Case Results
State v. O.A. (delivery of a controlled substance)
State v. O.I. (possession of controlled substance with intent to deliver)
Outcome: Dismissed
Outcome: Dismissed
Date: July 28, 2022
Description: Client was arrested after allegedly shooting a gun at her husband. Proved that client’s husband was threatening to kill her and she fired in self-defense. The Grand jury no billed the case.
State v. R.L. (assault on a family member)
Date: January 19, 2021
Description: Client was accused of punching his wife during an argument in the parking lot of their apartment complex. Assault was allegedly witnessed by a security guard. Client, a legal permanent resident, was facing deportation if convicted.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. A.D. (assault on a family member by impeding breathing)
Date: January 6, 2021
Description: Client was accused of choking his teenage daughter during an argument.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. S.H. (assault on a family member)
Date: December 11, 2020
Description: Client was accused of punching her mother-in-law in the face. Proved, by talking to witnesses that the police never interviewed, that client acted in self-defense.
Outcome: Dismissed.
State v. H.G. (theft)
Date: December 8, 2020
Description: Client was accused of shoplifting a grocery cart full of items from Target.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. M.O. (writ of habeas corpus)
Date: November 13, 2020
Description: Client, represented by another lawyer, was convicted of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance in an undercover sting operation. Client insisted that the drugs were planted in his car. As a result of his conviction, client was deported from the United States. Years later, officer’s corruption was discovered in an unrelated drug case. Filed a writ of habeas corpus to throw out client’s drug conviction. Writ of habeas corpus was granted, client’s arrest record was expunged, and client is now eligible to move back to the United States.
Outcome: Writ granted, case dismissed and expunged.
State v. P.J. (evading arrest in a motor vehicle)
Date: October 2, 2020
Description: Client was arrested and charged with evading motor vehicle after allegedly fleeing from the police during a traffic stop. Proved that the police “chase” lasted only a couple of blocks and client pulled over at the first location it was possible for him to do so.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. R.W. (possession of a firearm in a prohibited area)
Date: October 1, 2020
Description: Client was arrested at the airport after a gun was found in his carry-on bag while passing through security.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. J.C. (assault on a family member)
Date: September 24, 2020
Description: Client was accused of breaking into his own house and assaulting his wife after being locked out of the house by his wife. Wife had visible injuries and immediately called the police.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. C.W. (compelling prostitution)
Date: August 6, 2020
Description: Client was accused of being a pimp and beating up one of his prostitutes to force her to continue working for him. Proved that the complainant had a history of making false claims to the police and had made up the entire story to get back at the client over an unrelated matter.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. I.S. (assault on a family member)
Date: June 8, 2020
Description: Client was accused of assaulting his girlfriend outside their shared apartment. Client was on probation for an unrelated offense and would have gone to prison if convicted.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. J.H. (terroristic threat – public servant)
Date: June 8, 2020
Description: Client was accused of threatening to kill a security guard at his apartment complex.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. J.H. (injury to an elderly person)
Date: May 5, 2020
Description: Client, a 72 year old man, was accused of hitting his elderly wife.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. R.W. (continuous family violence)
Date: April 23, 2020
Description: Client was accused of hitting his girlfriend on two separate occasions several days apart. Proved that complainant had made up the allegations in order to have client removed from their shared apartment.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. B.E. (forgery)
Date: March 12, 2020
Description: Client was charged with forgery for having several hundred dollars worth of counterfeit bills in his possession. Proved that client had innocently received the bills as payment from his employer and could not have known, due to the high quality of the counterfeits, that the bills were fake. Due to his criminal history, client was facing between 25 years and life in prison.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. D.P. (continuous family violence)
Date: February 17, 2020
Description: Client was charged with felony continuous family violence for allegedly attacking his wife and stepson on the same day. Both wife and stepson had physical injuries.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. M.A. (prostitution)
Date: February 14, 2020
Description: Client was arrested and charged with prostitution after allegedly agreeing to pay for sex with an undercover police officer.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. T.B. (evading arrest in a motor vehicle)
Date: February 3, 2020
Description: Elderly client was accused of fleeing from the police after they attempted to pull him over for failing to signal a turn.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. A.L. (engaging in organized crime)
Date: January 27, 2020
Description: Client was accused of robbing an ATM technician along with several other individuals. Client’s phone was allegedly found in the getaway car after the robbery.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. A.G. (writ of habeas corpus)
Date: January 17, 2020
Description: Client was charged with assault on a family member for allegedly assaulting her husband, who had physically abused her for years. Client pled guilty after receiving bad advice from her lawyer, who failed to advise her of various options that could have caused her case to be dismissed. Filed a writ of habeas corpus alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. The writ was granted and the case dismissed and expunged off of client’s record.
Outcome: Writ granted, case dismissed and expunged.
State v. G.A. (injury to an elderly person)
Date: January 16, 2020
Description: Client was accused of injuring an elderly woman during an argument. Proved that the injury was caused accidentally and the woman had a history of making false accusations against the client. Compiled and presented evidence to the grand jury, which no billed the case.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. M.G. (assault on a family member)
Date: Sep 24, 2019
Description: Client was accused of choking his girlfriend during an argument in their apartment.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. N.P. (evading on foot-second offense)
Date: July 19, 2019
Description: Client was accused of running from the police after participating in an alleged drug deal. Client had a previous conviction for evading on foot.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. H.D. (assault on a family member)
Date: July 12, 2019
Description: Client was charged with assault on a family member after allegedly slapping his ex-wife during an argument. Client made statements to the police that he had slapped his ex-wife.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. K.M. (assault on a family member)
Date: June 10, 2019
Description: Client was accused of hitting and scratching her ex-husband during an argument. The assault was allegedly witnessed by a neighbor. Client, a legal permanent resident, was facing deportation if convicted.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. A.G. (DWI)
Date: June 4, 2019
Description: Client was accused of running a red light and crashing into two vehicles. Client allegedly failed the field sobriety tests and blew a .147.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. M.A. (unlawful carrying of a weapon)
Date: May 23, 2019
Description: Client was pulled over for a traffic violation. A search of client’s car uncovered marijuana and a handgun.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. D.L. (aggravated robbery)
Date: Apr 18, 2019
Description: Client was accused of robbing two people in a store at gunpoint. Client was identified in separate photo arrays by the two victims.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. S.S. (writ of habeas corpus)
Date: Apr 2, 2019
Description: Client was charged with assault on a family member after allegedly attacking her mother. Several witnesses saw that the mother actually attacked client and not the other way around. Police did not speak with these witnesses and neither did client’s lawyer. Client’s lawyer did no investigation to the case and incorrectly told client that her case could be sealed if she pled guilty. Based on lawyer’s advice, client pled guilty. Filed a writ of habeas corpus alleging client’s innocence and ineffective assistance of counsel. Writ was granted and the case dismissed and expunged from client’s record.
Outcome: Writ granted, case dismissed and expunged.
State v. C.M. (assault on a family member)
Date: Mar 16, 2019
Description: Client was accused of assaulting her police officer boyfriend while he was on duty.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. G.F. (aggravated assault on a family member)
Date: Mar 12, 2019
Description: Client was charged with aggravated assault on a family member for allegedly pulling a handgun on his adult daughter during an argument.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. A.V. (aggravated assault on a family member)
Date: Feb 27, 2019
Description: Client was charged with aggravated assault on a family member for pulling a knife on his stepson. Was able to prove that client pulled the knife in self-defense after his stepson attacked him.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. B.E. (assault on a family member and terroristic threat)
Date: Feb 27, 2019
Description: Client was accused of pushing and threatening to kill his mother during an argument.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. T.W. (assault on a family member by impeding breathing)
Date: Feb 8, 2019
Description: Client was falsely accused of strangling his ex-girlfriend during an argument. Proved that the ex-girlfriend was the aggressor, was not strangled, and had a lengthy history of lying and violent behavior.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. T.G. (assault on a family member by impeding breathing)
Date: Dec 13, 2018
Description: Client was accused of choking his grandfather during an argument outside his home. The choking was allegedly witnessed by a neighbor. Prepared a grand jury packet with evidence proving that, although client got into a pushing and shoving match with his grandfather, he did not choke him. Grand jury no billed (i.e. dismissed) the case.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. A.B. (failure to stop and give information)
Date: Nov 16, 2018
Description: Client was accused of getting into a car accident and fleeing the scene without exchanging information. Accident was captured on video by the complainant’s dash camera.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. A.P. (writ of habeas corpus)
Date: Nov 6, 2018
Description: Client was charged with the felony offense of endangering a child after she left her seven-year-old daughter in her parked car while she went inside a hair salon to get her hair done. It was not a hot day, the daughter had the keys to the car and a cell phone, and client could see her daughter at all times through the front salon windows. Client pled guilty after her lawyer incorrectly advised her that she would be able to have the case removed from her record. Client’s lawyer also failed to do any legal or factual research which would have revealed defenses to her case. Filed a writ of habeas corpus alleging ineffective assistance of counsel, which was granted. The case was ultimately dismissed and expunged from the client’s record.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. J.C. (motion to adjudicate)
Date: Oct 30, 2018
Description: Client was on deferred adjudication for possession of a controlled substance when he was falsely accused by his girlfriend of threatening her. Client was thrown in jail and state moved to adjudicate his guilt and send him to prison. Case was dismissed and client reinstated on his deferred adjudication.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. M.A. (writ of habeas corpus)
Date: Oct 12, 2018
Description: Client was falsely accused by a roommate of assaulting him during an argument. Because Texas law includes roommates within the definition of “family member,” client was charged with assault on a family member. Though he consistently maintained his innocence, client pled guilty after his lawyer incorrectly told him that his guilty plea would eventually be removed from his criminal record. Filed a writ of habeas corpus seeking to have client’s guilty plea withdrawn. The writ was granted and the case reactivated. The case was ultimately dismissed after the prosecutor was given evidence of client’s innocence that client’s previous lawyer did not uncover.
Outcome: Writ granted and case dismissed
State v. G.A. (assault on a family member)
Date: Oct 10, 2018
Description: Client was accused of punching his wife during an argument over their pending divorce.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. R.R. (felon in possession of firearm)
Date: Sep 26, 2018
Description: Client, a convicted felon, was arrested for having a handgun in the glovebox of a car he was driving. Client was the only person in the car. Client was facing 25 years – life in prison.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. E.C. (delivery of a controlled substance)
Date: Sep 07, 2018
Description: Client was accused of selling cocaine to an undercover officer.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. H.G. (theft)
Date: Jun 28, 2018
Description: Client was accused of shoplifting from Wal-Mart. Video surveillance allegedly showed client committing the theft.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. A.T. (aggravated assault)
Date: Jun 25, 2018
Description: Client, an elderly, disabled army veteran, was accused by complainant of intentionally running her over with his car. Was able to prove to grand jury that the complainant had been assaulting client inside the car and client accidentally ran over her when she fell out of the car as he drove off to try to get away from her.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. M.M. (theft)
Date: Jun 1, 2018
Description: Client, a mechanic, was charged with theft after a co-worker accused client of stealing his tools.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. K.R. (writ of habeas corpus)
Date: May 21, 2018
Description: Client pled guilty to a serious felony offense after being told by his lawyer that he would be able to have his case sealed. Client’s lawyer gave him bad advice because the case was ineligible to be sealed. Filed a writ of habeas corpus alleging that client would not have pled guilty had his lawyer given him correct advice. Writ of habeas corpus was granted and the case reactivated. After two court appearances, the State dismissed the case and agreed to expunge all records of client’s case. Client now has a completely clean criminal record.
Outcome: Writ of habeas corpus granted and case dismissed.
State v. D.C. (forgery)
Date: May 3, 2018
Description: Client was arrested for forgery after attempting to buy items at a convenience store with a fake $100 bill. Convinced the State that client did not know the $100 bill was counterfeit and could not have made the fake bill. Client was facing between 2-20 years in prison.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. C.A. (motion to adjudicate)
Date: May 2, 2018
Description: Client was on deferred adjudication for a third degree felony when he was arrested for terroristic threat. The State moved to adjudicate his guilt and send him to prison. Proved that the complainant in the terroristic threat case was not credible. The State dismissed the terroristic threat case and motion to adjudicate. Client was reinstated on his deferred adjudication.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. A.P. (burglary of a habitation)
Date: Apr 18, 2018
Description: Client was accused of breaking into her boyfriend’s house and assaulting him.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. H.W. (felony deadly conduct)
Date: Apr 11, 2018
Description: Client was charged with felony deadly conduct for allegedly shooting into some occupied apartments at an apartment complex.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. D.M. (aggravated assault on a family member)
Date: Apr 2, 2018
Description: Client was charged with aggravated assault on a family member for allegedly threatening to hit his wife with a hammer. Due to client’s record, he was facing 5 years – life in prison.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. A.U. (aggravated robbery and aggravated kidnapping)
Date: Mar 29, 2018
Description: Client was charged with aggravated robbery and aggravated kidnapping for allegedly helping a co-defendant hold a man at knifepoint and force him to drive to ATMs to withdraw money from his bank account.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. A.B. (driving with a suspended license)
Date: Mar 26, 2018
Description: Client was charged with driving with a suspended license on New Year’s after being found on the shoulder of the road asleep in his car.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. B.A. (assault on a family member by impeding breathing)
Date: Feb 01, 2018
Description: Client, a legal permanent resident, was accused of hitting and choking his girlfriend during an argument. Client was facing deportation if convicted. Was able to prove to the grand jury that client was defending himself and his girlfriend’s injuries were not consistent with the alleged assault she described to the police.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. D.K. (writ of habeas corpus)
Date: Dec 18, 2017
Description: Client was on deferred adjudication for state jail possession of controlled substance and accused of violating her deferred. Due to the mistake by client’s lawyer, client pled guilty and was sentenced to time in prison, not state jail. Filed a writ of habeas corpus alleging client was illegally sentenced outside of the punishment range, so her plea of guilty was invalid. The Court of Criminal Appeals granted the writ and client’s conviction was vacated.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. K.P. (aggravated assault on a family member)
Date: Dec 05, 2017
Description: Client was accused of striking his stepson with a hammer. The assault was allegedly witnessed by the stepson’s adult girlfriend. Stepson had visible injuries to his back.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. K.V. (possession of a controlled substance)
Date: Nov 02, 2017
Description: Client was pulled over by the police. A search of client’s car uncovered drugs in the driver’s side door pocket. Client was the only person in the car.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. J.J. (aggravated assault on a family member and continuous family violence)
Date: Oct 26, 2017
Description: Client was accused of pointing a gun at his girlfriend and assaulting her over a period of several weeks at her home.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. R.C. (possession of a controlled substance)
Date: Oct 25, 2017
Description: Client was the front seat passenger in a car pulled over by the police. During a search of the car, police found two blue baggies filled with meth on the passenger floorboard where client had been sitting. Police found several empty blue baggies on client’s person. Client had several prior convictions for possession of a controlled substance.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. D.A. (online solicitation of a minor)
Date: Sep 15, 2017
Description: Client was charged with online solicitation of a minor after he showed up at an apartment to allegedly have sex with an underage girl (which turned out to be an undercover officer). Was able to prove to the grand jury that the officer never clearly stated his age and that client, based on the context of the entire conversation, honestly believed he was talking with an adult.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. J.R. (aggravated kidnapping)
Date: Sep 14, 2017
Description: Client was charged with aggravated kidnapping for allegedly abducting his wife at gunpoint.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. N.C. (possession of a controlled substance)
Date: Aug 24, 2017
Description: Client was charged with possession of a controlled substance after a traffic stop. Client was facing 25 years to life in prison due to his criminal history. Convinced DA that drugs belonged to another passenger in the car.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. T.D. (aggravated robbery)
Date: Aug 22, 2017
Description: Client was charged with aggravated robbery for allegedly helping another man rob a woman of her purse at gunpoint.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. E.W. (forgery)
Date: Aug 14, 2017
Description: Client was charged with forgery after police discovered that several thousand dollars worth of forged checks had been deposited into his business checking account.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. A.C. (DWI 3rd)
Date: Aug 3, 2017
Description: Client was charged with his third DWI after officer observed him weaving outside of his lane. Client failed all field sobriety tests and a blood draw revealed high levels of painkillers in his system.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. A.C. (burglary of a habitation)
Date: July 21, 2017
Description: Client was charged with burglary of a habitation for allegedly stealing a TV from a relative’s house. Client was seen by a neighbor entering the house through the backyard and later fleeing the scene in his truck.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. R.J. (assault on a family member – second offense and injury to an elderly person)
Date: July 17, 2017
Description: Client was charged with assault on a family member – second offense and injury to an elderly person for allegedly assaulting his wife and his wife’s 94 year old grandmother. Prepared a grand jury packet, highlighting evidence suggesting client’s innocence, that ultimately caused the grand jury to no bill (i.e. dismiss) both cases.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. S.W. (injury to a child)
Date: June 05, 2017
Description: Client was charged with injury to a child for allegedly assaulting a neighbor’s eleven-year-old daughter. Was able to prove that neighbor and daughter had lied to get back at client for an unrelated earlier incident.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. K.P. (assault)
Date: June 05, 2017
Description: Client, a hospital employee, was accused of assaulting a patient during a medical procedure. The State refused to dismiss the case which proceeded all the way to a jury trial. The jury came back with a “Not Guilty” verdict after only nine minutes of deliberation.
Outcome: Not Guilty
State v. Z.H. (theft of firearm)
Date: May 25, 2017
Description: Client was arrested for allegedly stealing a pistol from a man’s car outside of his house. Client was arrested a short distance from the scene with a codefendant who had the stolen pistol in his pants.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. T.A. (aggravated robbery)
Date: May 16, 2017
Description: Client was arrested and charged with aggravated robbery for allegedly robbing a juvenile at gunpoint outside of a convenience store.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. M.W. (possession of a controlled substance)
Date: May 5, 2017
Description: Client was travelling in the front passenger seat of a truck driven by a friend. The friend ran a stop sign and police pulled the car over. After smelling the odor of burnt marijuana, the police searched the car and discovered meth in a woman’s purse directly behind where client was sitting.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. T.R. (assault on a family member)
Date: Apr 24, 2017
Description: Client was charged with assault on a family member against his wife. The State refused to dismiss the case, so it was set for trial. On trial day, while the jury panel was in the hallway waiting for jury selection to begin, the state offered an anger management class + dismissal, which client accepted.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. M.P. (aggravated assault on a family member)
Date: Apr 21, 2017
Description: Client was charged with aggravated assault on a family member for hitting his pregnant girlfriend with a baseball bat. Was able to prove to the grand jury that client acted in self-defense.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. J.G. (assault on a family member)
Date: Apr 12, 2017
Description: Client was arrested for assault on a family member for allegedly assaulting his father at his home. Was able to prove that father, who was extremely intoxicated, attacked client, who responded in self-defense.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. S.D. (possession of a controlled substance)
Date: Apr 03, 2017
Description: Client was charged with possession of a controlled substance when meth was found during a search of a home he had been letting a friend stay in. Friend lied and said that the meth belonged to client, who was not at home at the time. Client was facing 25 years – life in prison due to his criminal history.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. J.L. (assault on a family member – 2nd offense)
Date: Mar 23, 2017
Description: Client was accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend, whom he had been previously convicted twice of assaulting. Client was facing 2-20 years in prison.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. D.R. (forgery)
Date: Mar 07, 2017
Description: Client was pulled over for expired registration. Search of car uncovered several counterfeit bills in client’s backpack. Client admitted to arresting officer that he knew the bills were counterfeit.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. D.T. (robbery)
Date: Mar 03, 2017
Description: Client was charged with robbery for allegedly stealing a stranger’s money and ID outside of a convenience store. Was able to prove that complainant made up the story to get back at client for a personal dispute.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. D.H. (aggravated sexual assault)
Date: Mar 03, 2017
Description: Client was charged with aggravated sexual assault of a homeless woman. The complainant had injuries and a rape kit came back positive for client’s DNA. Client told police that he had never met the woman.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. C.J. (possession of a controlled substance)
Date: Feb 10, 2017
Description: Officers were dispatched to a disturbance at an apartment complex and found client intoxicated in parking lot. Door to client’s room was open. Client was arrested for public intoxication and police received consent from hotel manager to search client’s room. Search uncovered PCP and cocaine in client’s room.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. A.C. (possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver)
Date: Feb 01, 2017
Description: Client’s suitcase was searched while on a layover at Bush Intercontinental Airport. Police found three kilos of cocaine in a hidden compartment.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. J.F. (aggravated assault)
Date: Jan 06, 2017
Description: Client was charged with aggravated assault for allegedly attacking a man with a machete. Attack was supposedly witnessed by the victim’s son. Due to criminal history, client was facing 25 years – life in prison.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. J.L. (assault on a family member)
Date: Dec 27, 2016
Description: Client was accused of beating his girlfriend while on probation for aggravated assault. Assault was allegedly witnessed by girlfriend’s grandmother.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. S.G. (robbery)
Date: Dec 01, 2016
Description: Client was charged with robbery and facing 2-20 years in prison. Investigation uncovered a witness who police did not interview. Witness stated that what occurred between the complainant and client was not a robbery.
Outcome: Reduced to misdemeanor assault
State v. K.W. (aggravated robbery)
Date: Nov 08, 2016
Description: Client was charged with aggravated robbery for pulling a knife on two loss prevention officers after having shoplifted from a store.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. T.G. (possession of a controlled substance)
Date: Nov 02, 2016
Description: Client was stopped by police in his car. Officers found several used needles in client’s pocket and drugs inside of client’s car. Client was the sole occupant of his car.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. L.D. (intoxication assault)
Date: Nov 01, 2016
Description: Client was charged with felony intoxication assault for running over a pedestrian in her car. Pedestrian had serious injuries and was rushed to the hospital. Through investigation and negotiation, was able to reduce the charge to a misdemeanor DWI for which client received probation.
Outcome: Felony reduced to misdemeanor probation
State v. A.C. (unauthorized use of a motor vehicle)
Date: Sep 26, 2016
Description: Client took girlfriend’s car without girlfriend’s permission. Girlfriend reported the car stolen. Car was recovered several days later in client’s possession. Client was arrested for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. C.B. (failure to register as a sex offender)
Date: Sep 23, 2016
Description: Client was charged with failing to register as a sex offender after police went to the address he had on file and did not find him there. Motel owner at that address said that he had not seen the client at the motel in the past several months.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. V.N. (aggravated assault on a family member)
Date: Sep 20, 2016
Description: Client was arrested for stabbing a man. Through subsequent investigation, was able to prove client was attacked first and acted in self-defense.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. B.Z. (possession of a controlled substance)
Date: July 29, 2016
Description: While driving alone, client was pulled over for expired registration. Search of car’s glove compartment recovered a substance that field tested positive for cocaine.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. N.F. (burglary of a habitation)
Date: June 13, 2016
Description: Client was arrested for two burglary of a habitation cases and held in the Harris County Jail. Convinced DA that client was innocent. Charges were dismissed and client released from jail.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. C.S. (possession of marijuana)
Date: June 01, 2016
Description: Client was pulled over for obscured license plate. Marijuana was found during a search of the client’s car. Client, who was the only occupant of the car, admitted on video that the marijuana was his.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. J.O. (motion to adjudicate)
Date: June 01, 2016
Description: Client was on deferred adjudication for possession of marijuana. Client tested positive for marijuana during a drug test and also allegedly missed several other drug tests. State filed a motion to adjudicate the client’s case for the violations and send him to jail.
Outcome: Dismissed
State v. D.K. (credit card abuse)
Date: May 31, 2016
Description: Client was arrested attempting to buy an item at a store with a fake credit card. Client was facing 2-20 years in prison because of an earlier felony conviction. State and judge would only consider prison time due to the prior conviction. Research revealed that client had been illegally sentenced in earlier case and the conviction was therefore invalid. Presented with this evidence, State agreed to reduce the charge to a lower degree and place client on deferred adjudication, allowing client to eventually have her record sealed. Proceedings are still ongoing to vacate the earlier conviction.
Outcome: Reduced – deferred adjudication granted
State v. J.A. (assault on a family member)
Date: Apr 19, 2016
Description: Client was accused of beating his pregnant girlfriend with a broomstick. Girlfriend went to the hospital and had visible injuries. Was able to prove at jury trial that girlfriend’s injuries were self-inflicted.
Outcome: Not guilty
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