Attorney Bart Charles Craytor's Legal Cases

Appeals

Victory at the Court of Criminal Appeals

Mar 05, 2020

OUTCOME: Conviction reversed, remanded for new trial.

Appeal of conviction of Deadly Conduct. Texarkana Court of Appeals Affirmed decision. Sought rehearing before the Texarkana Court of Appeals, re-hearing was denied. Filed a Motion for Discretionary ... Review with the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the conviction and remanded for a new trial because trial judge failed to give a self-defense instruction at the jury trial. Sometimes you just can't give up.

Criminal defense

State Offered 18 Months State Jail. Jury gave PROBATION

Jan 13, 2020

OUTCOME: Probation

Client charged with Lewd Images of a child in rural Texas County. State was offering only six months shy of maximum prison sentence. (24 months was maximum.) Took case to jury trial and jury gave a ... MINIMUM sentence of six months and probation. Client walked out of courthouse. Sometimes you gotta fight. State vs. J.H. Case No: 23882-2019

Sex crime

Probation for Sex Crime

Oct 07, 2019

OUTCOME: Probation from Jury

Obtained Probation from a Jury for Indecency with a Child Case. State vs. Z.M. 19F0388-005

Sex crime

Sexual Assault Case Dismissed

Mar 17, 2019

OUTCOME: Dismissed

Client accused of Sexual Assault. Case Dismissed. State vs. D.T. 19F0142-202

Criminal defense

Another Not Guilty

Mar 13, 2019

OUTCOME: NOT GUILTY

Client accused of two counts of possession of a controlled substance over one gram by two seasoned State DPS Troopers. Jury only took 21 minutes to find client NOT GUILTY.

Criminal defense

CASE DISMISSED (State of Texas vs. K.E.)

Jul 23, 2018

OUTCOME: Case Dismissed

Assault Bodily Injury/Family Violence/Impede Breathing (Felony) case dismissed on date scheduled for jury trial. Stood firm against governmental overreaching and showed State that we weren't going to ... back down. (Complainants had signed affidavits indicating that crime never occurred and they didn't want Client prosecuted, however State continued prosecution anyway.)

DUI and DWI

TWO WORD VERDICT (Not Guilty)

Apr 10, 2018

OUTCOME: NOT GUILTY

DWI case where client refused breath and/or blood tests.

Criminal defense

Sometimes you gotta fight

Apr 06, 2018

OUTCOME: State withdrew motion to revoke and discharged client from probation.

Client on probation, motion to revoke filed because of "technical" violations. (No new offense.) Client arrested to face revocation proceedings. Had great support from co-workers and employer. Stat ... e's initial offer was 180 days to do. Client declined and decided to go to hearing. State caved in at hearing and dismissed client from probation for payment of the fines, fees and costs. Client released from jail and probation day of hearing.

Sex crime

Rape/Administer Foreign Substance DISMISSED (as well as theft charges)

Jan 04, 2017

OUTCOME: All Charges DISMISSED

Client accused of rape and introducing a foreign substance/intoxicant, Charges dismissed at final pretrial. Local law enforcement was implicated with possible tampering with evidence/falsifying recor ... ds.

Criminal defense

Sexual Assault of a Child (x2) Case DISMISSED

Jul 25, 2016

OUTCOME: CHARGES DISMISSED

Client accused of sexual assault by child. Determined child was exposed to sexually explicit "cartoons" on YouTube by a classmate. Convinced Prosecutor to dismiss charges upon successful completion o ... f VSA.

Bart Charles Craytor's Legal Cases (44)

Victory at the Court of Criminal Appeals

State Offered 18 Months State Jail. Jury gave PROBATION

Probation for Sex Crime

Sexual Assault Case Dismissed

Another Not Guilty

CASE DISMISSED (State of Texas vs. K.E.)

TWO WORD VERDICT (Not Guilty)

Sometimes you gotta fight

Rape/Administer Foreign Substance DISMISSED (as well as theft charges)

Sexual Assault of a Child (x2) Case DISMISSED