Stephen Baer - HomeRun

The case was tried before the Honorable Judge Marcia Crone in Sherman,
TX (Eastern District of Texas) last week and my client was found Not
Guilty on all three counts after a week long trial. My client was the
girlfriend of a significant drug dealer in Gainesville (Cooke County)
and she was charged by the feds in a Conspiracy to Manufacture,
Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute greater than 50 grams
of Cocaine base (Crack); Possession with Intent to Distribute greater
than 5 grams of Cocaine base and Maintaining a Drug Premises. The
Government's theory was that my client aided and abetted her
boyfriend's drug distribution network by maintaining an apartment
where he could store his drugs (26+ grams of crack was seized pursuant
to a search warrant) and that she further aided him by buying him a
money counter (during the same search when the drugs were found a
money counter was found in its original box [albeit opened] with a UPS
shipping label that had my client's name on it.

Mimi Coffey - INSIDE THE PARK HOME RUNS

TX v. Atkins, bench not guilty, dccc2, aug. 21, 2008

TX. v. McMurray, bench not guilty, dccc7,, aug. 27, 2008

Mimi Coffey - HOME RUNS

TX. v. Snyder, jury not guilty, dccc9, aug. 20, 2008
TX. v. Jones, jury not guilty, dccc6, sept.3, 2008

Randall Isenberg - INSIDE THE PARK HOME RUN

8-28-08

Collin County CCC5

DWI-Refusal

TBC - not guilty

Christian Souza - Play it Again, Sam

Christian Souza

Assistant Public Defender
Appellate Division
State v. Furnioes Giddings Parker
Cause No. F08-20799-S
282nd Judicial District Court
Motion for New Trial granted 8/28/08

Randall Isenberg - Inside the Park Home Run

August 18, 2008

CCC#7

DWI-refusal

TBC-Not Guilty

Peter A. Lesser - Inside the Park Home Run

August 20, 2008

CDC1

Aggravated Robbery

TBC-Not Guilty

Kathleen Walsh - Play it again, Sam

Kathleen Walsh, Assistant Public Defender Appellate Division

The State of Texas for the Best Interest and Protection of S.C., No. 05-08-00373-CV
Reversed and Rendered 8/13/08

Tom Hooton - HOME RUN

Dwi 2nd CCC #7 August 7, 2008 Jury Trial Hispanic Defendant

L. Charles Humphreys - Home Run

L. Charles Humphreys - Home Run

July 25, 2008 Wichita Falls, Texas-30th District Court
Murder and five counts of Agg Assault/DW
Judge called attorneys to the bench when he got the verdict and said "It's Not Guilty on all 6 counts-we're going to need a lot more security."

Chris Mulder - HOME RUN

July 15, 2008:  Not Guilty - Jury Trial CCC9 DWI-refusal  My only comment is that Judge Hoffman gave me an excellent trial.  Zero complaints.

Jon Eric Smenner - HOME RUN

June 2008 195th District Court -- Murder -- Not Guilty -- Trial By Jury -- There was DNA evidence. There had been a fight in a club parking lot and a gun was produced and the victim was shot in the head shoulder and back. Client's DNA was found under the deceased's fingernails. There was also testimony that the client had confessed to a few of his friends. The jury came back that Friday just before 4pm with a Not Guilty.

Thomas L. Hooton - HOME RUN

6-24-08 CCC3 DWI Jury Trial Not Guilty

Tom Hooton - HOME RUN

June 2008 Jury Trial CCC#4 Dwi 2nd  NOT GUILTY Def admitted to drinking 8 beers after he had rear-ended an ice cream truck. The complaining witness settled the case for $40,000.

Efrain Sain - HOME RUN

June 5 204th District Court
3 not-guilty verdicts on one sex assault and 2 aggravated sex assaults of a child, State of Texas v Charles Ahiave.

Randall Isenberg - INSIDE THE PARK HOME RUN

May 27, 2008

Motion to Suppress

DWI,CC at Law, Rockwall County

Motion granted and case dismissed

Randall Isenberg - INSIDE THE PARK HOME RUN

May 28, 2008

TBC, DWI, Collin County-CCC#4

Not Guilty

 

Randall Isenberg - HOME RUN

May 19, 2008

Jury Trial, DWI, Breath test, Collin County-CCC#2

 Not Guilty

 

Dan Wood - PLAY IT AGAIN SAM (Reversed on Appeal)

Reversal and remand in Brentwonne M. Wilson v. State, No. 05-06-00788-CR (Tex.App. - Dallas, August 1, 2007) (Crawford confrontation error).

Thomas L. Hooton - HOME RUN (TBJ - Not Guilty)

DWI NOT GUILTY JURY CAP #2 5/8/08

David Yturri and Glen Wood - GROUND RULE DOUBLE (Guilty-Beat Recommendation)

380th District Court of Collin County; Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer. State's final offer was 30 years, Jury assessed 7 years and 6 months. Plano cop testified that defendant attempted to kill him with a shotgun. April 2, 2008.

Public Defender Appellate Section - PLAY IT AGAIN SAM (Reversed on appeal)

• Reversed and Remanded: Nguyen v. State, 05-07-00030-CR (Tex. App. - Dallas March 19, 2008) (Article 38.22 error) (Attorney: Katherine A. Drew, Appellate Division, Dallas County Public Defender's Office)
• Vacated and Remanded: Randle v. State, No. 05-07-00849-CR (Tex. App. - Dallas April 9, 2008) (reversed order denying DNA testing)(Attorney: Kathleen A. Walsh, Appellate Division, Dallas County Public Defender's Office)

April E. Smith - INSIDE THE PARK HOME RUN (DEFENSE WIN)

Hung jury (10-2 not guilty) in an aggravated assault case in Judge Holmes' court.  Client pled to misdemeanor assault after trial.

Sandra Reynolds - HOME RUN (Not Guilty - Trial by Jury)

4-29-08:  DWI (refusal) - Jury Trial -
CCC #7 - Not Guilty  (AO:  Cathcart)

Jim Moore - HOME RUN (Not Guilty - Trial by Jury)

• 283rd Judicial District Court Aggravated Assault D/W Jury Trial - Not Guilty  
• CCC#4 DWI Jury Trial - Not Guilty  

John Gioffredi HOME RUN (Not Guilty - Trial by Jury)

• 2-7-08 TBJ DWI Ref'l w/accident CCA2
• 3-4-08 TBJ DWI 0.11 Breath Test CCC 4
• 3-27-08 TBJ DWI 0.139 Breath Test CCC 9

John Lozano - HOME RUN (Not Guilty - Trial by Jury)

• DWI jury trial in CCC 1 , Dallas County. My client rear ended another car on Hwy 183 in Irving. No test. Not Guilty
• Assault jury trial in CCC 1, Denton County.  Not Guilty

Deandra Grant

HOME RUN (TBJ - Not Guilty)
3/17/08
Collin County Ct. 3 DWI .091 breath test Jury Trial

Clint Broden

PLAY IT AGAIN SAM (Reversed on Appeal)

State court defendant sentenced to 30 years imprisonment had sentence reduced to 10 years imprisonment following successful post-conviction writ motion filed by the Court of Criminal Appeals based upon the client receiving ineffective assistance of counsel from his original lawyer.

Randall Isenberg

WALK WITH BASES LOADED (D.A. dismissed case because of error)

February 2008

Collin County CCC 6 - Judge Willis

Int. w/ Emergency 911

Speedy Trial Motion - Case Dismissed

Alison Grinter

INSIDE THE PARK HOME RUN (defense win)

March 2008

Denton County 158th

Relief Granted - Writ of Habeas Corpus
Parole board forced to hold final revocation hearing even though another case is pending because original sentence has been served.

Randall Isenberg

INSIDE THE PARK HOME RUN (defense win)
February 2008 Collin County CCC5, Judge Wilson
DWI - Refusal Not Guilty - TBC

Thomas Hooten and Brian Bolton

INSIDE THE PARK HOME RUN (defense win)

March 2008
CCC7
DWI
Not Guilty - TBC

Clint Broden and Mick Mickelsen

Home Run - Not Guilty - TBJ

In United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, client
facing 22-27 years imprisonment for being a career criminal with three prior
federal drug convictions was acquitted of a new drug charge after a three
day trial.

Clint Broden

PLAY IT AGAIN SAM (Reversed on appeal)

State court defendant sentenced to 30 years imprisonment had sentence
reduced to 10 years imprisonment following successful post-conviction writ
motion filed by the Court of Criminal Appeals based upon the client
receiving ineffective assistance of counsel from his original lawyer.

Homeruns from January

HOME RUN (Not Guilty - Trial by Jury)

Mimi Coffey                                    

December 2007

DCCC9

DWI

Not Guilty - refusal

 

Mimi Coffey

January 2008

DCCCApp2

DWI

Not Guilty - .16 breath test suppressed

 

Peter Lesser and Annie Lesser

January 2008

CDC6

Felony DWI - Two prior felony DWIs alleged.  On cross examination, arresting officer conceded all three FSTs compromised, and therefore invalid.

Not Guilty

 

Barry Sorrels and Gary Udashen

January 2008

CCC11

Assault Family Violence - Not Guilty

Unlawful Restraint - Not Guilty

Interference w/911 Call - Not Guilty

The defendant, a prominent cardiologist, was charged with three offenses arising from a disturbance at his home in APril 2007, involving his estranged wife.  Two University Park police officers corroborated the complainant's testimony by testifying they personally observed the defendant assault the complainant by looking through the glass doors of the home after responding to a burglar alarm at the residence.                   

                          

INSIDE THE PARK HOME RUN (defense win)

 

Thomas Hooten

January 2008

CCC3

DWI

Not Guilty - TBC

 

INSIDE THE PARK HOME RUN BUT FORGOT TO STEP ON SECOND BASE (close, but not quite...)

 

WALK WITH BASES LOADED (D.A. dismissed case because of error)

 

PLAY IT AGAIN SAM (Reversed on appeal)

 

April Smith

CDC2 State v. Delapaz

Aggravated Perjury

Tampering with Evidence

Reversed for admission of extraneous offense evidence.  Court found evidence

irrelevant to a "fact of consequence"

 

HIT BY A PITCH (Received more than State offered)

 

GROUND RULE DOUBLE (Guilty-Beat Recommendation)

 

GAME RAINED OUT (No Bills by Grand Jury)