On October 30th the Texas Supreme Court ruled that part of a Texas statute prohibiting online solicitation of a minor is unconstitutional.  Texas Penal Code […]

  Is someone you know in jail, and being held without bond? Has an arrest warrant been issued, and no bond amount set?  In Dallas County, […]

On Monday, October 14, 2013, Berlof & Newton, P.C. will open the doors to its new, larger office in Suite 110 of the Uptown Tower.  We’re […]

Have you accrued Texas surcharges as a result of a DWI, or traffic ticket convictions?  Even if your driver license is suspended due to Texas surcharges, […]

  You can be charged with terroristic threat, if you threaten to commit a crime involving harm to property, or another person.  Additionally, to be charged […]

You can be arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm for two types of conduct.  First, you can be charged with unlawful possession of a firearm […]

In Texas, you can be charged with unlawfully carrying a weapon, if you’re alleged to have unlawfully possessed club, handgun, switchblade, or brass knuckles.  Unlawfully carrying […]

  Theft by check over $50 is a class B misdemeanor, which carries a penalty range of up to 180 days in the county jail, and […]