On April 8, 2026, U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett sentenced Jasveen Sangha (the Los Angeles drug dealer federal prosecutors called the “Ketamine Queen”) to 15 years in federal prison for distributing the ketamine that killed actor Matthew Perry in October 2023. The sentence was the harshest imposed on any of the five defendants in […]
National headlines about criminal justice reform in 2026 tell a story of accelerating bipartisan progress at the state level: more reform laws passed in 2025 than in 2024, and a growing list of policy changes that reformers describe as achievable. The Prison Policy Initiative’s annual guide to winnable reforms identifies 34 specific changes across eight […]
Law enforcement agencies have increasingly sophisticated tools for monitoring and documenting internet activity. They can track the websites you visit, the files you download, the searches you perform, and the communications you send often without you knowing. This evidence frequently forms the foundation of criminal cases involving CSAM, online solicitation, fraud, and other internet-related offenses. […]
Few things are more terrifying than being accused of something you did not do and few accusations carry more devastating consequences than sexual assault. In Texas, a sexual assault conviction is a second-degree felony punishable by 2 to 20 years in prison. Aggravated sexual assault carries 5 to 99 years or life. And the damage […]
A New York jury recently acquitted Guy Rivera of first-degree murder in the 2024 shooting death of NYPD Detective Jonathan Diller during a traffic stop in Queens. Rivera was convicted of manslaughter and weapons charges instead. He faces up to 90 years in prison. When that verdict was reported, the reaction in many corners was […]
Texas Penal Code §49.09 contains two facts that surprise most people who come to us with a prior DWI from another state. First, Texas has no lookback period so a DWI conviction from 30 years ago in another state can still be used to enhance a current Texas charge. Second, the state line provides no […]
A DWI arrest in Texas opens two simultaneous legal proceedings that run on different clocks and have different consequences. The criminal case will take months to resolve. The administrative license revocation (ALR) case can suspend your license in 40 days if you do nothing. The steps you take in the first 15 days after your […]
When a minor is stopped for alcohol and driving in Texas, two separate statutes may apply and which one applies determines the offense level, the available penalties, and whether deferred adjudication is even on the table. Most coverage of this topic treats them as the same charge. They are not and confusing them can lead […]
For a CDL holder, a DWI arrest is not just a criminal matter. It is a career emergency. The administrative consequences (CDL disqualification) move faster than the criminal case, there is no occupational license available to preserve your ability to drive commercially during the disqualification period, and the BAC threshold that triggers the violation is […]
Every criminal defense attorney will tell you to stop posting on social media after a DWI arrest. That advice is correct. But it’s the beginning of the conversation, not the end of it and most attorneys stop there because they don’t have the forensic training to go any further. Partner Douglas Huff has completed advanced […]