Case Results

State of Texas v D. Perez

Client accused of assault against his live-in girlfriend. Found Not Guilty after Jury Trial

Possible Sentence: Up to 1 year in a County Jail

State of Texas v R. Perez, Family

Client accused of felony kidnapping and assault. Acquitted, found not guilty on all counts after a 4-day jury trial.

Possible Sentence: 2 to 20 years on each count.

State of Texas v. B. Parsons

US Army SSG accused of Assault Family Violence against his spouse. Found not guilty by a jury after a 3-day trial.

Possible Sentence: Up to 1 year in a County Jail.

State of Texas v. Gaytan

Grandmother charged by the State of Injury to a Child. Child alleged Grandmother hit her with a hanger and wet belt. Tried before a jury. The State presented statements and photographic evidence allegedly to support the accusations.

Possible Sentence: 2 to 10 years in a Texas Penitentiary (TDCJ).

Not Guilty, Acquitted by Jury

State of Texas v. H. Hernandez

State charges Mother with criminal interference with child custody. Case dismissed after I point out to District Attorney no interference occurred, Mother was in the right according to the custody order.

Possible Sentence: 2 to 10 years in a Texas Penitentiary (TDJC)

State of Texas v. Ivan Romo

Soldier out drinking with friends, makes a fatal mistake deciding to drive his truck, runs a red light and strikes a man on a motorcycle, killing him. After a full trial the jury (comprised of regular El Pasoens) decides to sentence Mr. Romo to 10 years probation.

Sentenced to Probation by the Jury.

State of Texas v. L. McWhorter

Client accused of robbery of pizza delivery man at gunpoint. Client is a 6 ft, 7in black male in El Paso, a largely Mexican-American city. Delivery man claims he knew his robber from high school. I was able to disprove the identification and the state's case by alibi witnesses.

Possible Sentence: 5 years to 99 years or life in a Texas Penitentiary (TDCJ).

State of Texas v. M. Blaney

Client accused of identity theft, we were able to show the State's lack of evidence and that my client was falsely accused.

Possible Sentence: 2 to 10 years in a Texas Penitentiary (TDCJ).

State of Texas v. O. Guerrero

Client charged with felony domestic/family violence by strangulation. Found Not Guilty after a 3-day jury trial.

State of Texas v. R. Meza

Client accused of sexually molesting his live-in girlfriend's then 11-year-old daughter. Child makes delayed outcry 3 years later. Accuses Client of sexual assault over a period of 6 months. I have won many Child Sex Assault cases, this is just one of many in a long line of acquittals of men (and women) falsely accused of the heinous crime of child sex assault.

Possible Sentence: 25 years to life in a Texas Penitentiary (TDCJ).

State of Texas v. R. Woods

Client charged with setting fire to an automobile. After a thorough investigation by the defense, Fire Marshal is caught in a bold face lie about his investigation. District Attorney decides to abandon the case.

Possible Sentence: 2 to 10 years in a Texas Penitentiary (TDCJ).

State of Texas v. Robles Robles charged with the death of his cousin while racing on an El Paso freeway. Robles was intoxicated, cars speed exceeding 100mph and a prior DWI conviction. After a complete accident reconstruction, I was able to give the jury all the information it needed to decide that my client was a good candidate for probation despite his past poor decision making.

State of Texas v. Tyson Mother accused of killing her 2-year-old son by blunt force trauma (shaken baby syndrome). 5-day jury trial. We were able to prove that child died of overwhelming septic infection, that caused the brain to swell leading to the child's unfortunate death. Case later featured on PBS Frontline, "The Child Cases.

United States v. A. Enriquez RICO case involving the Barrio Azteca street/prison gang. Month-long trial involving 15 defendants, 5 of which went to trial. Mr. Enriquez was found not guilty of Murder in Aid of Racketeering Activity.

United States v. M. Franco

Federal Charges of Importation of Marijuana, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana. Client found not guilty after Jury Trial in Federal District Court.

Possible Sentence: 0 to 20 years in Federal Prison.

United States v. PVT Juhl Soldier charged with the rape of a fellow female soldier on Fort Bliss. 3 day trial before a Military Court Martial. Solider gave a videotaped confession and faced multiple charges. I was able to discredit the confession through cross-examination of the officer who took the Soldier's supposed confession.

United States v. S. Barraza-Mena

Client was accused of being the notary and bookkeeper for a Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO). After a 4-day federal jury trial, the Government failed to convince the jury that Defendant was, in fact, part of the DTO. All that was shown was that Defendant had notarized some applications for the return of certain property after the seizure.

Possible Sentence: 10 years mandatory minimum to Life and 0-20 years on Money Laundering Count.

United States v. SSG Bowers Supply Sergeant charged with the theft of over $50,000 of military equipment. SSG was accused of using the Army Supply and Unit Credit Card system of ordering unit supplies and equipment for himself. After a 4 day Court Martial, SSG was acquitted of theft. We were able to show how SSG did not abuse the supply system and how all the accountable items were actually accounted for with proper investigation.

United States v. SSG Sims Army Staff Sergeant, nurse, was accused of injecting an Iraqi teen who was a patient at an Army hospital with a fatal dose of narcotics to accelerate his death. The patient was an Iraqi teen suffering from 3rd-degree burns over 75% of his body. Client had also given a complete confession to Army CID. I was able to discredit the Government's key witnesses and establish that the confession was unreliable and coerced.

US v SGT Robertson GT accused of rape, sexual assault, and sodomy of a child. 3-day court-martial before an officer and enlisted panel. SGT was accused of molesting his daughter over several years. After deploying to Iraq, daughter accused SGT. The case involved physical evidence including SANE exam and video interviews of the child.