Celebrating 20 Years of Criminal Defense in Sherman, TX (Part Three)

It is always a challenge to get juries to understand what the problems were on a machine that the state put forth as scientifically qualified.   The State of Texas was the last one to finally upgrade to the Intoxilyzer 9000, which still has some issues.   But back then, most of the trials were chemical test refusals and we normally fought over how intoxicated a person looked on video.  Now, the arresting officer almost always gets a search warrant if someone refuses to consent to a blood draw.  The State tries to do all they can to make license suspension hearings and DWI trials more winnable for them, but there are still errors and ways to win.   I won a blood test above .2 in Fannin County a couple years ago now.

In the early years, I found that I had a knack for felony trials beginning with Cooke County in 2006 and moving forward through many trials in Grayson and Fannin County.  I grew up in a chaotic household, so dealing with the chaotic situations and difficult personalities that we often encounter in felony trials was home for me.  On punishment, I know substance abuse and mental health very well and how to put together plans for rehabilitation along with my experts.  In 2023, I tried five cases and won them all, including sexual assault of a child allegations.   People would be surprised at how many false allegations I have seen of sexual assault over the last twenty years.   It is usually a family dynamic in a child case or a scorned ex-girlfriend in an adult or juvenile case.