CRIMINAL LAW
The burden of proof in a criminal case.
What is proof beyond a reasonable doubt?
Child support typically ends when the child reaches this age.
What is 18?
This is Attorney Chavez’s middle name.
What is Vicente?
You can stay quiet and not answer questions because of this right.
What is the right to remain silent?
Which Pirates of the Caribbean actor was involved in a lawsuit with his ex-wife?
Who is Johnny Depp?
Is punishable by up to 364 days in jail
What is a misdemeanor?
A type of divorce where both parties agree on all issues.
What is an uncontested Divorce
This prestigious law school is where Attorney Chavez earned his degree.
What is Harvard?
This warning must be read to you before a custodial police interrogation.
What are Miranda rights?
This TV show follows a brilliant but unlicensed lawyer who lands a job at a top law firm.
What is Suits?
An appearance before a judge when advised of rights and charges, enter a plea and have conditions of release set.
What is an Arraignment?
A birth parent must do this before adoption is finalized.
What is relinquish parental rights?
Attorney Chavez’s go-to coffee order is this.
What is an Americano?
You have the right to this person’s help if you’re accused of a crime.
What is a lawyer/Attorney?
This novel and film feature a defense attorney who works out of the backseat of his Lincoln Town Car.
What is The Lincoln Lawyer?
This allows a prisoner to serve the remainder of their sentence under supervision in the community.
What is parole?
This type of marriage, recognized in some states, requires no formal ceremony or license but is established by cohabitation and presenting as married.
What is a common-law marriage?
There are this many women named Estrellita in Attorney Chavez’s immediate family.
What is three?
This amendment protects you from unlawful searches and seizures.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
This famous line, delivered by O.J. Simpson’s defense attorney, became a defining moment in the trial.
What is “If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit”?
This right protects defendants from unreasonable delays before their trial.
What is the right to a speedy trial?
This legal action can be pursued when a marriage is considered invalid from the start due to factors like fraud, coercion, or bigamy.
What is an annulment?
Attorney Chavez was licensed to practice law in Texas in this year.
What is 2009?
This right protects you from being tried twice for the same offense.
What is double jeopardy (5th Amendment)?
This tragic case highlighted how the child welfare system failed an 8-year-old boy who suffered fatal abuse despite multiple reports.
What is the Gabriel Fernandez case?