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Parnham & Associates Criminal Law Blog: August 2015

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Aug 21, 2015. Hiring a Criminal Defense Attorney. If you are facing criminal charges, you are encountering the risk of consequences that may change your life. Any kind of arrest on criminal charges can become a very serious matter if not handled quickly and correctly. To build the best defense against any charges, an accused should make finding a criminal defense attorney a top priority. When it comes to criminal law cases, an experienced and effective criminal defense attorney can mean the difference be...

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Parnham & Associates Criminal Law Blog: December 2016

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Dec 5, 2016. The Definition of Insanity in the State of Texas is Outdated. Daniel M'naghten was acquitted in the murder of the English prime minister's secretary by reason of insanity, prompting then-Queen Victoria to call for a reappraisal of the law. The result was a standard adopted in both English and American courts, which can be summarized in a single question: Did the defendant know his conduct was wrong at the time he committed the crime? The presence of a severe mental illness. This more modern ...

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Parnham & Associates Criminal Law Blog: Law Enforcement: Profiling and Vehicle Searches

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Mar 30, 2016. Law Enforcement: Profiling and Vehicle Searches. One of the exceptions to the Fourth Amendment's warrant requirement is the so-called ' automobile' exception. If a vehicle is stopped by police, a warrantless search of the vehicle is usually allowable under this exception if the police have probable cause. To believe that it contains evidence of a crime. This is based on the principle of exigency. Implied consent usually becomes a factor when a driver is suspected of driving under the influe...

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Parnham & Associates Criminal Law Blog: February 2015

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Feb 25, 2015. Texas Burglary of a Habitation: Part 1- Texas Criminal Attorney. In this first of a three part series of videos, criminal defense attorney George Parnham discusses the charges of burglary to a habitation as provided under Texas state laws. Texas Penal Code states that you have committed the offense of burglary if you, without consent:. Enter a habitation or building not open to the public with the intent to commit a felony. For our convenient online submission form. George Parnham has over ...

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Parnham & Associates Criminal Law Blog: March 2015

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Mar 3, 2015. Texas Burglary of a Habitation Part 3: Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer. In this final presentation of a three part series of videos, criminal defense attorney George Parnham discusses criminal trespass laws as well as the implications of burglary or criminal trespass charges in a situation such as divorce, in which the defendant maintains a community property interest. Although similar, burglary and criminal trespass are two separate crimes in Texas. Under Texas Penal Code § 30.05. Unlike the ...

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Parnham & Associates Criminal Law Blog: January 2016

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Jan 30, 2016. Houston Lawyer: Prosecutorial Misconduct Part I. An act of prosecutorial misconduct may violate one or both of these codes. Prosecutors are required to abide by both. On May 16, 2013, Governor of Texas Rick Perry signed Texas Senate Bill 1611, also called the Michael Morton Act. Into law. The Act is designed to ensure a more open discovery process. The bill's open file policy removes barriers for accessing evidence. Morton was present for the signing of the bill, which became la...The prese...

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Parnham & Associates Criminal Law Blog: October 2015

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Oct 19, 2015. Texas Penal Code §29.02. States that a person may be charged with robbery if they have, in the course of committing theft, caused another person bodily injury or placed them in fear of imminent bodily injury or death either intentionally, knowingly or recklessly. This crime is prosecuted as a felony in the second degree. Further describes aggravated robbery. As any act of robbery in which one or more of the following circumstances was present:. The offender used or presented a deadly weapon;.

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Parnham & Associates Criminal Law Blog: Aggravated Sexual Assault Involving Minors- Houston Attorney

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Jun 7, 2016. Aggravated Sexual Assault Involving Minors- Houston Attorney. Texas Penal Code Sec. 22.011. A separate crime, Indecency with a Child, is defined by Texas Penal Code Sec. 21.11. Criminal Statutory Rape, as defined in Texas Penal Code Section 22.011(a)(2). Additionally, local law enforcement may contact schools, print notices in the local newspaper or send out postcard notifications to alert members of the community of the presence of certain high-risk offenders in their neighborhoods. Publish...