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11/16/2023

If you respect Elizabeth's assessment in this case, she will approach your case in the same thoughtful, strategic manner that continues to have KVUE asking for her commentary and analysis.

11/08/2023

Thank You Fox 7 Austin for seeking our advice for this high profile case.

10/25/2023

Elizabeth was asked to appear on KVUE to comment on one of this year's more high profile trials in the Austin area.

Local attorneys Jorge Vela and Elizabeth Resendez joined KVUE's Tony Plohetski to discuss the opening of the Christopher Taylor murder trial. Austin police o...

01/17/2022

If you look up the Texas Penal Code, you will not find any law labeled, “Romeo and Juliet Law.” What this generally refers to is the Sexual Assault statute, specifically referencing sexual assault of a child. Because the law provides that an adult cannot have sexual contact, even consensually with a person younger than 17, the thought is, what happens if the two people are close in age—really considering consensual sexual contact amongst high school aged people.

Does Texas Have a Romeo and Juliet Law? To answer it, it is important to first understand what a “Romeo and Juliet Law” is.

12/09/2021

Just four months before this seminar, our Court of Criminal Appeals fully gave teeth to the Michael Morton Act which was enacted eight years ago. Now discovery in Texas should be much more of what is mine is yours. Now trials can be more fairly fought. Now pleas can be more fairly accepted. Now justice can be more fairly served. But how did we get here? Why is this such a big leap? A brief history is important to realize just how far our system has evolved. Then, let’s look to what is out there. What is absolutely necessary as a practitioner in conducting discovery in a criminal case and how to get it.

According to the plain text of Article 39.14, criminal defendants now have a general statutory right to discovery in Texas beyond the guarantees of due process.

11/05/2021

A DWI conviction can have lasting effects on your life. The more DWI convictions you have will normally come with harsher punishments. When a DWI becomes a felony, the consequences are far more severe than the typical first time DWI arrest.

A DWI becomes a felony in Texas when it is your third or more DWI; however, there are facts that can turn a first time DWI arrest into a felony.

10/19/2021

Host Aida Leisenring, with guest host Marty Tankleff, exoneree now attorney, and guest Steven Brand, a criminal defense attorney, talked about what it means to be wrongly convicted or falsely accused. It is important to remember that the falsely accused are victims, too.

Host Aida Leisenring, with guest host Marty Tankleff, exoneree now attorney, and guest Steven Brand, a criminal defense attorney, talked about what it means to be wrongly convicted or falsely accused.

10/12/2021

SR-22 Insurance is not actually an insurance policy. It is also called a Certificate of Financial Responsibility. It is a form filed with the State proving that you have the minimum liability insurance required for your state.

It is not actually an insurance policy. It is also called a Certificate of Financial Responsibility. It is a form filed with the State proving that you have the minimum liability insurance required for your state.

10/07/2021

A DWI conviction comes with many collateral consequences, a driver license suspension is one of them. However, if your case is dismissed or if the DWI charge is changed to another crime, such as Obstruction of a Highway or Passageway, then the short answer is it depends.

There are two opportunities for your driver license to be suspended following an arrest for Driving While Intoxicated. 1) the ALR Hearing 2) the DWI case.

09/07/2021

The only crime eligible to be labeled “Capital” is murder. Technically there is no “Capital” label but rather Texas Penal Code Section 19.03 is entitled, “Capital Murder.”

The only crime eligible to be labeled “Capital” is murder. Technically there is no “Capital” label but rather Texas Penal Code Section 19.03 is entitled, “Capital Murder.”