Guide to Criminal Law in Texas

Within this Texas criminal law guide, you will find articles about specific areas of the law.

A major focus of this website is the impact of a criminal case on a person’s record.  I try to help people clean up their criminal histories when possible and help professionals charged with a crime minimize damage to their records.

You can read about what stays on a criminal history here.

There also a page with information related to Clearing Your Record.

If you are charged with a crime, you may want to read my guide to Texas criminal cases, crimes and punishments, and #1 Mistakes Defendants Make.

Many citizens charged with crimes are mistaken about the nature of Deferred Adjudication.  You may wish to read these three articles: Understanding Probation, The Myth of Deferred Adjudication, and Some Warnings About Deferrred.

• Presentation
• Bail
• Examining Trial
• The Information and the Indictment
• Dockets and Resets
• Trial
  • Motion to Suppress
  • Selecting the Jury
  • The Trial
  • Mistrial
  • Punishment Phase
• Appeal
  • Direct Appeal
  • Habeas Corpus