Dallas Criminal Legal News
Michael Lowe is Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Hunt County Possession of Marijuana Reduced to Class "C" misdemeanor
Arrested and Charged with Possession of Marijuana on I-30 in Hunt County
January 22nd, 2010
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Felony Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon Case Dismissed
Dallas County 2nd Degree Felony Aggravated Assault Case Dismissed; no probation
January 20th, 2010
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Felony Deadly Conduct Case Dismissed
Garland Police arrest and charge client with Felony Deadly Conduct; Case Dismissed, No Probation
January 15th, 2010
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700 Pounds of Marijuana: Hung Jury--Mistrial--Deferred Adjudication
DPS Trooper Seized a "S*** Load of Marijuana"
December 15th, 2009
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Class "A" Assault Case Reduced to Class "C" misdemeanor
Collin County Class "A" Assault Family Violence Case Reduced to Class "C"
November 6th, 2009
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Felony Possession of Marijuana Reduced to Misdemeanor
3rd Degree Felony Possession of Marijuana in Collin County Reduced to Misdemeanor
October 8th, 2009
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Dallas DWI 2nd Not Guilty
Client found Not Guilty on a DWI 2nd case
August 25th, 2009
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Recitivist Meth and GHB Distributor Gets Deferred Probation
Deferred Adjudication for Dallas Meth and GHB distributor
May 15th, 2009
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Dallas Drug Case Dismissed
Dallas Methamphetamine Case Dismissed
March 27th, 2009
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Aggravated Assault Dismissed
Dallas County 2nd Degree Felony Aggravated Assault Case Dismissed
January 30th, 2009
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Aggravated Assault with a Handgun Reduced to Class "B" Misdemeanor
2nd Degree Felony Aggravated Assault with a Handgun Case in Dallas County reduced
January 22nd, 2009
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Not Guilty on Dallas DWI
Jury Finds Client Not Guilty in Less Than Five Minutes
December 4th, 2008
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.22 Breath Test Case Dismissed; Parole "Blue Warrant" lifted
Dallas County Judge Finds No Probable Cause and Dismisses .22 Breath Test DWI; "Blue Warrant" released before hearing
November 7th, 2008
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1st Degree Delivery of a Controlled Substance Case Reduced to Misdemeanor
Dallas Delivery of Methamphetamine Case reduced to Misdemanor
July 14th, 2008
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Decade Old Dallas Drug Conspiracy Sentence Reduced by 64 Months
Dallas Federal Drug Case Sentence Retroactively Reduced by more than 5 years due to crack/powder cocaine disparity
July 11th, 2008
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Denton County Felony Aggravated Assault Case Reduced to Class "C"
Denton County 2nd Degree Felony Reduced to Class "C" Disorderly Conduct
June 2nd, 2008
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Dallas Prostution Case Reduced to Class "C"
Prostition Case Reduced to Class "C", Eligible to Expunge Record
May 21st, 2008
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Parole Violator Successfully Discharged Parole
Parole Violation For New Felony Offense; No Parole Revocation, Parollee Discharged From Parole
May 19th, 2008
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Public Lewdness Case Reduced to Class "C" Disorderly Conduct
Dallas County Public Lewdness Case Reduced to Class "C" Disorderly Condcut
May 14th, 2008
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Denton County Probation Violation Dismissed
Denton County Probation violation Withdrawn; Successfully Discharged Probation
May 7th, 2008
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Indecency With a Child Case Dismissed
2nd Degree Indecency With a Child Case Dismissed
March 24th, 2008
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Felony Deadly Conduct Case Reduced by Grand Jury and Later Dismissed
Dallas County Felony Deadly Conduct Case Reduced by Grand Jury and then Dismissed by DA's Office
March 6th, 2008
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Not Guilty on Tarrant County DWI
Client Found Not Guilty on Tarrant County DWI case
March 4th, 2008
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1st Degree Aggravated Assault reduced to Misdemeanor
Tarrant County 1st Degree Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon reduced to Misdemeanor
February 22nd, 2008
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Dallas Indecent Exposure Case Reduced to Class "C"
Class "B" Indecent Exposure Reduced to Class "C" Set to be Expunged
January 7th, 2008
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Dallas Marijuana Case Dismissed
Misdemeanor Marijuana Case Dismissed
December 5th, 2007
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Dallas Fraud Case Dismissed
Felony Fraud Case Dismissed
December 4th, 2007
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Dallas Sexual Assault Case Dismissed
2nd Degree Sexual Assault Case Dismissed in Dallas County
November 5th, 2007
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Less than one half guideline sentence on Dallas Federal Mortgage Fraud Case
Client sentenced to less than one half of Federal Sentencing Guideline range applicable to his case.
November 2nd, 2007
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Not Guilty on Dallas DWI
Client Found Not Guilty on Dallas DWI Accident case
September 25th, 2007
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Dallas County Prostitution Case reduced to Class "C"
Prostitution Case reduced to Class "C" Disorderly Conduct
September 14th, 2007
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Sexual Assault No Billed in Tarrant County
Tarrant County Grand Jury No Bills Client's Sexual Assault Charge
August 20th, 2007
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Dallas DWI Case Dismissed
Dallas County DA Dismisssed Client's Case on the Day of Trial
August 8th, 2007
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Probation on Denton County Felony 4th DWI
Dallas Felony DWI probation continued and received probation on Denton County DWI 4th
June 11th, 2007
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1st Degree Drug Case Reduced to Misdemeanor
Dallas 1st degree Possession With Intent to Deliver Cocaine case reduced to class "A" misdemeanor
June 1st, 2007
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Possession With Intent to Deliver Case Dismissed
Possession With Intent to Deliver More Than 400 grams of GHB case Dismissed
May 9th, 2007
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Client Found Not Guilty in Collin County
Possession of Marijuana client found not guilty in Collin County Court
April 19th, 2007
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Dallas Public Lewdness Case Reduced
Dallas Vice Public Lewdness Case dropped to Class
March 27th, 2007
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75 Year Sentence Reversed by Dallas Court of Appeals
Client Sentenced to 75 years, Mr. Lowe's Appeal resulted in the Dallas Court of Appeals Reversing the conviction
March 8th, 2007
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Hunt County Marijuana Case Dismissed
After Filing a Motion To Suppress, Hunt County Marijuana Case Dismissed
February 22nd, 2007
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Felony Assault on a Police Officer reduced; set to be expunged
3rd Degree Felony Assault on a Police Officer Reduced and will be expunged
January 22nd, 2007
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Parole Discharged After Parole Violation
Client released within two days of being held for Parole Violation
January 19th, 2007
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Judge Throws Out Field Sobriety Tests; Client Found Not Guilty
Client Found Not Guilty in Dallas After Judge Threw Out Results of Field Sobriety Tests
November 16th, 2006
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DWI reduced to Obstruction of a Passageway
Dallas DWI Dismissed
September 7th, 2006
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Collin County DWI Breath Test Case Dismissed
.085 Breath Test Case Dismissed, No Probation, No Fines, No Classes
August 29th, 2006
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Felony DWI Reduced
Reduced To Misdemeanor; No Jail Time; No Interlock Device
August 23rd, 2006
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Breath Test .14: Case Dismissed in Dallas County After Jury Selection
.14 breath test case dismissed and client received Obstruction of a Passageway after jury selection
June 19th, 2006
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Dallas DWI: Not Guilty
Dallas County Jury finds client Not Guilty
May 16th, 2006
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DWI in Dallas Dismissed
Client's Driving While Intoxicated Case Dismissed in Dallas County
April 7th, 2006
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Indecent Exposure Case Reduced
Indecent Exposure in a Dallas Public Park, Case Reduced
March 29th, 2006
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DWI, Dallas County Not Guilty
Client Found Not Guilty of Driving While Intoxicated in Dallas County
March 20th, 2006
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Structured Money Laundering/Tax Evasion
Sentence Reduced by 42 months--Judge Departs From Federal Sentencing Guidelines
March 1st, 2006
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No Case Filed/Case Closed
Haltom City Police Declined to File Charges for Aggravated or 2nd Degree Sexual Assault
December 20th, 2005
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Sixth DWI, Probation, No Jail
Client Found Guilty of his Sixth DWI Received Five Year Probation and Ten Day work release
December 13th, 2005
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Collin County Rejected Assault Case
Collin County No Case Filed
December 12th, 2005
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No Case Filed Possession/Distribution Child Pornography
No Case Filed and Dallas Police Investigation Concluded
December 9th, 2005
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Dallas County Gun Case No Billed
Dallas County Grand Jury No Bills Possession of a Weapon Case at Dallas Love Field
December 8th, 2005
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Search Warrant Ruled Illegal
Case Dismissed-Tarrant County Judge Granted Motion To Suppress
November 5th, 2005
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Second Degree Felony Sexual Assault Case No Billed
Collin County Grand Jury No Bills Client in Rape Allegation
October 14th, 2005
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Mr. Lowe gets another family violence case dismissed.
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October 3rd, 2005
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Client's Case Reversed On Appeal
Judge's Denial of Petition For NonDisclosure Reversed on Appeal
August 10th, 2005
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Probation, No jail time for Habitual Offender (25 to Life)
Client on Parole and facing a minimum of 25 years to Life on Felony DWI gets probation with no jail time
July 19th, 2005
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Not Guilty Dallas DWI
Another Client is found Not Guilty on a Dallas County DWI
July 18th, 2005
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Heroin Distribution Case reduced to Misdemeanor
Dallas 2nd Degree Felony Heroin Distribution Case reduced to Class "A" misdeanor
July 11th, 2005
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Class "A" Misdemeanor Marijuana Possession Case Dismissed
Denton County Marijuana Dismissed
July 9th, 2005
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Case Dismissed
Judge Dismissed Client's Felony Prescription Fraud Case
July 2nd, 2005
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Dallas County DWI Case
Client found not guilty
June 30th, 2005
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Another Dallas Public Lewdness Case Reduced, Set to be Expunged
Reduced and Expunged
May 11th, 2005
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Aggravated Assault Case Reduced
Unsupervised six month Deferred Adjudication, will be sealed
May 10th, 2005
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Cable Theft Case Dismissed
Case dismissed, no probation
May 10th, 2005
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Another DWI Client Received Deferred Adjudication to a Lesser Offense
Client who was arrested for DWI has his charge reduced to an Obstruction of a Passageway
April 15th, 2005
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Dallas County Indecent Exposure Case Charges are Reduced
Client who exposed himself to undercover vice officer has charges reduced.
April 15th, 2005
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Jury Finds Michael Lowe's Client Not Guilty.
A Tarrant County (Fort Worth) jury has found Michael Lowe's client not guilty of DWI
March 30th, 2005
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Tarrant County (Fort Worth) Jury finds Mr. Lowe’s client Not Guilty of DWI.
Mr. Lowe was able to convince the jury to find him not guilty.
February 1st, 2005
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DWI, .11 breath test, Collin County, Texas: Not Guilty.
Mr. Lowe obtained an acquittal for his client who is an attorney at one of the largest and most prestigious law firms in Dallas.
January 24th, 2005
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Client who embezzled $365,000 from a Dallas Nursing Home received probation
Client who embezzled $365,000 from a Dallas Nursing Home received probation.
December 17th, 2004
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Client No Billed by a Dallas County Grand Jury.
Client was arrested at Dallas Love Field for attempting to bring a weapon (Chinese Star) into the sterile area - No Billed.
December 14th, 2004
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Dallas DWI case reduced to Obstruction of a Passageway.
On the day of trial, Mr. Lowe was able to get the case reduced to the traffic violation Obstruction of a Passageway.
November 16th, 2004
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DWI Breath Test thrown out in Collin County.
Mr. Lowe’s Motion to Suppress the 0.11 breath test result (well beyond the legal limit), was granted in Collin County.
November 2nd, 2004
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Client found NOT GUILTY on weapons charge.
Client was found in possession of brass knuckles at DFW airport during a security screening and charged with a Third Degree Felony.
October 22nd, 2004
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Dallas DWI case dismissed.
Irving police department arrested client for suspected DWI.
September 7th, 2004
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Fort Worth Terroristic Threat case dismissed.
Alleged family violence case was dismissed by the Tarrant County District Attorney’s office prior to trial.
September 7th, 2004
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Denton County Aggravated Assault allegations reduced.
Two clients charged with breaking the nose of another in a fight each received deferred adjudication for a Class "C" misdemeanor.
August 23rd, 2004
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Client was released two years early from Federal Probation.
Client was originally charged with conspiracy to distribute Methamphetamine and received probation.
August 23rd, 2004
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Dallas Robbery case dismissed.
Mr. Lowe obtained a dismissal for client charged with Robbery and facing up to 20 years in the Penetentiary.
July 22nd, 2004
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Dallas DWI case dismissed.
Client charged with second DWI in which she was involved in an accident and an open container of alcohol was found in her car.
July 20th, 2004
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Client gets probation on two cases.
Client charged with two Aggravated Robberies in Hunt County (Greenville) and was facing two consecutive life sentences, gets probation on both cases.
July 15th, 2004
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Dallas Assault case dismissed.
A Dallas firearms instructor falsely charged with punching a student and knocking him to the ground was cleared of all charges.
June 22nd, 2004
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Public Lewdness case was reduced to disorderly conduct and client’s case wi
Mr. Lowe was able to get a Public Lewdness case reduced to a Class “C” misdemeanor.
May 11th, 2004
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Dallas Assault case dismissed.
Foreign National possibily facing deportation was charged with assault in Dallas.
May 6th, 2004
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Resisting Arrest case dropped.
After client arrested by Rowlett police for Resisting Arrest, Mr. Lowe’s investigation revealed Rowlett Police had insufficient evidence to file case.
March 29th, 2004
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DWI case dismissed.
Client blew a .12 (one and a half times legal limit). Mr. Lowe's pre-trial investigation work proved the test result invalid.
March 26th, 2004
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Client’s parole NOT revoked and sentence discharged.
Client assumed a new identity for six years in Ohio although he had a parole warrant for his arrest in Texas.
March 11th, 2004
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In DWI case, a hung jury in Denton County.
Client blew well over the legal limit, admitted to drinking 8 beers and was found with 2 marijuana pipes and marijuana in his car.
March 5th, 2004
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Client will be able to expunge all records.
Mr.Lowe's pre-indictment investigation proved false the allegations
March 5th, 2004
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Client gets probation and his parole continued.
Mr. Lowe’s work prevented client from getting up to ten years on his fourth DWI.
January 8th, 2004
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Client facing an aggravated and enhanced sentence gets a misdemeanor.
Mr. Lowe’s investigation revealed the Police Department conducted an incomplete investigation which overlooked exonerating witness statements.
December 16th, 2003
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Drug Paraphernalia case dismissed.
A court in Denton County dismissed client’s Possession of Drug Paraphernalia charge.
December 16th, 2003
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Taylor County (Abilene) Judge dismissed weapons trafficking and theft charg
Court suppressed illegally obtained evidence pursuant to a search of client’s vehicle without consent to search.
November 14th, 2003
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Court of Appeals granted writ of habeas corpus.
Prosecutors barred from retrying client based on prosecutorial misconduct.
November 7th, 2003
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A Grand Jury returned a No Bill for client on charge of Injury to a Child.
Grand Jury exonerated client and decided the Rowlett police department failed to consider client’s efforts to reasonably discipline his own child.
October 24th, 2003
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Tarrant County DA’s Office dismissed Felony Burglary of a Habitation case.
Investigation exonerates client who was facing up to twenty years for a Second Degree Felony Burglary of a Habitation case.
October 2nd, 2003
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In DWI case, client’s license NOT suspended.
Texas Department of Public Safety Judge finds the State of Texas’ evidence insufficient and found no probable cause to suspend client’s license.
September 3rd, 2003
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Investigation prevents client from getting charged with Felony Mischief cas
Case closed, no charge, no record.
August 21st, 2003
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Client exonerated in Felony Burglary of a Habitation case.
Investigation results in key witness statements from complaining witness exonerating client in Felony Burglary of a Habitation case.
August 19th, 2003
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Hunt County Possession of Marijuana Reduced to Class "C" misdemeanor
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Felony Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon Case Dismissed
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Felony Deadly Conduct Case Dismissed
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