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Made A Mistake? Criminal Record Sealing is Possible

One mistake shouldn’t define you as a person, just as one criminal mistake shouldn’t have to follow you for the rest of your life. Under Texas law, just because you...

70 to 1, She Never Lost a Case

My client was charged with Burglary of a Habitation with intent to commit aggravated assault. During the alleged commission of this offense my client was on parole for a similar...

The Grinch That Stole Christmas

Charge: Burglary of a Habitation (Habitual)States of Texas' Offer: 25 years TDC I was a criminal lawyer of only 2 years, conducting business with a client in the holdover jail...

3 Responsibilities of Your Criminal Defense Attorney

Flashing lights, the clink of metal around your wrists, and before you know it, you're sitting in a jail cell waiting to contact family to help you find a criminal...

Can My Spouse Have Domestic Assault Charges Dropped?

Can my wife get my domestic family violence assault charge dropped in Houston? No. In over 90% of the domestic violence cases on docket in the Harris County (Houston, TX...

Why Legal Representation Is a Must-Have

When you are accused of a crime, it is your legal right to have representation. There is no reason for you to face the criminal justice system alone. Hiring a...

Sex Crimes and the Presumption of Innocence

“Mr. Carroll, being charged with a crime doesn’t mean I'm guilty.” A client said this to me many years ago because I may have been looking at him skeptically. He...

Drug Charges and the 4th Amendment

If you were charged with a drug crime in Houston (Harris County,TX) involving possession of a controlled substance, legal or illegal drugs, doctor shopping, manufacture or delivery of a controlled...

The Case of an Alleged Murder of a Police Officer

One of my past cases involved a murder charge whose coarse of events led to the accidental death of a Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy. My client was at the St. James...

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March 2024

Continuous sexual assault of a child. NOT GUILTY

351st Harris County, Texas, District Court.
Judge Natalia Cornelio

November 2024

Continuous sexual assault of a child. NOT GULITY

Hardin County, Texas, 356th District Court
Judge Steve Thomas presiding

November 2024

Indecency with a child by contact. NOT GUILTY

356th District Court, HARDIN COUNTY, Kountze,Texas. Judge Steve Thomas.

November 2024

Indecency with a child by contact, NOT GUILTY

179th District Court, Harris County, Houston, Texas

November 2024

Continuous sexual assault of a child, NOT GUILTY

179th District court, Harris County Texas, Judge Ana Martinez 

February 2025

Aggravated sexual assault/child, Hung jury, cased dismissed

488th District court, Harris County, Houston, Texas

February 2025

Indecency w/child by contact, Hung Jury, case dismissed

488th District Court, Harris County Houston, Texas

August 2024

Aggravated assault deadly weapon, NOT GUILTY

25th District Court, Columbus, Colorado County, Texas