What You Need to Know as a First Time Offender
Few things in life are more overwhelming and frightening than being charged with a crime. If you’re a first time …
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Federal Court Upholds Right to Flip Off the Police
It’s not uncommon for an encounter with the police to result in stress. Even if you’re detained briefly by the …
Austin Sheffield Deep Ellum Beating: Was The Dallas Police Department Right To Present Charges for L’Daijonique Lee?
In the aftermath of the beating of L’Daijonique Lee by Austin Sheffield in Deep Ellum in Dallas, which was captured …
Causing Injury to a Child in Texas: Can You Be Charged For Failing To Protect A Child?
Under section 22.04 of the Texas Penal Code, causing injury to a child (defined as someone fourteen or under), is …
Forced to Commit a Drug Crime: The Defense of Coercion in Federal Drug Cases in Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, and Sherman, Texas
Former federal prosecutor and experienced criminal defense lawyer John Helms explains how a defendant in a federal drug case can prove …
Do Police Need A Search Warrant To Search Vehicles In Your Driveway?
In many types of cases—especially drug and firearms cases—the police may want to search a vehicle parked in a suspect’s …
Texas Drug and Theft Cases—What Is Engaging In Organized Criminal Activity?
Texas has a crime called Engaging In Organized Criminal Activity (“EOCA”). It sounds like it means that the accused has …
Federal Drug Trafficking Attorney Discusses Meth Trafficking
Drug distribution cases: what is liquid meth, and how can you defend someone accused of smuggling it? Federal drug trafficking …
Dallas Criminal Lawyer Explains Reasonable Doubt
John Helms Dallas criminal lawyer discusses “beyond a reasonable doubt”—an elusive but fundamental concept for criminal defense attorneys. Almost everyone …
US Appeals Court Stops Trump’s Travel Ban, Reports Dallas Defense Attorney
The fourth circuit upholds the injunction against president trump’s travel ban using the president’s words against him, says John Helms, …