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Posted on Sep 12, 2011 By Herman Martinez
Under current law, the act of sending a sexually explicit text message may be prosecuted under adult pornography laws. This can lead to felony convictions and possible life long registration under the ...
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Posted on Oct 8, 2010 By Herman Martinez
I talked about the seminar that I attended a few weeks ago where Judge Goodhart and Judge Fleming spoke to the Harris County, Texas criminal defense. Their purpose was to give criminal defense lawyers ...
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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 Oct 3, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Today is " Respect Life Sunday " in the Catholic Church. I could tell when the priest starting speaking about capital punishment that people were not as comfortable with this issue as they were when ...
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Posted on Oct 1, 2010 By Herman Martinez
I do not know if this is one of those "urban legends" or something seen on television, but I have not heard of a case dismissed because the person accused of the crime will be entering the military ...
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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 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 Jul 21, 2010 By Herman Martinez
One of the most difficult legal concepts for anyone outside the criminal justice system is our right not to testify in a criminal case. Most people know this right as pleading the "5th." As a criminal ...
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Posted on Jul 8, 2010 By Herman Martinez
The Houston Chronicle has reported a a new Houston Police Department policy forbidding officers from talking to lawyers for defendants without "express permission" from prosecutors. Some lawyers are ...
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Posted on Jun 28, 2010 By Herman Martinez
In a rather disturbing allegation these two were arrested and accused of trying to sell their 6 month old baby outside a Walmart. The two were arrested Wednesday in Salinas, Calif., for trying to sell ...
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Posted on Jun 21, 2010 By Herman Martinez
I was floored today when a felony judge told me that I was being too aggressive while trying to prevent my client from being to sent to prison. Last time I checked that was my job! In fact, this is ...
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Posted on Jun 3, 2010 By Herman Martinez
The general public has no idea how to bond someone out of jail. They receive a phone that frantic phone call from a relative, friend, or loved one requesting to be bonded out of jail in the middle of ...
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Posted on May 21, 2010 By Herman Martinez
I had to go to the United States Attorney's Office located in Houston, Texas early this week with a client. I had forgotten how many former Harris County, Texas prosecutors have gone to work for the ...
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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 14, 2010 By Herman Martinez
As you may know lawyers are required a certain amount of continuing legal education every year. Over the years, I have attended some good ones as well as some that I wished I did not attend. Luckily, ...
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Posted on May 11, 2010 By Herman Martinez
As a Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer I am astonised at the conversations people have while riding the elevator at the courthouse. For instance, this week one person admited on the elevator that he had ...
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Posted on May 11, 2010 By Criminal Defense Attorney
Our attorneys are pleased to announce the launch of our criminal defense blog with an RSS feed available at http://www.mmalaw.com/Blog/Recent_Blog_Posts/RSS.xml
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Posted on May 10, 2010 By Herman Martinez
I was amused today at the courthouse by a person showing their arm when they were asked what part of town they were from today by the elevators. Apparently, it is common for people to tatoo their ...
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Posted on May 9, 2010 By Herman Martinez
As a Houston Defense Lawyer I always recomend that people visit my clients in jail. This keeps their spririts up and lets them know that they have something to fight for. This article illustrates my ...
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Posted on Apr 16, 2010 By Herman Martinez
When discussing your case with your criminal defense attorney it is of utmost importance that you tell them everything. Most importantly, share with him or her all the names that you think could add ...
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Posted on Apr 7, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Recently, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion, Padilla v. Kentucky, where it stated that the Sixth Amendment requires defense counsel to provide affirmative, competent advice to a ...
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Posted on Apr 6, 2010 By Herman Martinez
As a Houston Criminal Defense law firm we understand that there are periods that we are busier then others. I must admit that we have never experienced anything like the last six weeks. We were set ...
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Posted on Apr 3, 2010 By Herman Martinez
We have finally decided to join the internet social media by creating a Facebook account. Please click here to follow or become a fan of our facebook page.
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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 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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