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Sexual Assault, Another Jury Trial, Another Guilty  
Our client is a talented up-and-coming rap artist who was falsely charged with sexually assaulting a woman he met at a popular sports bar. Although video from the scene, sex assault exam, and other evidence failed to corroborate the allegations made by the complainant, the District Attorney’s office

Miranda v. Arizona, probably the most recognized case in U.S. Supreme Court jurisprudence, has been controversial since it was published in 1966. For more than fifty years, Miranda was perceived by most people, both inside and outside the nation’s criminal justice system, as a Fifth Amendment-based constitutional right against self-incrimination—known as the right to

Jury Selection, voir dire, is an inherent component of the Sixth Amendment right to a fair and impartial trial. It is also guaranteed by Section 10 of Article I of the Texas Bill of Rights. Selecting a jury in a criminal trial is known as voir dire. Both prosecutors and criminal defense attorneys generally consider

Our client was charged with Sexual Assault of a Child in Galveston, Texas after his step-daughter made false allegations. He was confused, perplexed, and scared. He had raised the child as his own, and it wasn’t until his marriage became extraordinarily hostile and divorce was imminent that an outcry was made that would change his

The U.S. Supreme Court has consistently ruled that the Second Amendment protects “the right of the people to keep and bear arms.”
Many gun rights advocates believe this constitutionally settled right includes any accessories associated with any firearm. That is not the case.
On February 6, 2025, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals made this

After trial by jury in Montgomery County, Texas, our client was acquitted and found NOT GUILTY of the charged offenses of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child and Indecency with a Child alleged by two children  After days of testimony, it became clear that the two children, who complained of the sexual abuse, were not