Fort Worth, TX - criminal defense attorney, Miscellaneous/Other Criminal including Misdemeanor or Felony



After the State indicted Brown for the capital murder of Dan Bolton while
committing or attempting to commit a robbery that occurred in 1996, Brown pled
guilty to the lesser charge of murder. Following his judicial confession, the trial court
sentenced Brown to l... More...   $0 (09-25-2020 - TX)

Denton, TX - criminal defense attorney, misdemeanor evading arrest


Appellant Lucas Bertotti challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support
his conviction for misdemeanor evading arrest. We affirm.
In 2019, a postal inspector notified detectives that he had intercepted a package
with narcotics in it. Officers conducted a controlled delivery in which they allowed th... More...   $0 (09-25-2020 - TX)

Fort Worth, TX - criminal defense attorney, Continuous Sexual Abuse of Young Child or Children


Because Zurita does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support
his CSA conviction, a detailed recitation of the facts is not necessary. For now, it is
enough to state that Zurita was indicted with the CSA of his stepdaughter, Darla
3
Grant,
1 occurring be... More...   $0 (09-25-2020 - TX)

Fort Worth, Texas, Criminal justice attorney, Order Denying Bail

Appellant Damon Cole attempts to appeal from the trial court’s order granting
the State’s pretrial “Motion to Deny Bond.” Via letter, we notified Cole of our
concern that we lack jurisdiction to consider the trial court’s order because it is not
appealable. See Tex. R. App. P. 44.3; Ragston v. State, 424 S.W.3d... More...   $0 (09-25-2020 - TX)

New Orleans, LA - Criminal Defense Lawyer - Defendant charged with distribution of images depicting the sexual exploitation of children.

According to court documents, in about February 2020, a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation operating in an undercover capacity (Agent 1) in the State of Texas accessed a chat room within an instant messaging mobile application known t... More...   $0 (09-25-2020 - LA)

Shreveport, LA - Criminal Defense Lawyer - Defendant charged with unlawful transport of firearms.

On January 6, 2019, Shreveport Police Department officers conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle in which Broadway was a front-seat passenger. Law enforcement officers found two loaded handguns inside a shopping bag that Broadway had possessed between his feet. Under federal law, it is illeg... More...   $0 (09-25-2020 - LA)

Denton, TX, Criminal Defense Attorney for Habeas Corpus, Bail case.

Appellant Jeffery Todd Cross has moved to dismiss his appeal of the trial
court’s denial of his application for a pretrial writ of habeas corpus. ... More...   $0 (09-25-2020 - TX)

Texarkana, TX - Criminal Defense Lawyer - Defendants charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute meth..

Justin Rashad Young, a 31-year-old rapper and club promotor known as “Band Aid,” was found guilty on June 25, 2020, of conspiring with Joshea Cardwell to traffic methamphetamine and marijuana in Texarkana following a four-day jury trial before U.S. District Judge Robert... More...   $0 (09-25-2020 - TX)

Houston, TX - Criminal Defense Lawyer - Defendant charged with embezzlement.

A former Harris County judge has admitted to embezzling funds received during her re-election campaigns.

Alexandra Smoots-Thomas, 44, Houston, was the presiding judge for the 164th District Court for the State of Texas and had jurisdiction over Texas civil cases located within Harris County. She first ra... More...   $0 (09-25-2020 - TX)

San Antonio, TX - Criminal Defense Lawyer - Defendant charged with bribery and government contract fraud.

An Ashburn, VA-based software engineering company called QuantaDyn Corporation (QuantaDyn) entered a guilty plea to a federal charge in connection with a bribery and government contract fraud scheme that spanned more than a decade and impacted contract awards worth hundreds of million... More...   $0 (09-25-2020 - TX)

Wichita Falls, Texas - Criminal Defense Lawyer - Defendant charged with child enticement.

Following a day-long trial, a federal jury in Wichita Falls found Tzu Fan Chen, 54, guilty of one count of attempted enticement of a child. The jury deliberated for just six minutes to reach its verdict.

According to evidence presented at trial, on June 16, 2020, an Air Force Office of Spec... More...   $0 (09-25-2020 - TX)

Dallas, TX, Appellate Attorney, Order Denying DNA Testing

Appellant Thomas Dewayne Ellason, proceeding pro se, attempts to appeal the
trial court’s order denying his request for postconviction DNA testing under
Chapter 64 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.1 See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann.
art. 64.01. We dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction.
Ellason filed his notice... More...   $0 (09-25-2020 - TX)

Fort Worth, TX, criminal law, Driving While Intoxicated

Around 3:35 a.m. on February 18, 2018, Fort Worth Police Officer John
Martin observed Martinez driving on Interstate 30 in Fort Worth. The speed limit
was sixty-five miles per hour, and, according to Martin, Martinez initially appeared to
be driving the speed limit. Martin then observed Martinez’s vehicle accelerate past ... More...   $0 (09-25-2020 - TX)

New York, NY - Criminal Defense Lawyer, Wire Fraud

The United States of America charged Richard Gaffey, a/k/a Dick Gaffey, age 76, with wire fraud, tax fraud, money laundering, aggravated identity theft, and other charges.

Defendant, a U.S. citizen and resident of Medfield, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit tax evasion and to defraud the United St... More...   $0 (09-25-2020 - NY)

Norman, OK - Criminal Defense Lawyer - Defendant charged with kidnapping.

ount # 1. Count as Filed: KID, KIDNAPPING, in violation of 21 O.S. 741
Date of Offense: 03/31/2020
Party Name Disposition Information
Todd, James Ray Disposed: CONVICTION, 09/24/2020. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: KIDNAPPING(KID)
Violation of 21 O.S. 741 ... More...   $0 (09-24-2020 - OK)