Hi, I’m Jay Cohen from Blass Law and I wanna talk about (gun clicks) who can’t possess a firearm according to federal law. 18 USC 922(g) gives us a list of people who are not permitted to possess a firearm. A felon, or anyone under indictment for a felony, an unlawful user, or anyone addicted …
Why Should I Quickly Hire a Lawyer After Being Arrested?
Hi, I am Jay Cohen from Blass Law and I wanna talk about why you should hire a lawyer quickly if you’ve been arrested or even accused of a crime. Piece of mind. This is probably the most important. If you’ve never been through this before you may just wanna go to court and see …
Miranda Rights
What to Say to the Police: Kids Edition
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 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 are …
What is an ALR Hearing?
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 …
What to do During a Traffic Stop?
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 rear view mirror pull over immediately. Let me tell you you would much rather have an officer say you need to pull forward or pull over somewhere else instead …
What to do if You Are Falsely Accused of a Crime?
Hi, I’m Jay Cohen from Bass Law and I want to talk about what to do if you are 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, …
Is It Ok For Me To Give a Statement to the Police?
The police called and asked me to give a statement. What should I do? You have the right to remain silence and you have the right to have a lawyer present. To answer your question, you need to call me and I not give a statement to the police.
Five Ways to Secure Your Cell Phone From The Police
Consent is One Exception to the Warrant Requirement in Texas
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 …
Evading arrest or detention in Texas
What to Say When you Encounter the Police
What to say and what not to say when you came in the contact with the police? Name and date of birth. Police officers have to identify 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 gone …
What Exactly is Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt?
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 I can compare these other levels of proof just so you can get an idea of how high proof …
Will I Go to Jail If I Am Convicted?
When you are charged with a crime you worry about tons of things. And one of them is usually “Will I go to Jail if I am Convicted?” There a million answers to this question but here are some examples of when you will be either more likely or less likely to end up in …
Don’t Admit to Anything!
Today I want to remind everyone that if you encounter the police don’t admit to anything! We are working on two cases today and one of them involve a boating while intoxicated case. My client is on a jet sky and gets run into another boat. Luckily no one was seriously injured, but when the …
False Report Offense in Texas
The offense of false report requires that a person have the intent to deceive and knowingly makes a false statement to law enforcement that’s material to a criminal investigation. We see this commonly in domestic disputes. When officer go out there gone be statements from everyone involved and if you give a statement but then …