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Hi, I’m Jay Cohen from Blass Law, and I wanna talk about What to Say to the Police: Kids Edition. We all want our kids to be successful and out of prison. The reality is kids are gonna do stupid things. And the days of cops bringing them home to get whooped by their parents …

Hi, I’m Jay Cohen from Blass Law, and I want to talk about what happens in an ALR hearing. ALR stands for Administrative License Revocation. This is the hearing you need if you were arrested for DWI and you either failed a breath or blood test, or you refused to give a specimen of your …

Hi, I’m Jay Cohen from Blass Law, and I wanna talk about what to do during a traffic stop. When you see those lights in your rearview mirror, pull over immediately. Let me tell you, you’d much rather have an officer say you need to pull forward or pull over somewhere else than say you …

Hi, I’m Jay Cohen from Blass Law, and I want to talk about what to do if you’re falsely accused of a crime. The first thing you need to do, and the most important thing, is hire a lawyer. We get calls all the time from people saying, “Hey, I’m being accused of this. The …

Hi, I’m Jay Cohen from Blass Law, and I want to talk about consent as an exception to the warrant rule. What this means is that you gave the cops permission to search. Consent has to be valid, meaning it has to be given voluntarily and by a person with the authority to consent. Voluntarily …

What to say, and what not to say, when you come in contact with the police: Name and date of birth. Police officers have to identify you, and you have to tell them your name and date of birth. That’s it! You don’t have to tell them anything else. And if you don’t, you’re gonna …

There are different levels of proof in legal cases. Everyone’s heard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt and thinks they know what it means. But in Texas it’s not defined, so what I can do is compare it to these other levels of proof, just so you can get an idea of how high proof …

When you’re charged with a crime, you worry about tons of things, and one of them is usually, “Will I go to jail if I’m convicted?” There are a million answers to this question, but here are some examples of when you’ll be either more likely or less likely to end up in jail. When …

Today I want to remind everyone: if you encounter the police, don’t admit to anything! We’re working on two cases today, and one of them involves boating while intoxicated. My client is on a jet ski and gets run into by another boat. Luckily, no one was seriously injured. But when the officer talked to …

The offense of false report requires that a person, with the intent to deceive, knowingly makes a false statement to law enforcement that’s material to a criminal investigation. We see this commonly in domestic disputes. When officers go out there, there are gonna be statements from everyone involved. And if you give a statement but …