Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon Case Dismissed Mark this as the second time in recent memory that I have had an unlawful carrying of a weapon case dismissed on trial day, and boy was I ready to try this case. I put in all the hard work, like any good criminal defense lawyer would, to…
HIRING A LAWYER SERIES: FINANCING PAYMENT OPTIONS Hiring an attorney is almost always going to be a scary task. For most people, hiring a criminal defense attorney is going to be a onetime deal, and you want to make sure you do it right. On one hand, you are thinking about yourself or your loved…
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…
Criminal Defense Trial Lawyer Keeps Jury In Deliberation For 1.5 Hours on Crime With No Defense Chapter 1: Cory Roth Hates To Lose I hate to lose. As a competitive soccer player, I absolutely despised it. I’ll admit there were games that I did not shake the hands of player of the other teams, especially…
Body Cameras, The Police, and Criminal Cases University of Cincinnati Police Officer Ray Tensing would have you believe that he shot and killed Samuel DuBose in self-defense after Mr. DuBose reached for something then drove off, dragging Officer Tensing. Police body camera footage shows that Officer Tensing and the thin-blue-line lied in their offense…
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…
Judges tilt to the Right. You heard it hear first. Well, no, you didn’t, because the New York Times published an article on Super Bowl Sunday that investigated a Harvard study that determined that judges lean to the right. The article attempted to go one step further, and figure out why judges lean to the right. The…
Crash the System End the Plea MillA Response of Michelle Alexander’s Opinion Piece in the New York Times What happens when you throw a wrench in into the gears? The machine stops working! The criminal justice system we have is a machine. The police over police impoverished and minority areas. Prosecutors charge…
LISTENING IS KEY…AND GAMBLE My luck continues with another win. This time, it was a motion to suppress. I took the relatively scenic drive north from Houston to Crockett, Texas in Houston County, Texas, color changing leaves and one stop light towns and all. I was asked by a fellow lawyer to conduct the examinations…
First Trial = First Not Guilty Verdict! Now that the dust has settled, I can reflect on my first trial and first not guilty verdict. I was called up just days before trial to sit second on a Felony Solicitation of a Child to Commit Sexual Assault trial in Montgomery County. Only around 1% of…
