by Megan Cook | Oct 25, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Recent Success, RECENT SUCCESS, RECENT SUCCESS, THEFT & Property Crime
We are so happy for our Cook & Cook Client who got her theft charges dismissed today, which were pending out of county court 2 dismissed today, before the honorable Judge Wolf. In this case, the client was accused of stealing from JCPenny’s. The client was...
by Megan Cook | Jul 18, 2012
Essentially, theft is the act of MOVING an item WITHOUT PERMISSION with the intent to forever keep the item moved. The value of the item taken dictates how severe the criminal punishment will be. If you refer to the below theft chart, you can figure out the amount...
by Megan Cook | Jul 12, 2012 | THEFT & Property Crime
Yes. You can and may be criminally responsible for a crime, even if your “friend” was the actor in the crime and you just stood by and watched. The law is 7.01 and 7.02 of the Texas Penal Code, more casually referred to as the “Law of Parties”. What this part of...
by Megan Cook | Jul 8, 2012 | THEFT & Property Crime
“Theft by Check” is what a Texas citizen is charged with when he or she writes a check for an item, but there are insufficient funds in the checking account to cover the item. The criminal case begins as follows. A person receives a check and turns it into the bank,...
by Megan Cook | Feb 23, 2015 | RECENT SUCCESS, THEFT & Property Crime
This week, we are proud to announce that Justin Cook got client Eifert’s public intoxication ticket dismissed outright at the municipal court house located at 401 Frio Street. This ticket can be expunged immediately! Mr. Eifert hired us only one day previous...
