Author: Mick Mickelsen
Broden & Mickelsen, LLP Dallas criminal defense lawyer for child sex crimes explains the law in detail. For many years, the Catholic Church has come under fire for the widespread occurrence of child molestation. While the majority of the media attention has fallen on U.S. priests, clergy members in many other countries have been identified…
Also known as capital punishment, the death penalty is a source of controversy and even curiosity. There is also a great deal of misinformation around the subject of the death penalty, which can lead to a lot of confusion and fear for people facing criminal charges in which the death penalty is a potential punishment….
We’re all quite familiar with the criminal trial process as we see it on television and portrayed in the media. As a result, we hear mention of defense attorneys making motions for filing an appeal and often make the assumption that this is a common component of the criminal justice system, based simply on the…
Increasing numbers of prisoners are spending long periods locked up alone in the United States. Experts say solitary confinement is putting severe psychological pressure on inmates and was likely linked to the death of a prisoner in Texas. Russell Johnson took his life after living in solitary confinement for over two-and-a-half years, the Texas Observer…
New Texas Law: Tougher Penalties for Assaulting a Pregnant Woman According to the National Institutes of Health, about 300,000 pregnant women in the United States are victims of intimate partner violence each year. Research has shown that domestic violence can have a negative impact on a developing baby. Additionally, pregnancy can make it more difficult…
Sexual assault is a category of crimes that involves performing sexual activities with another person without their consent. Each state has their own consent laws, with very few variances among them. In recent years, we’ve seen a greater awareness being brought to the topic of consent, in a large part due to media coverage of…
Any crime that involves sexual assault is considered a serious offense by the Texas judicial system. As a felony charge, sexual assault can carry severe penalties, including lengthy periods of incarceration and significant fines. When a person is convicted of sexual assault, how they are sentenced will depend on several factors, one of the most…
Whistleblowers play a tremendously important role in white-collar crime. Understand more about what a whistleblower is, and if they’re protected. Whistleblowers play an incredibly important role in the fight against white-collar crime. Because corporate crimes can be difficult to detect initially, whistleblowers help corporations protect their assets and spark investigations into possible illegal misconduct. The…
According to the Marshall Project, about 800,000 Americans are required to register as a sex offender. While society tends to think of people on the sex offender registry as serial predators or violent criminals, the reality is that about half are on the registry for offenses many people wouldn’t even consider crimes. How to Get…
Harassment in a term that’s used to describe actions that are intended to humiliate, embarrass or demean a person. However, the term is also one that contains a lot of gray areas in its definition – especially in the digital age we live in. Texas has a specific statute on its books that prohibits electronic…