Law Offices of J. Collin Beggs

02/24/2017

Dallas County has a big Expunction Expo coming up soon - letting my clients know about this in case you qualify...

02/02/2017

Websites have picked up the story of the loss of police evidence to Russian hacking in a case I'm handling - check it out

Ransomware is everywhere. And it's affecting everything, including critical systems. Sure, it's kind of humiliating to be locked out of your smart TV, but hospitals are being locked out of patient records and --in a new twist -- hotel guests...

01/26/2017

http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/cockrell-hill-police-lose-years-worth-of-evidence-in-ransom-hacking/392673232

The Cockrell Hill Police Department lost video evidence and a cache of digital documents after hackers invaded the department’s computer system last month.

01/08/2016

Due to a certain Netflix series taking over the country recently, wanted everyone to do themselves a favor and take a look at this again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o9xYp7eE

Regent Law Professor James Duane gives viewers startling reasons why they should always exercise their 5th Amendment rights when questioned by government off...

05/14/2014

04/08/2014

When we tell you not to provide evidence against yourself, we mean it...

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/drunk-driving/drunk-as-sh*t-shirt-876490

An Oregon motorist wearing a “Drunk As S**t” t-shirt was arrested Sunday night on a DUI charge. Ross McMakin, a 21-year-old Corvalis resident, was collared after he drove his vehicle on the sidewalk,

03/26/2014

Seriously, leave the wardrobe changes off 9-1-1.

I'm a big fan of the "You Called 911 for That?!" campaign being run by the Washington County (Oregon) Consolidated Communications Agency, the dispatch center that handles calls in that area. In an effort to educate citizens that—as you certainly...

01/30/2014

First rule for defense clients: http://jcbeggslaw.com/2014/01/right-to-refuse/

Right to RefusePosted on January 30, 2014 by Collin BeggsI’m just going to go out on a limb here and tell you what I tell each and every client who gets pulled over under suspicion of driving while intoxicated: never agree to submit to any field sobriety tests.Though you don’t necessarily want to go...

01/30/2014

http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/30/world/europe/italy-amanda-knox-retrial/index.html

U.S. student Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito are waiting -- once again -- for a verdict from an Italian court.

01/21/2014

Just posted something new to the blog about exoneration and Texas law. Check it out: http://jcbeggslaw.com/2014/01/blackstones-formulation-texas-sb-1611-and-sb-825/

Blackstone’s Formulation: Texas SB 1611 and SB 825Posted on January 21, 2014 by Collin BeggsOne of the areas of law which I practice is criminal defense, and invariably, someone will ask something to the effect of, “How can you defend guilty people,” or something along those lines.In response, I tel...