-license action triggers DEA registration revocation under 21 U.S.C. § 824(a)(3) — the practitioner
Computing the one-third threshold under CCP Art. 42A.701
Article 42A.701 allows early release from probation after one-third of the term is served. Here is how Texas trial courts actually compute the threshold.
Code Crim. Proc. art. 5.05 — Texas family-violence reporting and policy
CCP Art. 5.05 requires every Texas law-enforcement agency to adopt a family-violence policy. How counsel uses the policy at trial in DFW criminal practice.
CCP § 42A.701 set-aside as a non-disclosure prerequisite
Why a CCP Art. 42A.701 set-aside is sometimes necessary before a non-disclosure petition under Tex. Gov
CCP Art. 42.013 affirmative findings: what defendants don’t know
A defendant-facing explanation of what Article 42.013 family-violence findings really do in Texas — and what plea paperwork doesn’t tell you.
Texas CCP Art. 37.07 punishment-phase live-testimony strategy
CCP Art. 37.07 governs the Texas punishment phase. How defense counsel structures live testimony, expert mitigation, and § 3(g) notice in DFW courts.
Atkins, Moore, and intellectual disability under Texas art. 46.05
How Atkins v. Virginia and Moore v. Texas shaped the intellectual-disability inquiry under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 46.
Article 38.23 exclusionary rule — broader than the Fourth Amendment
Texas CCP Art. 38.23 excludes evidence obtained in violation of any law, not just the Fourth Amendment. How counsel uses the broader Texas rule.
Appellate review of Art. 62.405 denials under Art. 62.406
Article 62.406 governs appellate review of denied Article 62.405 deregistration petitions in Texas. The standards, timing, and record practice in plain…
How Art. 62.101 lifetime triggers actually work in Texas registration
CCP Art. 62.101 controls whether Texas sex-offender registration is lifetime or 10-year. The trigger offenses, the two-strike rule, and deregistration…
The seven-day rule under Art. 62.055 — calendar days, not business days
Article 62.055 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure requires registrants to report address changes within seven calendar days.