Texas Jury Verdicts, Settlements and Court Decisions
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Christopher Wade Garbett </h2> </center>
Beaumont, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) . Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> In March 2025, law enforcement received information that Christopher Wade Garbett, 40, was ... More...
$ (08-14-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Tronown Thomas </h2> </center>
Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Pay and Receive Healthcare Kickbacks in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, Healthcare fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1347; and Conspiracy to Launder Money. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Tronown T... More...
$ (08-14-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> Jorge Antonio Guerra Quezada v. United States of America, et al. </h2> </center>
Dallas, Texas, immigration law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a government tort claims act and immigration theories. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Cruz Rodriguez de Guerra was born in Kansas in 1924, making her an American citizen. See Trump v. Barbara, 146 S. Ct. 2438, 2453 (2026).... More...
$ (08-15-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Maria Lucio </h2> </center>
Del Rio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with four counts of trafficking methamphetamine. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> on Dec. 16, 2025, Maria Lucio, 67, of hired a transportation company to import 14 vinyl rolls containing 98.26 kilograms of methamphetamin... More...
$ (08-14-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> State of Texas v. Daniel Sandoval </h2> </center>
Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with possession of a stolen vehicle. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Daniel Sandoval, age 23, was arrested while driving a stolen vehicle loaded with police tactical gear, ammunition, and a badge belonging to a Dallas ... More...
$ (08-14-2026 - TX)<h2> </center> United States of America, es rel. Bloequote, Inc. v. Nestor Zenarosa, et al. </h2> </center>
Dallas, Texas, civil litigation lawyers represented the Defendants accused of violating the False Claims Act applying for and receiving loans that they were not eligible for in the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> The two I... More...
$ (08-14-2026 - TX)< h2> <center> State of Texas v. Patrick Lawrence </h2> </center>
Fort Worth, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Patrick Lawrence, age 37, shot Latavia Davis during a road rage incident on I-20.... More...
$ (08-14-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Samad Hamid Castro </h2> </center>
Fort Worth, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of Oxycodone in violation of 18 U.S.C. 846.(a)(1). Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Samad Hamid Castro, 41, from New Jersey, engaged in the distribution of illicit drugs in the Northern District of T... More...
$ (08-14-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> Silencer Shop Foundation, et al. v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives </h2> </center>
Dallas, Texas, civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiff's seeking to invalidate the permitting process for short-barreled rifes and shotguns, as well as suppressors. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> The National Firearms Act of 1934 instituted a tax-and-registration requirement for r... More...
$ (08-05-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> Sate of Texas v. Marcos Flores </h2> </center>
Amarillo, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms. Digested by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Marcos Flores, age 27, accused of engaged in a number of drug transactions with a confidential informant on m... More...
$ (08-03-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> State of Texas v. Christian Moreno and Abilene Schnieder </h2> </center>
San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with attack by dog resulting in death. Digested by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> On February 24, 2023, Ramon Najera and his wife, Juanita Najera, were viciously attacked by two pit bulls owned by the defendants. This occur... More...
$ (09-20-2024 - TX)<h2> <center> State of Texas v. Anthony Clay Johnson </h2> <center>
Amarillo, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child. Digested by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Anthony Clay Johnson II was charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child. The victim was his cousin. The abus... More...
$ (02-09-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> State of Texas v. David Daniel Hall </h2> </center>
El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder. Digested by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> David Daniel Hall, 41, of El Paso, accused of shooting and killing his 33-year-old roommate.... More...
$ (07-25-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> State of Texas v. Floyd William Parrott </h2> </center>
Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with capital murder. Digested by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Floyd William Parrott, age 64, was charged with capital murder for killing Chery Henry, age 22, and Andy Atkinson, age 21, in 1990. One of Houston’s most haunting ... More...
$ (07-24-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Nathaniel Zuniga-Valle </h2> <center>
Amarillo, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession of a machine gun in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(o)(1), 924(a)(2). Digested by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> on March 22, Amarillo Police Department officers were dispatched to the 300 Block of South ... More...
$ (07-25-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Magnolia Diagnostics, John Baines, and Kelly Bains </h2> </center>
Dallas, Texas, qui tam lawyers represented the United States of America on a False Claims Act violation theory. Digested by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Magnolia Diagnostics, a clinical laboratory based in Dallas, Texas, and its owners, John Bains and Kelly Bains, billed Medicare for medically unneces... More...
$19200000 (07-24-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> State of Texas v. Gheorge-Ciprian Hilitanu, Victor Tecu, and Ionut Firan-Alexandrau </h2> </center>
Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyers presented the Defendants charged with placing credit card skimming devices at retail stores throughout the Dallas-Forth Worth area. Digested by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> An investigation, led by the Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center (TX FCIC), reveal... More...
$ (07-21-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jakeem Butler </h2> </center>
Texarkana, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a machine gun in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922. Digested by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> On December 31, 2024, Jakeem Butler, 25, was stopped for a traffic violation in Texarkana. During the stop, officers det... More...
$ (07-21-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jesus Espinosa </h2> </center>
El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with deprivation of rights under color of law in violation of 18 U.S.C. 242 and making false statements to a U.S. Government agency in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1001. Digested by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> While acting under color... More...
$ (07-21-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Cameron Jake Tucker </h2> </center>
Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with kidnapping and hostage taking as well as harboring an illegal alien and conspiracy to do so. Digested by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> On May 14, 2025, after authorities responded to reports of an illegal alien who had esc... More...
$ (07-21-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Loyd Waiter Hall </h2> </center>
Amarillo, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to provide firearms to the Sinaloa Cartel. Digested by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Loyd Walter Hall, 27, of Amarillo, is charged with conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, ... More...
$ (07-21-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> State of Texas v. Tabitha Thrasher, Christian Eaglin and Clyde Casey </h2> </center>
El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with first-degree murder. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Tabitha Thrasher, 49, was arrested in Amarillo and booked into the Potter County Detention Center. Christian Eaglin, 30, was apprehended by the United States ... More...
$ (07-08-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Kristine Michelle Hicks </h2> </center>
Tyler, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343, and acting as an animal dealer without a license in violation of 7 U.S.C. 2149. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Kristine Michelle Hicks, 51, was the sole owner and operator... More...
$ (07-05-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Kristi Williams </h2> </center>
Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Kristi Williams was the manager of Property Tax Administration at Tomball ISD from January 2018 until November 2023 and oversaw the collec... More...
$ (07-05-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Ines Solo, et al. </h2> </center>
Fort Worth, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with providing material support to terrorists in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2339. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Ines Soto was sentenced to 50 years in prison; Joy Gibson was sentenced to 15 years in prison; Rebecca M... More...
$ (07-05-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Mitchell David Slentz </h2> </center>
Austin, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with wire fraud and engaging in monetary transactions with criminally derived proceeds in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343 and 18 U.S.C. 1957 Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Mitchell David Slentz, 34, was in charge of accounti... More...
$ (07-05-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Andrew Michael Smith </h2> </center>
Sherman, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with Intent to Distribute or Dispense a Controlled Substance Resulting in Death in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) . On September 5, 2024, Andrew Michael Smith, 36, provided a woman with fentanyl and methamphetamine. Smith watched and recorded the victim for several hours as she began to show severe ... More...
$ (06-24-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Tonya Crowder, et al. </h2> </center>
Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with: Conspiracy to Unlawfully Distribute and Dispense Controlled Substances Unlawfully Distributing and Dispensing Controlled Substances and Aiding and Abetting Tonya Crowder, 49, Missouri City; Marlene Durham, 55, Humble; and Demetrius Onuaguluchi, 34, Houston; with distribution of a controlled substance and con... More...
$ (06-24-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Keithrick Carter </h2> <center>
Austin, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing controlled substances in violation of 21 U.S. C. 841 resulting in death. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Keithrick Carter, 22, was a drug dealer who primarily sold blue “M30” fentanyl pills and marij... More...
$ (06-25-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Benjamin Hanil Song, et al. </h2> </center>
Fort Worth, Texas criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with attempted murder of a law enforcement officer in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 210, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2339A , 18 U.S.C. § 844(m) (18 U.S.C. §§ 844(h)(1) & (2)), 18 U.S.C. §§ 844(h)(1) and (2)18 U.S.C. §§ 1114(a)(3) and 2, 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c)(1)(A)(iii) and 2. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/ven... More...
$ (06-24-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> State of Texas v. Karmelo Anthony </h2> </center>
McKinley, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Karmelo Anthony, age 17, was accused of stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf to death at a track meet. The Defendant claimed self defense. Defense counsel o... More...
$ (06-18-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Abraham Romo-Rivera and Amairani Munoz-Molinar </h2> </center>
El Paso, Texas criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with bringing or harboring aliens in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1324. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> On June 7, Abraham Romo-Rivera, 39, and Amairani Munoz-Molinar, 29, approached the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry in a vehicle ... More...
$ (06-12-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Fernando Martinez-Rodriguez </h2> </center>
Fort Worth, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with reentry after deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1326(a). Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a>... More...
$ (06-12-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> John Gannon v. Texas Department of Transportation, et al. </h2> </center>
Houston, Texas, commercial litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants challenging an adverse administrative decision relating to billboards. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> ohn Gannon, Inc. (Gannon), owned multiple billboards regulated by the Texas Department of Tran... More...
$ (06-12-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> State of Texas v. Karmelo Anthony </h2> </center>
Frisco, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Karmelo Anthony, age 19, stabbed and killed Austin Metcal, age 17, at a track meeting Frisco, Texas in April 2025.... More...
$ (06-09-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Steven Mark Moore </h2> <center>
Plano, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with straw purchases of firearms. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Steven Mark Moore, 27, of Yukon, Oklahoma, purchased firearms at various pawn shops and gun shows were linked to various crimes in the United States as well... More...
$ (06-05-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> Robert P. Oristaglio, Jr. ex rel. United States of America v. Community Care Health Network LLC, doing business as Matrix Medical Network (Matrix), DPN USA, doing business as HealthFair (HealthFair), and Shahriah “James” Ekbatani </h2> </center>
Beaumont, Texas, civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a qui tam action claiming that the Defendants violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by causing the submission of false or invalid diagnosis codes to the Medicare Advantage program. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> The United` ... More...
$ (06-05-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Enedelia Carranco Garcia, and Ashley Garcia </h2> <center>
Corpus Christi, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants chrged with bringing and harboring aliens. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> On the evening of July 22, 2025, Enedelia Garcia drove to the Border Patrol checkpoint near Kingsville with her daughter in the backseat and ano... More...
$ (06-05-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Brayden Matthew Alvarado </h2> </center>
El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with kidnapping resulting in death. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Brayden Matthew Alvarado, 23, of Vado, New Mexico, carjacked a man before driving him onto Fort Bliss desert property and fatally shooting him in the h... More...
$ (06-04-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> State of Texas v. Zachery Castenon </h2> </center>
Conroe, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged driving while intoxicated. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Zachery Castenon showed up for duty and smelled of alcohol.... More...
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