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Text messages have become one of the most common forms of evidence in criminal cases. Prosecutors use them to establish motive, demonstrate intent, contradict alibis, and, in cases like online solicitation, to serve as the very foundation of the criminal charge. When text messages appear on a courtroom screen, jurors tend to treat them as […]
Call detail records (CDRs) are one of the prosecution’s favorite tools for placing a defendant at a specific location at a specific time. The prosecutor stands in front of the jury, points to a map covered in cell tower markers, and says: “The defendant’s phone connected to this tower at 11:47 p.m. which is the […]
Prosecutors love cell phone location data. It creates the impression of scientific precision, i.e. a digital trail showing exactly where a defendant was at any given moment. Jurors see maps with colored pins and cell tower coverage areas and assume the evidence is irrefutable. It is not. Cell phone location data is far less precise […]
When law enforcement seizes a computer, phone, or other electronic device in a criminal investigation, one of the first steps is creating a “forensic image” of that device. This forensic image becomes the foundation for all subsequent analysis and ultimately for the evidence the prosecution presents against you in court. If the forensic image is […]
Your smartphone contains more personal information about you than any other object you own including your text messages, emails, photos, browsing history, GPS location data, financial accounts, medical information, and social media activity. When law enforcement seizes and searches a phone during a criminal investigation, they gain access to an extraordinary volume of private data. […]
Criminal cases increasingly turn on digital evidence. Prosecutors use data from phones, computers, GPS records, surveillance cameras, social media accounts, and cloud storage to build their cases. They present this evidence as if it were objective and irrefutable and many defense attorneys accept it at face value because they lack the technical knowledge to evaluate […]
If you or someone you love is facing criminal charges in Collin County, understanding how the court system works is one of the first steps toward protecting your rights. This guide provides a complete overview of every criminal court in Collin County, the judges who preside over them, where they are located, and how the […]
If you have been charged with a sex crime in Texas, you may feel like the outcome is inevitable and that conviction is certain and your life is over. That is not true. Sex crime charges are reduced, dismissed, and taken to trial with acquittal results in Texas courts. The path to a favorable outcome […]
Most people know that lying under oath is a crime. What many people do not realize is that lying to a federal agent during a casual conversation even at your front door, in your office, at a coffee shop, or over the phone is also a federal felony. You do not need to be under […]
When people think about the consequences of a sex crime conviction, they think about prison. But for many defendants, the collateral consequences which are the things that happen to your life outside of the courtroom and after the sentence is served are even more devastating than incarceration. A sex crime conviction in Texas can permanently […]