State v. J___ L___
Sep 12, 2015OUTCOME: Murder case acquitted by jury. Not guilty.
Murder case acquitted by jury. Not guilty.
Houston, TX
Criminal defense Lawyer at Houston, TX
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Federal Crime ... +2 more
OUTCOME: Murder case acquitted by jury. Not guilty.
Murder case acquitted by jury. Not guilty.
OUTCOME: Conviction reversed and a new trial ordered
Client charged with dealing 4 kilos of cocaine to undercover police. Hired a different lawyer, who talked him into pleading guilty and accepting a 25-year prison sentence. Client hired me to investigat ... e and litigate a post-conviction habeas action. Trial judge recommended that his plea be withdrawn, his conviction vacated, and that he receive a new trial. Court of Criminal Appeals (in Austin) agreed and ordered a new trial.
OUTCOME: Grand jury refused to indict - case was "no-billed"
Defendant arrested after officer claims he drove 65-70 miles per hour through a neighborhood and "evaded arrest." Defendant was in a van with 8 other young males. Homeowners along the "chase route" reb ... utted the officer's story and scientific calculations showed that the officer's story was not possible.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed by District Attorney
Client arrested for DWI, admitted drinking, and took a blood test. Investigation revealed that arresting officer had beaten another DWI suspect and that internal affairs had sustained the allegation af ... ter seeing the beating on his dashboard video. State chose to dismiss rather than go to trial and have defense impeach the arresting officer.
OUTCOME: Conviction reversed and evidence ordered suppressed
Client was charged with possessing PCP in an auto repair shop after a lengthy investigation by police. Trial judge ruled that the police conduct was lawful. Client hired me to appeal that ruling. After ... acquiring the case record and briefing the client's issues, both the court of appeals and the Court of Criminal Appeals (in Austin) ruled that the police violated client's constitutional rights when they seized the drugs. Case reversed for the trial judge to suppress the evidence.
OUTCOME: Jury trial - Not Guilty
Police arrested defendant for losing control of his truck at 2:30 AM and driving through someone's house. Truck broke the house's gas line and ended up on the back porch. Defendant admitted drinking so ... me alcohol and did field sobriety tests after his arrest.
OUTCOME: Cases dismissed by District Attorney
Female client charged with first-degree felony possession of cocaine and state-jail felony possession of marijuana. Investigation revealed that she was merely present at the scene of a crime committed ... by someone else and that Houston police officers improperly threatened to take her children away and foreclose on her mother's house if she did not confess.
OUTCOME: Conviction reversed and a new trial ordered
Client charged with aggravated assault for shooting someone. Went to trial with another lawyer and was convicted. Client hired me to appeal his conviction. After securing the trial record and briefing ... the issues for the client, the court of appeals reversed his case and ordered a new trial
OUTCOME: Case dismissed by District Attorney
Employer charged defendant with stealing thousands of pounds of metal used to fabricate parts for vessels. Pretrial investigation found witnesses that would testify in defendant's behalf and against th ... e employer. Some witnesses were aware of the true reasons that the employer wanted to fire the defendant...and which gave the employer a motive to pursue charges unjustly.
OUTCOME: Acquitted by the court of appeals
Client had received a prison sentence for drug possession with another lawyer. Hired me to challenge that conviction on appeal. After obtaining the trial record and briefing the issues for the client, ... the appellate court ordered her case reversed and ordered that she be acquitted of the charge.