On January 23, 2019, Sammy Arellano called 911 to report that an armed robber shot her boyfriend, professional boxer John VanMeter. Although responders quickly raced to the scene, the victim was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
The Texas Board of Legal Specialization (TBLS) recently announced that Mandy Miller received Board Certification in Criminal Appellate Law. Mandy currently practices in both Harris and Fort Bend Counties, Texas. She also accepts post-conviction matters state wide.
If movies and television programs are to be believed, once you receive a sentencing and conviction in Texas criminal court, the case is closed, settled, and locked away. Thankfully, the media is mistaken, and often forgets one of the most important aspects of the criminal justice system: an appeal.
Ever since the “War on Drugs” was launched in the early 1970’s, the United States criminal justice system has been attempting to crack down on drug crimes. People convicted of such violations are frequently slammed with penalties that seem disproportionate to the alleged crime
Nearly everyone knows that felonies are more serious than misdemeanors. What most people don’t know, however, is that Texas has a unique way of categorizing felony offenses. Not all felonies are created equal and the state is intentional about utilizing punishments that fit the crime.
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