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About John Rolater
John Rolater has been an Assistant Criminal District Attorney for Collin County and Chief of the Appellate Division for eight years. Previously, he was an Assistant Criminal District Attorney for Dallas County for eleven years, including three years as Deputy Chief of the Appellate Division. In 2003, the Greater Dallas Crime Commission recognized him as the Henry Wade Prosecutor of the Year.. John has been involved in the post-conviction litigation of several high-profile capital cases. He has led reinvestigations and represented the State in litigation related to exonerations. He has been a legislative liaison for both the Collin and Dallas County Criminal District Attorneys.. John earned his BBA from the University of Texas at Austin and his J.D. from the Texas Tech University School of Law in Lubbock, where he served as an editor of the Law Review and was selected as a member of the Order of the Coif. Following law school, John clerked for the Honorable Paul McCollum and the Honorable Anne Crawford McClure of the El Paso Court of Appeals.. John is an active member of the Texas District and County Attorneys Association. He has taught continuing legal education courses for TDCAA, the State Bar of Texas, the Center for American and International Law, the Texas Center for the Judiciary and UT-CLE. He co-authored a book on confession law, now in its third edition. He is Board Certified in Criminal Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
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Is there anything that can be done? Aug 19, 2026criminal defense attorney — TexasKeeping it short and simple , 2021 i was put on deferred adjudication for agg robbery & evading arrest w/motor vehicle , 2023 i cuaght a class b misdemeanor theft &" was sentenced 10-20 days in jail , Next month i am successfully completing my probation . I understand theres…
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Sanity check on a stolen property accusation Aug 14, 2026criminal defense attorney — TexasLocation: Texas Background: My SO ("Jazz") allowed a friend ("Bob") of hers to crash at her apartment for several months when he had nowhere else to go. About four months ago, Bob got arrested for violating a protective order from his ex, and he either couldn't or wouldn't post bail,…
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does violating a deferred adjudication guilty sentence mean they’re certain to serve prison time?? Aug 2, 2026criminal defense attorney — TexasLOCATION: TEXAS over the last two years hes been in and out while waiting for this trial and then last year, he took a guilty def adjudication plea for ~7 years of probation… he quickly violated the terms and a warrant was issued for his arrest after 8 months of…
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Texas failure to yield ticket Jul 22, 2026criminal defense attorney — TexasLocation: Carrollton, texas So I got a ticket for failure to yield traffic approaching. Although I think the ticket is bogus because the intersection where I got it is dangerous. Although you can't see traffic coming from one side until you're going, I'm not sure if I'm gonna fight it.…
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Texas probation Jul 21, 2026criminal defense attorney — TexasI’m on probation in Texas. I failed 1 ua and had 2 dilutions. I also have an ankle monitor that died twice and I violated curfew around my house. How likely is it that they will revoke it completely and issue a warrant. Do they usually start with sanctions and…
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