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Posted on Aug 9, 2011 By Herman Martinez
While walking my dog Dawson yesterday in the street rather than the sidewalk, because he could not stop sniffing the grass near the sidewalk ,I was reminded about some of the trivial ways that police ...
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Posted on May 19, 2011 By Herman Martinez
Most people would agree that their home is their castle and their "castle" is their private sanctuary. As Americans we feel that is the place that we are safe from Government intrusion. In ...
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Posted on Feb 1, 2011 By Herman Martinez
Update February 4, 2011: It took ice to close down most of the Harris County Courthouse. The only court that I know of that did not close for today is the 230th District Court. All Harris County ...
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Posted on Dec 21, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Please be advised that the Harris County Courthouse will be closed on December 23, 24, 30, and the 31st for the Holidays. Since Christmas and New Years Day falls on a Saturday this year the courthouse ...
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Posted on Oct 8, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Former Houston Rocket Steve "Franchise" Francis has been arrested for public intoxication in Los Angeles, California. He was an NBA all star while playing for the Rockets. He never fulfiled ...
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Posted on Oct 6, 2010 By Herman Martinez
I took some time to meet some of my neighbors on National Night Out. It is nice to take some time to talk to people that I have not seen in a while or merely wave to as I walk my dog. We had the ...
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Posted on Aug 24, 2010 By Herman Martinez
I had to deal with a rather unreasonable prosecutor today. Her position was that my client did so well when submitting to the police officer's standardized field sobriety tests was because of his ...
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Posted on Aug 11, 2010 By Herman Martinez
I never think of Houston, Texas as a vacation spot like Miami, Orlando, or Los Angeles, but this summer I have seen an increase in people getting arrested for DWI in Houston while vacationing. The ...
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Posted on Aug 9, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Today, I was fortunate to defend a case where the police report mirrored what my client said to me in our first interview. I must admit that this is not typical. What happens more often is that the ...
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Posted on Jul 27, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Since I DVR all my favorite episodes I rarely watch live television and try my best to watch commercials when I do. Today, I was watching live television and heard a news story stating that they will ...
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Posted on Jul 23, 2010 By Herman Martinez
One of the most frustrating emails I get is when a person writes a long email, but never asks a question. Today, I received one from avvo.com, an internet site that is intended to help the public with ...
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Posted on May 24, 2010 By Herman Martinez
A lot of clients get annoyed when their court case interferes with their working schedule. Most court appearances are scheduled for weekday mornings and take anywhere from one hour to three each time. ...
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Posted on May 20, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Our criminal defense firm regularly gets a phone call from someone that just had a person they know get arrested for a crime asking the above question. As I would do on most subjects if I was not a ...
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Posted on May 20, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Party girl, Lindsay Lohan is in criminal hot water again. Apparently, she is not doing very well with her probation. Fortunately, she was notified about her arrest warrant while working in France. I ...
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Posted on May 18, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Judge Bill Harmon, Harris County Criminal Court Judge #2, has been the only judge that does not allow the DIVERT program in his court. I have written before how frustrating this is as a Houston DWI ...
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Posted on May 17, 2010 By Mario Madrid
Being charged with Murder or worse Capital Murder is a very bad position to find ones self in. You would not be helping yourself or your attorney in your defense if you decide to start talking to the ...
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Posted on Mar 3, 2010 By Herman Martinez
The Texas Department of Transportation has printed what we have told clients for years. A DWI conviction is extremely expensive. If you are caught driving while intoxicated in Texas you could pay over ...
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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 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 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 Dec 26, 2009 By Herman Martinez
Sadly, the Sheen household is having a Christmas they would like to forget. Unhappily, this is what commonly happens when there is a domestic violence situation. They arrest the man and ask questions ...
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Posted on Nov 11, 2009 By Herman Martinez
I always tell my clients how easy it is to get arrested for a DWI . The statute does not require that anyone intend to drive while intoxicated like most other crimes. Regularly, we see people that are ...
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Posted on Oct 28, 2009 By Herman Martinez
As a Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer I get parents that can not believe that this is the case. In Texas, joy riding is called unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. This happens a lot when a teenager ...
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Posted on Oct 22, 2009 By Herman Martinez
Here is a crime that I have never seen as a DWI Lawyer ...Driving your La-Z-Boy while intoxicated. Somehow a Minnesota man used a lawnmower engine to power his chair down the road, to get into an ...
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Posted on Oct 7, 2009 By Herman Martinez
The Oakland Raiders are known for having some colorful players on their team. During the 70's and 80's they would sign players that wore out their welcome with their teams or were released after ...
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