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United States of America v. Fabian Hernan Hernandez
Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The Defendant sought to suppress the evidence against him. Where, as here, a search warrant is involved, the courts employ “a two-step process for reviewing a district court’s denial of a motion to suppress.” United States v. Cavazos, 288 F.3d 706, 709 (5th Cir. 2002). First, the courts determine “whether the good-faith exception to the exclusionary r
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Ricky Lynn Currier
El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with knowingly received depictions which had been transported in interstate commerce involving the use of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct in violation of Title USC 2252(a)(2).
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Rodney Ignacio Castro
Beaumont, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of a controlled substance in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(a)(1). Castro admitted that he used an apartment in downtown Houston “in furtherance of his drug trafficking activities.” A closet inside the apartment contained a handgun along with $1,050,086 in United States currency and jewelry worth approximately $1.25 million that “were
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Moctar Ahmadou Gouroudja Ahmadou
Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm as an alien admitted under a nonimmigrant visa in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5)(B). Moctar Ahmadou claimed his conviction and sentence for possession of a firearm as an alien admitted under a nonimmigrant visa in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5)(B). He asserts that the federally licensed firearms dealer misrepresented his eligibility to possess firearms and that he is there- fore en
View VerdictTisha Palms v. Texas Children's Hospital, Inc.
Houston, Texas employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an employment discrimination theory.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Tim Leiweke
Austin, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to rig the bidding process for an arena at a public university in Austin, Texas”. Leiweke, who co-founded Oak View Group, was indicted in July for what federal prosecutors alleged was his role in “orchestrating a conspiracy to rig the bidding process for an arena at a public university in Austin, Texas”.
View VerdictState of Texas v. Taylor Rene Parker
Boston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with capital murder.<br> <br> In November 2022, Taylor Rene Parker was tried for and convicted of capital murder pursuant to Section 19.03(a)(2) of the Penal Code for committing the murder of an individual in the course of committing or attempting to commit a <br> kidnapping. TEX. PENAL CODE § 19.03(a)(2).<br> <br> The medical examiner, Dr. Melinda Flores, testified that Reagan had 113 <br> sharp force injuries—fif
View VerdictState of Texas v. Joe Daryl
Corsicana, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of cargo in violation of Texas Penal Code § 31.18.<br> <br> On January 25, 2017, Appellant entered the premises of Corsicana Bedding in <br> Navarro County. He backed his semi-truck up to a trailer containing mattresses that had <br> been manufactured at the bedding facility. The trailer containing the mattresses had been <br> parked in the yard awaiting transport as per regular procedure. A Corsicana Bedd
View VerdictState of Texas v. Champagne Smith
Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree felony aggravated assault.<br>
View VerdictManuel Soriano v. Rasa FLoors & Carpet Cleaning, L.L.C.
Austin, Texas, employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a denial of overtime compensation required by the Falir Labor Standards Act.<br> <br> Manuel Soriano claimed that he was owed $269,000 in back pay.
View VerdictState of Texas v. Zachary Suarez
Waco, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child after a 12-year-old girl receiving treatment at a hospital learned she was pregnant.<br> <br> Zachary Suarez, age 33, impregnated a 12-year-old girl.<br> <br> Detectives obtained buccal swabs from the girl and the infant which showed that Suarez was the father of the child.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Marvin Lydell Starks
Waco, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribut and to distribute heroin, a Schedule 1 controlled substance (drug).
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Rafael Loredo-Torres
Del Rio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal re-entry into the United States after removal.<br> <br> By requesting a shorter sentence than was ultimately imposed, Loredo-Torres preserved his challenge to the substantive reasonableness of his above-guidelines sentence. See Holguin-Hernandez v. United States, 589 U.S. 169, 173-75 (2020). Other than stating that there was a gap in which he had no convictions, he did not raise the specific arguments that he
View VerdictStephen Benavides v. Harris County, Texas
Houston, Texas, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.c. 1983.<br> <br> On December 26, 2019, at approximately 7:19 p.m., Deputy Jose Nunez of the Harris County Sheriff's Office responded to a 911 call reporting a suspected in-progress home invasion. The caller, Sandra Garibay, informed the dispatcher that she had locked herself and her young children in an upstairs bedroom. She likewise informed the dispatcher that she also had<br> call
View VerdictMarcus L. Willis v. Diaz De Leon, Jeff Williams, Chief, City of Bedford
Dallas, Texas personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on civil rights violations under 42 U.S.C. 1983.<br> <br> Plaintiff Marcus L. Willis was driving in Bedford, Texas when Defendant Officer Diaz De Leon pulled him over. De Leon informed Willis that he stopped him for driving without valid insurance.1 De Leon then stated he smelled marijuana and proceeded to search Willis' vehicle. De Leon did not find contraband, but he cited Willis for driving without insurance. Willis file
View VerdictTariq Farooq v. Nucor Business Technology, Inc. and Capgemini America, Inc.
Dallas, Texas, pro se Plaintiff attempted to represent himself without a lawyer on an employment discrimination case.<br> <br> Farooq's complaint, which he initially filed in state court and was removed to federal court under 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a) and 28 U.S.C. § 1331, raised claims for hostile work environment, ethnicity discrimination, religious discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Texas law, as well as disability discrim
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Lemarcus Houston
Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jarious Dwayne Fletcher
Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with firearm possession by a prohibited person.<br> <br> Jarious Dwayne Fletcher pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). On appeal, he argues that § 922(g)(1) is facially unconstitutional under New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass'n, Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022). Fletcher concedes that this issue is foreclosed by this court's precedent, and he states he is raising the
View VerdictComputer Sciences Corporation v. Tata Consultancy Services Limited, et al.
Dallas, Texas commercial litigation lawyers represented the parties in a misappropriatio of trade secrets theory.<br> <br> Computer Sciences Corporation ("CSC”) sued Appellant Tata Consultancy Services Limited ("TCS”) for trade secret misappropriation under the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, Pub. L. No. 114-153, § 2(a), 130 Stat. 376, 376–80 (codified at 18 U.S.C. § 1836). CSC alleged that TCS had used CSC's trade secrets to win a $2.6 billion contract<br> with non
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Eduardo Aguilar
Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with TikTok Post Soliciting Others to Murder ICE Agents.<br> <br> According to court records, Eduardo Aguilar, residing in Dallas, Texas, was charged by federal complaint for transmitting in interstate or foreign commerce a communication containing a threat, resulting from his October 9 post on TikTok in Spanish, as pictured below: <br> <br> <br> Court records reflect that the translation of the black and white text state
View VerdictState of Texas v. Esperanza Castillo
Amarillo, Texas, criminal defense lawyer will represent the Defendant charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon/family violence. <br> <br> Esperanza Castillo is accused of shooting a man during a fight.
View VerdictState of Texas v. Nathaniel Johnson
Fort Worth, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with driving more than 100 mph.<br> <br> Worth police patrol officer Nathaniel Johnson was traveling over 100 mph on his motorcycle when a Keller police officer tried to pull him over.
View VerdictState of Texas v. Deyonte Rice
Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer will represent the Defendant charged with capital murder.<br> <br> Deyonte Rice, age 19, is accused for fatally shooting Brandon Fuller age 19 in south Dallas.
View VerdictState of Texas v. Octavio Garcia Cruz
Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer will represent the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Octavio Garcia Cruz, 48, is charged with murder in the 184th Criminal District Court.<br> <br> The victim was Angel Chavira, 35.
View VerdictState of Texas v. Wayne Mercado III
San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer will represent the Defendant charged with a string of violent crimes.<br> <br> Wayne Mercado III, age 25, is accused for brutally beating and shooting outside a convenience store.
View VerdictState of Texas v. Rafael Sanchez
El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer will represent the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Rafael Sanchez, 40, is accused killing 51-year-old Marisela Veliz on July 26, 2022. <br> <br> <center><img src="https://www.elpasotimes.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2025/09/10/PTX1/86077988007-sanchez-rafael.jpg?width=300&height=389&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp"/><br> </center>
View VerdictKaukab Khan v. Crossover Market, LLC; Trilogy, Inc.
El Paso, Texas pro se Plaintiff without a lawyer field a civil rights claimed against the Defendants.<br> <br> laintiff-Appellant Kaukab Khan, an Indian national, sued Defendant-Appellee Crossover Market, a staffing firm which recruits remote workers on behalf of other companies, including Defendant-Appellee Trilogy. In April 2025, Khan applied for a remote job as a research analyst at Trilogy. According to Khan, despite being qualified for the position, his application was rejected after the jo
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Fernanda Itzel Rivas
El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug possession with intent to distribute.<br> <br> n July 24, 2024, Rivas was arrested at the Bridge of the Americas port of entry in El Paso, Texas. Rivas had over seven kilograms of cocaine in her car at the time of her arrest. Rivas also had her five-year-old son and six-month-old daughter in the car. Rivas was charged and pled guilty to, importing and possessing with intent to distribute, a mixture or substance c
View VerdictKelli Smith v. United States Parcel Service, Inc.
Houston, Texas, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on job discrimination theories.<br> <br> Kelli Smith sued her former employer, United Parcel Service, Incorporated (UPS), under the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (TCHRA) alleging race, gender, and disability discrimination, retaliation, and a hostile work environment. <br> <br> Under McDonnell Douglas, a plaintiff bears "the initial burden” of establishing a prima facie case of discrimination. If she does so, t
View VerdictMyisha Niter, et al. v. Marian Brown, et al.
Dallas, Texas personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a deliberate indifference civil rights violation theory.<br> <br> Christopher Darnell Williams died by suicide while detained in Dallas County Jail. His family sued the Texas Department of Public Safety, ("TDPS”), Dallas County, Sheriff Marian Brown, and unknown jail employees. Plaintiff-Appellants brought claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging Defendant-Appellees failed to monitor Williams and removed him from
View VerdictThe State of Texas v. Jeremiah Navarro
New Braunfels, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with resisting arrest.<br> <br> On April 25, 2014, three 911 hang-up calls were received from an upholstery business, and officers were dispatched to the location.4 When Officer Brian Turner arrived, he found the Defendant's mother outside. Her hair, neck, chest, arms, and hands were covered in transmission fluid.<br> <br> The Defendant then appeared outside and called his mother a "black widow” and a "drug dea
View VerdictUnited States of America v.
Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Soliciting Others to Murder ICE Agents<br> <br> An illegal alien from Mexico was arrested Tuesday for soliciting others to kill ICE agents in a TikTok post on October 9, 2025, announced Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Nancy E. Larson. <br> <br> <br> According to court records, Eduardo Aguilar, 23, residing in Dallas, Texas, was charged by federal complaint for transmitting in interstate
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Roberto Cabrera Ruiz
Del Rio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Reentry Of Deported Aliens.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Otto Melvin Ramirez
Del Rio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Re-entry into the United States
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Cody Lee Spencer
Austin, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: Possession with Intent to Distribute a Substance.<br> <br> "Whether the Government has breached a plea agreement is a<br> question of law that this Court reviews de novo,” so long as the issue was<br> preserved, as it was here. United States v. Purser, 747 F.3d 284, 290 (5th Cir.<br> 2014); United States v. Malmquist, 92 F.4th 555, 562 (5th Cir. 2024). While<br> general contract principles apply to plea agreemen
View VerdictUnited States of America v. United States of America v. Diego Gregorio Felicia-Herndandez
San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Re-entry into the United States<br>
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Alex Ahmed Kassem
Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted possession with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of<br> heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 (prohibiting attempt and conspiracy)<br> and 841(a)(1) (prohibiting possession with intent to distribute), (b)(1)(a)<br> (setting penalty); and attempted money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. No. 24-20355<br> § 1956(a)(3)(B).
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Steven Lee Smith
Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Daniel Carlos-Ramos
Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally reentering the United States after deportation.<br> <br> Violation of f 8 U.S.C. § 1326 carries a maximum sentence of two years of imprisonment and one year of supervised release.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Darell Montrell Trotter
Beaumont, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing fentanyl.<br> <br> Darell Montrell Trotter pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute<br> fentanyl pursuant to a plea agreement. Although Trotter's indictment<br> alleged that his conduct caused the death of an individual, DS, the plea<br> agreement did not include this allegation. The agreement did, however,<br> contain several stipulations, including that "[t]he defendant shall be<br> sentenced to a te
View VerdictEverett De'Andre Arnold, et al. v. Barbers Hill Independent School District, et al.
Houston, Texas personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on civil rights violation theories.<br> <br> BHISD maintains a Student Code of Conduct, setting stand-<br> ards for behavior and discipline within the district. Hair-length restrictions<br> have long existed in the Student Code of Conduct, limiting the ways male<br> students could wear their hair. Halfway through the 2019–2020 school year,<br> the Board of Trustees amended the hair policy. The new policy provided:<br> Male s
View VerdictUnited States of America ex rel. Diedra Gentry v. Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Pearland, L.L.C.
Houston, Texas commercial litigation lawyers represented the parties in a qui tam whistleblower case.
View VerdictState of Texas v. Elijah Turner Reyes
El Paso, Texas, man charged with murder.<br> <br> Elijah Turner Reyes, 24, from El Paso, has been wanted by the El Paso Police Department since May 22, 2025, for murder. Additionally, on June 16, 2025, warrants were issued out of El Paso Co. for his arrest for failing to appear in court for prior charges related to burglary of habitation, possession of a controlled substance and assaulting a pregnant woman. In 2019, Reyes was convicted of aggravated robbery and sentenced to five years of confine
View VerdictState of Texas v. Yordanis Cobos-Martinez
Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.<br> <br> Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, 37, is accused of slicing his manager's head off in front of his family and kicking it "like a soccer ball." Chandra Nagamallaiah, a manager of a Downtown Suites motel in Dallas, was killed at the motel.
View VerdictState of Texas v. Michael Richardson and Gayle Bell
Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyers representing the Defendants charged with abuse of corpses.<br> <br> Michael Richardson, 72, and Gayle Bell, 63, — the co-owners of Richardson Mortuary were charged with abuse of a corpse. More than 100 bodies, some cremated and some awaiting embalmment were found on the property.
View VerdictState of Texas v. Brian Pineda Ayala and Caceres Leiva
Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyers representing the Defendants charged capital murder.<br> <br> n Tuesday, Brian Pineda Ayala, 23, and Jimy Caceres Leiva, 28, were taken into custody in Houston by the Texas Department of Public Safety.
View VerdictTexas Department of Family and Protective Services v, D.V.
Austin, Texas, family law lawyer represent Defendant in a parental termination action.<br> <br> As future-Chief Justice Pope explained for the Court nearly half a century ago, for example, "[a]ctions which break the ties between a parent and child can never be justified without the most solid and substantial reasons," and so "in an action which permanently sunders those ties," the "proceedings [should] be strictly scrutinized." Wiley v. Spratlan, 543 S.W.2d 349, 352 (Tex. 1976) (internal quotati
View VerdictUnited States of America v. James Martin Shearer
San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted coercion and enticement of a minor.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Randy Campos
Del Rio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substance (drugs).
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