This video explains the pros and cons of a pretrial diversion program, sometimes known as pretrial intervention. It considers how pretrial diversion works in criminal cases, its advantages and disadvantages. Visit https://www.gustitislaw.com for more information about a pretrial diversion program and the best criminal defense attorneys in Bryan-College Station, TX. In this video, criminal attorney [...]
If you're defending a Texas motion to revoke probation (MTR), don't forget to look at Article 42.12, Sec. 21(e) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. Before the court has jurisdiction to hear the MTR, let alone revoke probation, the prosecutor must file the motion to revoke AND issue a capias for the arrest of [...]
"Veterans courts" have developed across Texas in response to the special needs of soldiers who run afoul of law enforcement because of substance abuse or mental illness. Many returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, for example, suffer from combat related Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD is an anxiety disorder developed after a person is [...]
The director of the Brazos County Community Supervision and Corrections Department (Probation) [Brazos County Probation Officers] was kind enough to give local Bryan|College Station criminal defense lawyers some insight into the workings of the department last month. There were three main areas of interest to potential criminal defense clients. First, the director explained department policies [...]
Probation can be a welcomed second chance for good folks running afoul of the law in Brazos County. A person on probation (or deferred adjudication) in Bryan-College Station can expect to attend monthly meetings with an adult supervision probation officer (APO), attend education classes for offenses involving drugs and alcohol, perform community service, and pay [...]
In April 2008, persons on probation in Texas had their out-of-state travel plans placed on hold when an assistant Texas attorney general met with the Texas Judicial Advisory Council (JAC) and told the judges they lacked the authority under the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision rules to allow anyone on probation in Texas to [...]