Capital Murder

May 13, 2015

Understanding Homicide & Texas Law

Galveston Criminal Lawyer Tad Nelson Homicide

Probably the most serious crime covered in the Texas penal code is murder, which is legally referred to as homicide. (Some would argue that sexual assault; especially sexual assault of a child is just as heinous) If you or someone you know is charged with criminal homicide, the penalty could range from jail time to […]

May 5, 2015

Sentence Capped at 40 Years for Murder

Galveston Criminal Lawyer Tad Nelson Juvenile Criminal Defense

Jurors imposed a 40-year sentence on a Texas man convicted in a childhood arson attack on a boy who died nearly 13 years later. Defendant Don Collins was sentenced for pouring gasoline on then 8-year-old Robert Middleton, and setting him on fire. The event occurred in 1998, and prosecutors indicate it was meant to silence […]