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Law holds bartenders more accountable than minors

Daily Texan  Wed, 08/03/2011 - 11:21pm

Editor’s Note: This is the last installment in a three-part series on underage drinking, focusing on the role of bartenders.

Any system of rules and regulations based on controlling alcohol requires some level of trust between all the players involved.

However, when you’re a bartender you can never fully trust anyone who walks into the bar since they could either be a minor with a fake ID or a cop on a sting operation.



 

Theft in Texas: One Pet = Nine Cows = Ninety Nine Goats

Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer  Wed, 01/07/2009 - 1:21am

The Texas Penal Code has a “value ladder” for theft.

Get yourself accused of stealing:



 

When's the Last Time You Heard Someone Say...

Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer  Mon, 03/24/2008 - 8:30pm

A former police officer, county Sheriff, and corrections officer asked Simple Justice a simple question: “When does a felon become an ex-felon?

Is even a low grade nonviolent felony conviction a life sentence? And, if it is, should it be?” To which he replied, in part: