Ag assault w DW
N/AOUTCOME: No billed by the grand jury
Client was accused of threatening to shoot his baby's momma. Witnesses were presented to the grand jury who decided that the CW was not believable. Case dismissed.
Christopher Lee Carlson's Legal Cases (27)
Houston, TX
Criminal defense Lawyer at Houston, TX
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Lawsuits & Disputes
State of Texas v D
N/AOUTCOME: Case was no-billed at the grand jury
Client was accused by a family member of sexual assault. Enough evidence of her untruthful character was presented to the grand jury that the allegations were determined to be baseless.
State of Texas vs McK
N/AOUTCOME: dismissed
Client charged with illegal barter while allegedly trying to buy 100 lbs of pot in El Paso. Case dismissed after some creative lawyering and motions practice.
State of Texas vs S
N/AOUTCOME: case dismissed
Client was intoxicated while driving a Bentley and wearing very expensive jewelry. He jumped a curb and blew out a tire. HPD showed up to offer "assistance" and arrest him. A gun was found in the car ... and client had a lengthy criminal history including a felony conviction. Case was dismissed.
Austin County not guilty
N/AOUTCOME: Not Guilty jury verdict
Client was accused of throwing an object from his vehicle at his ex-girlfriend's car window as they passed on a two lane highway shattering her car window and nearly causing her to loose control. A fa ... ntastic voir dire and brutal cross examination by John Floyd resulted in a 30 minute not guilty on a case being prosecuted by the elected DA of Austin County.
State of Texas v Client H
N/AOUTCOME: Case Dismissed
Felon in Possession of a firearm. Client was alleged to be a gang member, on parole for attempted murder, driving a car that had a license plate similar to his tatto and cell phone screen saver, had a ... n open bottle of tequila and small bag of pot in the vehicle. A loaded firearm was found in the driver's door compartment. Case dismissed after a very lengthy delay by the State and passionate argument from the defense.
State of Texas vs. MS
N/AOUTCOME: Not Guilty after Trial By Jury; Agg Sex Assault
Client charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child. Seven year delayed outcry. After six hour jury deliberation, Not Guilty
Sexual Assault of a Child and Indecency by Contact
N/AOUTCOME: DADJ day of trial
The day of trial the State finally made a minimum offer of DADJ and client decided that it was not worth risking jail time so he took the minimum offer from the state.
Very first DWI defense
N/AOUTCOME: Hung Jury at first trial, not guilty 2nd trial
I tried the very first DWI case I ever had and was able to get a hung jury. The case was tried a second time because the prosecutor would not let it go. The second jury returned a not guilty. Since thi ... s time we have tried a number of cases from misdemeanors like DWI to Felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Many cases do settle prior to trial, but we find that our willingness to take a case to trial returns an offer far superior to those received by our peers that are either too afraid to try a case or unwilling to "tee it up" and let a jury decide.
Felony Theft
N/AOUTCOME: Bond set and then Deferred Probation
John and I were hired to represent the two defendants in securing a bond for them. They were charged with a very large theft case and their bonds were initially set at about $1.6 million for the pair. ... We took immediate action and drafted Writs for our clients with very detailed briefs concerning the bond amounts and their ties to the community. The judge lowered the bonds to $100K each which our clients were able to make. Our clients were then able to spend the Christmas holidays with their families. Dan Cogdell and Jimmy Ardoin picked up the case and were able to obtain a deferred probation for both clients when the state would only offer time in TDCJ.
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