SEARCH WARRANTS IN TEXAS

ART 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - CHAPTER 18. SEARCH WARRANTS

A "search warrant" is a written order by a judge to search and seize property or thing and bring it before a judge. The party seeking the Search Warrant must present sufficient facts to show that probable cause exists for the issuance of the Search Warrant. The Search Warrant is not issued without a signed affidavit from the party seeking the search.

INDICTMENT

Art. 21.01. [395] [450] [438] "INDICTMENT". An "indictment" is the written statement of a grand jury accusing a person therein named of some act or omission which, by law, is declared to be an offense.

• Forms of Indictments

WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

The writ of habeas corpus is the remedy to be used when any person is restrained or imprisoned in his liberty. It is an order issued by a court or judge of competent jurisdiction, directed to any one having a person in his custody, or under his restraint, commanding him to produce such person, at a time and place named in the writ, and show why he is held in custody or under restraint.

HOW TO CHOOSE A JURY

Choosing a jury is one of the most important aspects of your Dallas Criminal Defense Law Case. An experienced attorney is needed to make sure the jury members are not biased or bent toward a guilty verdict under any circumstance.

Texas Jury Selection

• Jury in Felony Case in TX
• Jury Selection
• Basics of Jury Selection
• The Jury in Criminal Cases
• Denton County Texas Jury Selection
• Jury Selection Resource Guide
• Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

Criminal Law Charges filed against Fake Attorney


Brian T. Valery, the man who passed himself off as an attorney in two states and worked for a major New York law firm, will soon get to appear in a Connecticut courtroom. But this time, his appearance won't be pro hoc vice in Stamford Superior Court. It will be as a criminal defendant.
Valery, 32, surrendered to authorities in Stamford on Jan. 10 and was arrested on charges of perjury, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison, and the unauthorized practice of law, a misdemeanor with a maximum two-month sentence.

The paralegal, who lied to his former employer -- Anderson Kill & Olick in Manhattan -- about attending law school and passing the New York bar exam, will be arraigned in Stamford Superior Court on Wednesday.

Valery, of Massapequa Park, N.Y., is represented by Joseph R. Conway, of LaRusso & Conway in Mineola, N.Y. "We'll be opening the lines of communication with Stamford/Norwalk State's Attorney David I. Cohen on Jan. 16 to discuss possible plea bargains," Conway said.

Valery's career demise came in the wake of an appearance in Stamford Superior Court in May 2005. He had applied for and received temporary admission in Connecticut to represent defendants in Steadfast Insurance Co. v. The Purdue Frederick Co., which settled early in 2006. No one at Anderson Kill or in the Stamford court ever performed a background check of Valery to ensure that he was a lawyer admitted to the New York bar in good standing. Valery was disbarred in Connecticut in December 2006 following an investigation by Chief Disciplinary Counsel Mark A. Dubois.

Valery joined Anderson Kill in 1996 and told the firm in 2004 that he had passed the New York bar examination. The firm adjusted his work schedule after Valery told partners he was attending Fordham Law School during the evening. Anderson Kill fired Valery on Oct. 23, 2006.

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