Blog Posts in February, 2010
Posted on Feb 26, 2010 By Herman Martinez
I was surprised to know that some criminal law firms in Houston charge different prices for what attorney you choose. That is not the case with us. When you come to our office you will not deciding ...
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Posted on Feb 24, 2010 By Herman Martinez
I was glad to see to see that the Houston Channel 2 News station decided to do a story about how the H arris County District Attorney's Office prosecutes welfare fraud cases. The reporter, Phil ...
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Posted on Feb 24, 2010 By Herman Martinez
When people call my office after a DWI arrest they ask the question posted above. The answer is straighforward. Typically, the only reason a person would be required to apply for a SR22 arising out of ...
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Posted on Feb 24, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Please not that there is isnt a difference between the terms drunk driving, dui, and dwi in Texas. Many people come to our office that they were not DWI. In our state it is all the same.
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Posted on Feb 23, 2010 By Herman Martinez
The NFL season may be over, but does not mean that their players do not stop making news. NFL players Will Allen and Byron Westbrook were arrested this weekend in seperate instances. It is a shame ...
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Posted on Feb 23, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Today, I received the judge's decision regarding an ALR hearing in Houston I had last week. The judge decided to suspend my client's drivers license despite the fact that I won her DWI trial in ...
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Posted on Feb 21, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Yesterday, I received an email inquiring why a bond would be $50,000. As it usually happens my reply illicited several other emails back and forth. I tried to explain that there is a bond schedule for ...
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Posted on Feb 19, 2010 By Herman Martinez
After three straight days of ALR hearings, the hearings that save a person's drivers license after a DWI arrest. I am looking forward to going straight to the Harris County Criminal Justice ...
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Posted on Feb 18, 2010 By Herman Martinez
I have been on google talk/chat for a year. I had not announced this before because I would rather have someone talk to me on the phone before I am comfortable talking via the internet on an instant ...
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Posted on Feb 17, 2010 By Herman Martinez
After a sucessful outcome to my trial on Monday I was geared up today to go trial on another case. I guess my client was not as excited as I was since he decided not attend for some unknown reason. ...
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Posted on Feb 16, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Anyone that is a Houston DWI attorney attends the administrative law revocation (ALR) hearings regularly. The purpose of these hearings are to determine if your license will be suspended. An ...
Continue reading "Acting as your own Houston DWI Lawyer is a bad idea." »
Posted on Feb 15, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Typically, the Houston, Harris County Criminal Justice Center is a beehive of activity on a Monday morning. To my surprise, after walking through the tunnel at the 1401 Congress garage the courthouse ...
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Posted on Feb 14, 2010 By Herman Martinez
I guess Harris County, Texas do not get as many holidays as most people. While most government offices, and banks are closed this Monday the 15th of February the Houston Harris County, Texas Criminal ...
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Posted on Feb 13, 2010 By Herman Martinez
This is type of week I enjoy as a criminal defense attorney in Houston. I have two trials this week. I will be surprised if one of them is not dismissed since I have a lot of favorable evidence that ...
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Posted on Feb 7, 2010 By Herman Martinez
First of all Warren Sapp is a lucky man in many ways. I remember seeing him play at the University of Miami where he was an all american. Unbelievably, his stock dropped during the NFL draft because ...
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Posted on Feb 3, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Judge Reagan Helm, Presiding Judge of Harris County Criminal Court at Law #1 has decided to resign today. His resignation is effective immediately. Ironically, as a Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer I ...
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Posted on Feb 1, 2010 By Herman Martinez
I understand that people want to express themselves with their clothing. Even as a Houston criminal lawyer I enjoy changing what I wear to court from time to time. Nevertheless, I know what type of ...
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