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Benson Varghese

Managing Partner at Varghese Summersett PLLC

Benson Varghese is the founder and Managing Partner of Varghese Summersett PLLC. He is a prolific writer and has authored hundreds of articles about criminal law in Texas and at the Federal level. His articles have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Above the Law, and have been selected as Top Blogs by the State Bar of Texas. He was named the Young Lawyer of the Year in 2019 by the Tarrant County Bar Association. Benson led the firm to become one of the 500 fastest growing businesses in the United States by Inc 500 Magazine in 2018. In the same year, the firm was named the Best Law Firm in Fort Worth by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The lawyers at Varghese Summersett PLLC exclusively handle criminal defense matters.

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• Tarrant DA breaks protocol in latest officer-involved shooting. What will happen next? - October 25, 2019
• Will El Paso Shooter Patrick Crusius Face the Death Penalty? - August 4, 2019
• Dual Sovereignty Reigns Over Double Jeopardy | Gamble vs. United States (2019) - June 17, 2019

Duplicity in Prosecution or Politics as Usual?In recent days, Tarrant County District Attorney Sharen Wilson has publicly stated that her office plans to pursue a murder indictment against former Fort Worth Police Officer Aaron York Dean in the shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson. “We have completed an initial review of the case, and based on the … Read more Tarrant DA breaks protocol in latest officer-involved shooting. What will happen next?

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Managing Partner at Varghese Summersett PLLC

Benson Varghese is the founder and Managing Partner of Varghese Summersett PLLC. He is a prolific writer and has authored hundreds of articles about criminal law in Texas and at the Federal level. His articles have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Above the Law, and have been selected as Top Blogs by the State Bar of Texas. He was named the Young Lawyer of the Year in 2019 by the Tarrant County Bar Association. Benson led the firm to become one of the 500 fastest growing businesses in the United States by Inc 500 Magazine in 2018. In the same year, the firm was named the Best Law Firm in Fort Worth by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The lawyers at Varghese Summersett PLLC exclusively handle criminal defense matters.

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• Tarrant DA breaks protocol in latest officer-involved shooting. What will happen next? - October 25, 2019
• Will El Paso Shooter Patrick Crusius Face the Death Penalty? - August 4, 2019
• Dual Sovereignty Reigns Over Double Jeopardy | Gamble vs. United States (2019) - June 17, 2019

Patrick Crusius Face Capital Murder Charges for the El Paso ShootingMore than 20 people were killed and two dozen more injured after a shooting at a shopping center in El Paso, Texas. The shooter has been identified as Patrick Crusius, a 21-year-old from Allen, Texas. Crusius is believed to have posted a white nationalist manifesto on … Read more Will El Paso Shooter Patrick Crusius Face the Death Penalty?

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Managing Partner at Varghese Summersett PLLC

Benson Varghese is the founder and Managing Partner of Varghese Summersett PLLC. He is a prolific writer and has authored hundreds of articles about criminal law in Texas and at the Federal level. His articles have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Above the Law, and have been selected as Top Blogs by the State Bar of Texas. He was named the Young Lawyer of the Year in 2019 by the Tarrant County Bar Association. Benson led the firm to become one of the 500 fastest growing businesses in the United States by Inc 500 Magazine in 2018. In the same year, the firm was named the Best Law Firm in Fort Worth by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The lawyers at Varghese Summersett PLLC exclusively handle criminal defense matters.

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• Tarrant DA breaks protocol in latest officer-involved shooting. What will happen next? - October 25, 2019
• Will El Paso Shooter Patrick Crusius Face the Death Penalty? - August 4, 2019
• Dual Sovereignty Reigns Over Double Jeopardy | Gamble vs. United States (2019) - June 17, 2019

Gamble vs. United States (2019)The Supreme Court handed down its decision in Gamble vs. United States (No. 17–646) on July 17 in which the Court declined to put an end to state and federal prosecutors punishing individuals twice for the same crime. In its 7-2 decision, the Court declined to overturn the dual-sovereignty doctrine. While the … Read more Dual Sovereignty Reigns Over Double Jeopardy | Gamble vs. United States (2019)

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Managing Partner at Varghese Summersett PLLC

Benson Varghese is the founder and Managing Partner of Varghese Summersett PLLC. He is a prolific writer and has authored hundreds of articles about criminal law in Texas and at the Federal level. His articles have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Above the Law, and have been selected as Top Blogs by the State Bar of Texas. He was named the Young Lawyer of the Year in 2019 by the Tarrant County Bar Association. Benson led the firm to become one of the 500 fastest growing businesses in the United States by Inc 500 Magazine in 2018. In the same year, the firm was named the Best Law Firm in Fort Worth by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The lawyers at Varghese Summersett PLLC exclusively handle criminal defense matters.

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• Tarrant DA breaks protocol in latest officer-involved shooting. What will happen next? - October 25, 2019
• Will El Paso Shooter Patrick Crusius Face the Death Penalty? - August 4, 2019
• Dual Sovereignty Reigns Over Double Jeopardy | Gamble vs. United States (2019) - June 17, 2019

Updated: July 22, 2019 Here are the changes you need to be aware of from the 86th legislative session in Texas. Most of the new laws took effect on September 1, 2019. This article will be periodically updated with more changes to criminal laws that are going into effect in the coming months.2019 Legislative Update – … Read more 2019 Criminal Law Update | 40 New Criminal Laws

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Managing Partner at Varghese Summersett PLLC

Benson Varghese is the founder and Managing Partner of Varghese Summersett PLLC. He is a prolific writer and has authored hundreds of articles about criminal law in Texas and at the Federal level. His articles have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Above the Law, and have been selected as Top Blogs by the State Bar of Texas. He was named the Young Lawyer of the Year in 2019 by the Tarrant County Bar Association. Benson led the firm to become one of the 500 fastest growing businesses in the United States by Inc 500 Magazine in 2018. In the same year, the firm was named the Best Law Firm in Fort Worth by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The lawyers at Varghese Summersett PLLC exclusively handle criminal defense matters.

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• Tarrant DA breaks protocol in latest officer-involved shooting. What will happen next? - October 25, 2019
• Will El Paso Shooter Patrick Crusius Face the Death Penalty? - August 4, 2019
• Dual Sovereignty Reigns Over Double Jeopardy | Gamble vs. United States (2019) - June 17, 2019

Does Accident + Felony DWI = Deadly Weapon In Couthren v. State, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals held a person accused of felony driving while intoxicated may only be charged with using a  motor vehicle as a deadly weapon if the manner in which the defendant was driving could cause death or serious bodily injury. … Read more Does a DWI Felony + Wreck = Deadly Weapon Finding?

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Managing Partner at Varghese Summersett PLLC

Benson Varghese is the founder and Managing Partner of Varghese Summersett PLLC. He is a prolific writer and has authored hundreds of articles about criminal law in Texas and at the Federal level. His articles have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Above the Law, and have been selected as Top Blogs by the State Bar of Texas. He was named the Young Lawyer of the Year in 2019 by the Tarrant County Bar Association. Benson led the firm to become one of the 500 fastest growing businesses in the United States by Inc 500 Magazine in 2018. In the same year, the firm was named the Best Law Firm in Fort Worth by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The lawyers at Varghese Summersett PLLC exclusively handle criminal defense matters.

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• Tarrant DA breaks protocol in latest officer-involved shooting. What will happen next? - October 25, 2019
• Will El Paso Shooter Patrick Crusius Face the Death Penalty? - August 4, 2019
• Dual Sovereignty Reigns Over Double Jeopardy | Gamble vs. United States (2019) - June 17, 2019

DWI Second Offense | DWI Misdemeanor Repetition in Texas Quick Navigation DWI Second Offense | DWI Misdemeanor Repetition in TexasJail as a Condition of Probation on a DWI Second in TexasOther Conditions of Probation of DWI Second in TexasBond Conditions of DWI Second in TexasFines for DWI Second in TexasLicense Surcharges for DWI Second Convictions … Read more Why do DWI second charges require jail time for probated sentences?

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Managing Partner at Varghese Summersett PLLC

Benson Varghese is the founder and Managing Partner of Varghese Summersett PLLC. He is a prolific writer and has authored hundreds of articles about criminal law in Texas and at the Federal level. His articles have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Above the Law, and have been selected as Top Blogs by the State Bar of Texas. He was named the Young Lawyer of the Year in 2019 by the Tarrant County Bar Association. Benson led the firm to become one of the 500 fastest growing businesses in the United States by Inc 500 Magazine in 2018. In the same year, the firm was named the Best Law Firm in Fort Worth by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The lawyers at Varghese Summersett PLLC exclusively handle criminal defense matters.

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Latest posts by Benson Varghese (see all)

• Tarrant DA breaks protocol in latest officer-involved shooting. What will happen next? - October 25, 2019
• Will El Paso Shooter Patrick Crusius Face the Death Penalty? - August 4, 2019
• Dual Sovereignty Reigns Over Double Jeopardy | Gamble vs. United States (2019) - June 17, 2019

When do the police need a warrant to search blood in intoxication cases?The Court of Criminal Appeals handed down State v. Martinez, answering whether the State’s testing of blood previously drawn by hospital personnel for medical purposes constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment.  Quick Navigation When do the police need a warrant to search blood … Read more Warrant Required for Law Enforcement to Test Blood Drawn for Medical Purposes