Saturday, February 26, 2011
Benefit from a Criminal Attorney Austin Offers
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Sunday, February 20, 2011
How Do I Avoid A DWI Conviction In Texas?
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Joe D Gonzales & Associates San Antonio TX Criminal Defense
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Public Intoxication
The Texas Penal Code defines public intoxication as follows: A person commits the offense of Public Intoxication if the person appears in a public place while intoxicated to the degree that the person may be a danger to themselves or others. The elements that the state must prove are as follows:
1. A person.
2. That was in a public place.
3. That person was intoxicated.
4. The person was intoxicated to the degree that they may be a danger to themselves or others.
"Public place" within the meaning of the public intoxication statute is defined as any place to which the public or substantial group of the public has access, and includes but is not limited to streets, highways, and common areas of schools, hospitals, apartment houses, official buildings, transportation facilities, and shops, and a place may be a public one or not according to the circumstances. V.T.C.A., Penal Code §§ 1.07(a)(29), 42.08(a).
One common question is what if an intoxicated person is in their own front yard? If a person is sitting in their own front yard, is that considered a public place according to the public intoxication statute? The state could argue that yes, "a place may be a public one or not according to the circumstances." How you might ask? Well, does a mail man have access to the front door of your house? Or how about a pizza delivery person? Would you call the police if someone walked across your front lawn? Would you be upset if a member of the general public walked up to your front door without being invited?
The truth is that most of us would allow certain people onto our property under limited circumstances as stated above, but would you allow "the public or a substantial group of the public in to your front yard"? I would argue that the public or a substantial group of the public does not have a right to come onto my front porch.
The Texas Penal code defines "Intoxicated" as not having the normal use of mental or physical faculties by reason of the introduction of alcohol, a controlled substance, a drug, a dangerous drug, a combination of two or more of those substances, or any other substance into the body; or having an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more. Intoxication alone is not enough to convict a person in Texas for public intoxication. In order to have public intoxication, not only must someone be "intoxicated," but they must be "intoxicated" to the degree that they may be a danger to themselves or others.
If someone gets arrested or ticketed for Public Intoxication in Travis County or anywhere in Austin, Texas they may go to one of several different courts to fight their case.
1. The Downtown Austin Community Court: if a person is arrested in downtown Austin, (6th street), the warehouse district, and possibly as far away as west campus you are likely going to the downtown Austin community court.
2. Austin Municipal Court
3. Travis County Justice of the Peace precinct 1
4. Travis County Justice of the Peace precinct 2
5. Travis County Justice of the Peace precinct 3
6. Travis County Justice of the Peace precinct 4
7. Travis County Justice of the Peace precinct 5
Disclaimer: This site and any information contained within this site is intended for informational purposes only and should not be construed as legal advice. The excerpts taken from the Texas Penal Code, and other Texas Codes are not all-inclusive. Furthermore, due to the rapidly shifting nature of the law, we make no warranty or guarantee concerning the accuracy or reliability of the content at this site. Do not attempt to interpret the law. You should consult an attorney for advice on any legal matter.
Stella janci is a legal journalist in Austin, Texas.
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Monday, January 24, 2011
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Momma Tries DUI Prevention
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Law Office of Brock Duke - Introduction
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Sunday, January 9, 2011
Bounty Hunters
When you are arrested, you are taken to jail and booked into a holding cell to wait for a judge to see you. When you are ready to go to your hearing, you need an Austin jail release lawyer who can help you to find the cheapest way possible to get out of jail. The judge will set a bail amount will most likely set a bail amount that you can afford which means you will have to get a bail bondsman to come and loan you the money to get you out of jail.
When the bail bondsman loans you the money, they will require certain restrictions before they will just give you a large check. They will usually require that you sign an affidavit stating that you will come back to your assigned court date to see the judge. This is where the bounty hunting comes into play.
A Bounty Hunter is a person who is hired by a bail bondsman to make sure that a certain person comes to their trial date. Legally bounty hunters are allowed to use their sweeping rights to recover the person who may have run away. A bail bondsman has used their own money to pay the bail for someone to get out of jail. The person who got out of jail has a legally binding contract with the bail bondsman to appear on their trial date. If they attempt to leave town or run away from the bail bondsman, the bondsman has a legal right to track them down and bring them back with the use of a bounty hunter. The act of leaving town and not showing up at their court date is called jumping bail. Because all of these facts are stated in the contract, legally there is nothing that the offender can do to stop the bounty hunter. The person signed the contract so they are lawfully expected to hold up their end of the contract.
The bounty hunter works for the bondsman, and therefore is paid by the bondsman. Every bounty hunter receives a certain percentage of the amount of bail you have to pay back to the bondsman. There are still some states in the US that have laws prohibiting bounty hunting. Other states just have requirements as to what the bounty hunter needs to have done before they can become a bounty hunter. In California, all bounty hunters must have a clean background check before they can become one.
For more information, contact Austin Jail Release Lawyers of Morales and Navarrete at 866-812-4596.
Joseph Devine
Friday, January 7, 2011
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Thursday, January 6, 2011
Pro-Se Legal Online (640x480).mp4
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