Author Archives: Mark Hochglaube

Negotiations Presentation to Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association in South Padre Island, TX July 2016 Negotiations Presentation to Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association in Victoria,…...

Evidence Withheld from Defense At the beginning of the summer, the Supreme Court let stand a civil jury verdict against two LAPD detectives who withheld…...

Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman, Josh Brent, returned to his team this season after serving his six-month sentence for intoxication manslaughter. In 2012, Brent crashed his…...

Traffic Stops to Federal Drug Charges So-called “routine traffic stops” are often cited in offense reports in criminal cases in Texas where the case allegedly…...

Mail and wire fraud statutes cover a broad range of activities, allowing federal prosecutors a great deal of flexibility in seeking charges. As long as…...

While the idea of “fake” Viagra may cause a smirk or a grin to cross your face, the consequences in federal court are real and…...

There has been a great deal of public debate in recent times concerning federal drug crime sentencing reform. In the last entry, this blog discussed…...

Drug crime sentencing at the federal level has historically been fairly harsh. Many federal drug crimes carry large mandatory minimum sentences, and zero-tolerance policies have…...

Sometimes, federal charges are brought against a person over allegations of insurance fraud. Recently, an insurance-fraud-related federal case has come up involving a deputy U.S.…...

Public corruption allegations, such as allegations of a government worker accepting bribes or misusing public resources, are something that the government takes incredibly seriously. Such…...