Recent Posts in Assault Category
Posted on Mar 4, 2013 By The Martinez Law Firm
If you have been charged with assault in Texas, you may be terrified. Maybe you were simply playing around when you accidentally struck someone with a heavy object, and they accused you of being ...
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Posted on Jan 21, 2013 By The Martinez Law Firm
Recently, a fight erupted at a girl’s 16 th birthday that ended in the tragic death of both of her parents. According to KHOU, the parents began arguing as the party, and the argument escalated ...
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Posted on Jan 14, 2013 By The Martinez Law Firm
A former Massachusetts state representative and police officer, Jose L. Santiago, was charged on Monday with violating a restraining order against his ex-girlfriend. Last Thursday night, Santiago ...
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Posted on Jan 10, 2013 By Herman Martinez
Being falsely accused of sexual assault is an extremely stressful situation. Your reputation, livelihood and family life are all called into question. Hiring an experienced defense attorney is a ...
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Posted on Dec 11, 2012 By The Martinez Law Firm
According to a recent report on ABC Local a group of shooters burst into a residency in Harris County and demanded money from the family inside. Investigators have determined that this was a part of ...
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Posted on Oct 23, 2012 By Martinez Law Firm
In Houston, Texas, one homeowner was murdered when his home was broken into at about 6:30 this morning by a band of criminals. The men burst into the house and shot the head of the house to death. ...
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Posted on Aug 14, 2012 By
While most children are well-behaved at an early age, a Corpus Christi youth has received charges for beating his mother. According to an article by the Associated Press, the boy used a hammer to ...
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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 ...
Continue reading "A Complaint Against The Harris County, Texas Family Violence Section" »
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 ...
Continue reading "Texas Proposed DWI Deferred Adjudication Needs Some Tweaking..." »
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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