The Law Offices of Houston Homicide Defense Attorney Matt Horak
How can a Texas homicide defense lawyer or Texas manslaughter lawyer help a person accused of the violent crime? Homicide is committed when a person takes the life of another person. It may of may not be intentional or premeditated. When a person is charged with homicide, the extent and severity of his/her criminal charges will largely depend upon whether he/she intentionally killed the victim and whether he/she had planned to kill the victim.
The accused can greatly benefit from the service offered by a Houston county manslaughter attorney. Manslaughter is a violent crime that is committed when a person takes the life of another person, but does so without premeditation or in a less culpable way than murder. For example, if an individual engages in an unlawful behavior, such as driving while impaired and he/she unintentionally causes the death of another person, he/she may be charged with manslaughter.