Plea Agreements | DFW Criminal Defense

If you have been charged with a crime in Texas, chances are, at some point, you will be offered the opportunity to enter a plea agreement to avoid the uncertainties of trial. Every criminal defendant needs to consider the future implications of such an offer before accepting a plea agreement from the prosecution. And only [...]

Forgery

When we talk about forgery, usually we are talking about falsely making out a check or some other means of obtaining money by fraud. However, forgery can include falsely signing a will or a deed or some other recorded instrument. It can also mean completing or altering written documents issued by a public office or [...]

Crimes Against Elderly Could be Classified as Hate Crimes

In Queens, New York, prosecutors are beginning to classify non-violent crimes against the elderly as hate crimes. Typically, hate crimes are when a defendant commits a violent crime against someone because of their gender, sexual orientation or race. But since 2005, at least 5 Queens defendants have either plead guilty to or been convicted of [...]