Recent Posts in Assault Category
Posted on Nov 20, 2011 By Herman Martinez
One of the most common things that judges do in an assault case involving a family member is to order a no contact between the person accused of the crime and the alleged victim in the case especially ...
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Posted on Aug 31, 2011 By Herman Martinez
One of the biggest misconceptions people have with an Assault Family Violence case that is filed in Harris, County Texas is that both people must be related. In my practice as a criminal lawyer I have ...
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Posted on Jan 21, 2011 By Herman Martinez
This is being republished by permission. It is convicted person's family email discussing how someone was mistreated in Harris County, Texas. These people felt so strongly that they hired someone to ...
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Posted on Dec 30, 2010 By Herman Martinez
I was contemplating whether to write this blog here or on my DWI blog, but since it relates to other areas of criminal law I found it more appropriate to post it here. Does anyone really believe that ...
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Posted on Dec 13, 2010 By Herman Martinez
You may remember LeGarrette Blount who played for Oregon during his college career from a punch he landed on an unsuspecting Boise State Football player that was caught on video and played ...
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Posted on Dec 9, 2010 By Herman Martinez
I have previously mentioned how convenient it is to park in the Harris County Garage when going to the Criminal Justice Center because it allows me to skip the long lines outside the building and not ...
Continue reading "The Harris County Courthouse Tunnel is Closed" »
Posted on Aug 18, 2010 By Herman Martinez
I hope this does not become a trend in Harris County, Texas, but I have come across two cases this month where someone's family violence assault case that was previously dismissed was used to make ...
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Posted on Apr 1, 2010 By Herman Martinez
It is sad when anyone has a mental illness. Mental illness can strike anyone. It does not discriminate between rich or poor,black or white, talented or no talent. For example, click here to see how a ...
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Posted on Mar 22, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Congratulations to Natalie Fleming and Paula Goodhart for being appointed to misdemeanor courts 3, and 1, respectively. Ms. Fleming has been a visiting judge for various Harris County courts over last ...
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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 Dec 17, 2009 By Herman Martinez
As a criminal defense lawyer that deals with domestic violence cases I see the emotional impact that these situation cause the entire family. The last few years I have seen woman charged with assault ...
Continue reading "Family Violence Domestic Turns Deadly" »
Posted on May 26, 2009 By Herman Martinez
Since I have have received a few calls this week from people seeking a motion for non disclosure after completing a deferred adjudication for an assault of a family member I feel I needed to post a ...
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