A Fresh Start

Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Contact Sarah If you have comments please reach out the Sarah Roland via email.  A Fresh Start Editor’s comment published in the Voice for the Defense A new year. Another fresh start. It is hard to believe it’s already 2020—nearly incomprehensible really. Everything happens so fast […]

Know as You Go

Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Contact Sarah If you have comments please reach out the Sarah Roland via email.  Know as You Go There are a few unrelated things worth mentioning this month: Marijuana Is it legal or not? When do you think it will be? Those are the questions many […]

So You Messed Up on Probation…Now What?

Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Contact Sarah If you have comments please reach out the Sarah Roland via email.  So You Messed Up on Probation…Now What? If you were on probation, and you’ve messed up somehow there are some things you need to know.  First, although it’s definitely time for concern […]

A Cell Phone is Not Like a Pair of Pants

Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Contact Sarah If you have comments please reach out the Sarah Roland via email.  A Cell Phone is Not Like a Pair of Pants I am happy to report that the Fourth Amendment is alive and well in Texas…for now.  The Court of Criminal Appeals (finally […]

Speak Up or Shut Up?

Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Contact Sarah If you have comments please reach out the Sarah Roland via email.  Speak Up or Shut Up? “No person…shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself.”  Sound familiar?  It’s the Fifth Amendment guarantee against self-incrimination – the right to […]

On a Roll

Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Contact Sarah If you have comments please reach out the Sarah Roland via email.  On a Roll I finished a DWI breath test jury trial last week.  “Not Guilty” is one of the greatest phrases ever spoken.  This is how it all went down: On Monday, a […]