MISTRIAL IN HIGH PROFILE FELONY INDECENCY WITH A CHILD CASE I was hired about six months ago to represent a young medical doctor who was subpoenaed to testify as a witness at the grand jury. My client did not know whether she was the subject of the grand jury, a.k.a. the potential defendant. She has…
UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF A WEAPON CASE DISMISSED This is late. Almost too late. Just like the dismissal in this case. There will be more on how I got the dismissal below, but this was one of those cases where I was confident in getting a not guilty verdict, so I didn’t give anything away to the prosecutor….
NECESSITY DEFENSE Trespassing Case Dismissed With Use Of Necessity Defense I recently won a dismissal in a trespassing case using the necessity defense. The state might not have admitted it on the dismissal form, but these things happen. My client was charged with trespassing for being on a property where she was not supposed to…
The Houston Chronicle recently published an article addressing the use of body cameras by Houston area police departments. The main concerns of the article, and the various police employees interviewed are three-fold. First, body cameras are expensive. Second, the technology used to store body camera footage will be way more expensive because there will be…
DWI: DRUGS Driving While Intoxicated is one of the most prosecuted crimes in the State of Texas. Most people think that you can only be charged with DWI if you have been drinking alcohol. Well, those people are wrong. You can actually be charged with DWI if you are intoxicated on literally any substance, including,…
Everyone has the right to an attorney. The Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution says very clearly that everyone has the right to an attorney. Yet, we live in a culture where it is not honorable to defend people. People frequently ask me, “How do you defend those people? In my opinion, people who…
My Motto is “Client Centered | Trial Ready.” I am trial ready in the sense that I build every case from day one to take it to trial. I prepare every case from day one to take it to trial. Every interaction I have with my client, the prosecutor and witnesses is with an eye…
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Well over a year ago, just weeks after I have been sworn into practice law by Judge David Hittner, I was asked by a family friend who practices criminal law to help him write a brief for a federal sex trafficking case. I jumped at the opportunity to make a few bucks and get some…
What an exhausting week! First, I was set for a possession of marijuana trial in Harris County on 4/20. I was so eager to try that case and hopefully get a NOT GUILTY on the marijauna holiday, but it wasn’t to be. For the second time. The first time the case was set for trial…
