by georgeroland | Sep 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
It is no secret that police are on-pace to shoot and kill as many people this year as they did in 2015. As of September 22, 2016, police have shot and killed 706 people; in 2015, police shot and killed close to 1,000 people. Texas has been responsible for 58 (8.22%)...
by georgeroland | Sep 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
Three distinct types of interactions with police exist, for purposes of classification under our laws: (1) consensual encounters; (2) investigatory detentions; and (3) arrests. When a motion to suppress is filed, the State generally attempts to characterize the...
by georgeroland | Aug 3, 2016 | Drug Charges, Uncategorized
Drug charges are complicated. And sometime crazy—particularly where adulterants and dilutants are concerned… Determining the Level of Offense To determine what level of offense possession of a drug is, four factors generally come into play. First, the specific...
by georgeroland | Jul 20, 2016 | Drug Charges, Uncategorized
“PCS PG 3 <28G” might as well mean nothing to the average person looking at charge information or at a booking sheet. “PCS,” as I have explained before, is an abbreviation for “possession of a controlled substance.” “PG” is an abbreviation for “penalty group” and...
by georgeroland | Apr 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
Several articles appeared today on the most recent development in the case of the Boston teenager, Michelle Carter, who encouraged her boyfriend, Conrad Roy, to kill himself. Carter allegedly sent Roy dozens of text messages encouraging Roy to end his life, and...
by georgeroland | Mar 9, 2016 | Uncategorized, UNT
This week a cellphone video was posted online which showed two Baltimore Police Officers, Anthony Spence and Severna Bias, confronting a student at REACH Partnership school in Baltimore. Spence then repeatedly slapped the student, and kicked him. The slap is loud...
