The term “mail fraud” can be thrown about rather casually and it’s actually used pretty broadly in legal practice. If you’ve ever asked the question, “What is mail fraud?” then you’re not alone. The basic definition is simple: use of the mail to deprive someone of Continue Reading
What You Need to Know About Texas’ New Indecent Assault Law
On September 1, 2019, the Texas legislature added an amendment to the Texas Penal Code Section 22.012. This amendment designated indecent assault as a Class A misdemeanor. The penalty for committing indecent assault is up to 1 year in prison and a fine upward of Continue Reading
What Is Negligence? The 4 Key Elements You Must Prove In Court
The principle of negligence underlies civil liability cases. We may have a general notion of what it is, but what is negligence in the strictest legal sense of the word? In reality, it’s an entire field of law unto itself that is undergirded by these 4 principles. 1. Continue Reading
Stages of Criminal Justice: From Arrest to Verdict to Appeal
Most people are familiar with all, or at least some, of the stages of criminal justice. Maybe they work in the system, maybe they or a family member have had to go through it or maybe it’s simply consuming the legal television dramas. Here is a broad overview of the Continue Reading
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