While in the state of Texas, criminal laws may differ a bit with the other states but a crime is a crime regardless of where th crime occurs. When you have committed a crime or a crime has been committed against you, then you need a good Dallas criminal lawyer to represent you so that you get the best of justice depending on the degree of the rime. You need to get yourself the best criminal lawyer that you can and ensure that you have all the information you need to have about the lawyer. You should ensure that you get a credible lawyer and he should be somebody who is smart and qualified for the job that he does. Make sure that all his records are available for you to assess and that all his court cases are cases that he has attended and at least won most of them, if not all of them.