

Lesson 4 from Parker County Roadrunner and his Criminal Defense Attorney: Getting Caught in Your Own
Today we feature a friend of PC, welcome Mr. Coyote. You all remember Coyote. He is known chasing PC. With all of Coyote’s schemes and tricks, he usually ends up tangled up in his own trap. This is true not just in the cartoons; it is often true of a person who is being detained by police, being arrested, or facing prosecution. The most common trap Mr. Coyote falls into is he thinks he is smarter than everyone else. He wants to talk. Mr. Coyote has the right to remain silent


Lesson 3 from Parker County Roadrunner and his Criminal Defense Attorney: Racing on the Highway
How fast do you have to be going before you get stopped for speeding? If you are going even 1 mile over the posted speed limit or driving at a speed unsafe for the conditions, you are violating the law. The 1 mile over the limit is practically unenforceable. Most people know that there is a little bit of a cushion above the speed limit. The real question today issue facing my friend Parker County Roadrunner (a.k.a. “PC”) is “When does speeding become something for which I can


Lesson 2: Running from the Law – Failure to Identify
In Lesson 1 PC learned the hard way that running from the cops lead to his arrest and needless to say it also soured his relationship with his step-dad when the pick-up truck was forfeited to the state as a means of the crime. My friend and client, Parker County Roadrunner, who I call PC, was recently involved in yet another adventure. This time with the Sheriff’s Department. PC was in a car that was stopped for speeding in Weatherford. PC was the passenger and just sat chill