Attorney Todd Ashley Leffler's Legal Cases

White collar crime

The United States vs. H.J.

Oct 17, 2016

OUTCOME: Not Guilty, 23 Counts

23 Count Conspiracy, Health Care Fraud, and Wire Fraud case. According to the indictment, defendants conspired to submit false and fraudulent claims for health care benefits to the Federal Employees C ... ompensation Act, through the Department of Labor - Office of Worker’s Compensation (OWCP). The defendants allegedly submitted claims for one-on-one physical therapy when patients were playing a Nintendo Wii™ game, sitting in an electronic massage chair, independently using treadmills and bicycles, playing water volley ball, and watching television. The indictment further alleges the defendants received payments for sending patients to physicians, including a surgeon with unsteady hands, and providers of diagnostic services. The indictment alleges that between January 2011 and June 2015, the defendants submitted at least $11,360,297.00 in false and fraudulent claims to the OWCP and received at least $8,925,388.00 as payment for the claims.

DUI and DWI

The State of Texas vs. T.C.

N/A

OUTCOME: Dismissed after Motion to Suppress Granted

The defendant was stopped for driving "recklessly." He was alleged to have failed the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and provided a Breath Test of .147. Following a Hearing on the Defendant's Moti ... on to Suppress Evidence, the evidence was successfully excluded from the trial and the State of Texas was forced to dismiss the case.

Criminal defense

The State of Texas vs. K.B.

N/A

OUTCOME: No Billed

The Defendant was charged with Felony Evading in a Motor Vehicle. The defendant's vehicle was alleged to have driven off as the Officer approached the driver's window. Following a presentation to th ... e Grand Jury, the Grand Jury returned a "No Bill."

Criminal defense

The State of Texas vs. A.Z.

N/A

OUTCOME: Dismissed

Police Officers seized a felony amount of marijuana, scales, a gun, magazine, and ammunition from the defendant’s apartment. An investigation involving subpoenaed Mobile-Data-Terminal (MDT) and Dispat ... ch records revealed a suppression issue that led to the dismissal of the case.

DUI and DWI

The State of Texas vs. C.Y.

N/A

OUTCOME: Dismissed

The defendant was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated. After being cross-examined at trial, the Technical Supervisor for the Houston Police Department's Breath Alcohol Testing Program testified tha ... t it was just as likely that the defendant was not intoxicated while driving as it was that he was intoxicated.

DUI and DWI

The State of Texas vs. D.R.

N/A

OUTCOME: Dismissed

The defendant was charged with driving while intoxicated. The arresting officer was cross-examined in an Administrative Law Review (ALR) Hearing. After obtaining a transcript of the ALR Hearing, TCLEOS ... E records, photographs, and video of the scene that was inconsistent with the officer’s testimony, the State dismissed their case.

Criminal defense

The State of Texas vs. W.M.

N/A

OUTCOME: Dismissed

The defendant was charged with theft from a large retail hardware and home goods store. An alibi defense was developed using the defendant’s work schedule, time-cards, and satellite global positioning ... system (GPS) records from the defendant’s vehicle. Prosecutors from the District Attorney’s Office dismissed the case.

DUI and DWI

The State of Texas vs. R.L.

N/A

OUTCOME: Not Guilty

The defendant was involved in a one car accident. After the accident, Texas Department of Public Safety ("DPS") Troopers asked the defendant to perform a series of Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, wh ... ich they alleged he failed. The defendant submitted to a breath test, the results of which indicated a .11 blood alcohol content (“B.A.C.”). Cross-examination of the State’s Technical Supervisor raised issues pertaining to retrograde extrapolation and the defendant’s size, hematocrit levels, body temperature, and partition ratio. The jury acquitted the defendant and returned a verdict of “Not Guilty.”

Criminal defense

The State of Texas vs. H.G.

N/A

OUTCOME: Case Dismissed after Motion to Suppress Granted

The defendant was stopped for speeding. The officer claimed to smell an odor of burnt marijuana in the vehicle. The defendant and his passenger were detained and a subsequent search of the vehicle re ... sulted in a charge of possession of marihuana against the defendant. A Motion to Suppress Evidence argued that, although the odor of burnt marijuana gave the officer probable cause to search the vehicle, the detention and subsequent search exceeded the scope and time permissible under the law. The Motion to Suppress was granted, excluding the evidence, and the case was dismissed.

DUI and DWI

The State of Texas vs. D.R.

N/A

OUTCOME: Dismissed

The defendant was charged with driving while intoxicated. A blood sample with a .13 BAC was taken from the defendant pursuant to a search warrant. The arresting officer was cross-examined regarding th ... e reasonable suspicion for the traffic stop. After a transcript of the cross-examination and corresponding case law regarding Failure to Maintain A Single Lane of Traffic and Weaving as reasonable suspicion for the stop was presented to the prosecutors, the State dismissed their case.

Todd Ashley Leffler's Legal Cases (12)

The United States vs. H.J.

The State of Texas vs. T.C.

The State of Texas vs. K.B.

The State of Texas vs. A.Z.

The State of Texas vs. C.Y.

The State of Texas vs. D.R.

The State of Texas vs. W.M.

The State of Texas vs. R.L.

The State of Texas vs. H.G.

The State of Texas vs. D.R.