Houston Criminal Lawyer James Sullivan has represented more than 3,000 clients
in criminal and juvenile courts in Harris and surrounding counties. The
cases listed in the graph below and the detailed accounts that follow the graph
represent just a small fraction of those by James Sullivan.
The cases listed in the graph cover just those since January 2008. A
graph covering the cases represented since 1994 would be much too lengthy to
post.
Note: When a Grand Jury No Bills
a felony complaint, it means that the case is dismissed and the accused can
seek an expunction of the criminal records relating to that accusation. All felony cases listed were no billed after
the grand jury reviewed an extensive packet prepared by James Sullivan.
1° = 1st Degree
Felony, 2° = 2nd Degree Felony, 3° = 3rd Degree Felony,
SJF = State Jail Felony
A = Class A Misdemeanor, B =
Class B Misdemeanor
CASE #
|
CT #
|
TEXAS CRIMINAL
OFFENSE
|
ACTUAL RESULTS
IN 2013
|
JUVENILE
|
JACKSON COUNTY
|
AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD (1° Felony) in
Jackson County (Edna)
|
PRIVATE PLACEMENT AT PEGASUS
SCHOOL FOR 9-12 MONTHS OF SEX OFFENDER COUNSELING and then probation at home
without sex offender registration (Probation Department recommended placement
at TJJD, formerly known as TYC)
|
1370138
|
228th
|
BURGLARY OF A HABITATION WITH INTENT TO COMMIT AGGRAVATED
ASSAULT (1° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO BURGLARY OF HABITATION
WITH INTENT TO COMMIT MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT (2° Felony) with 5 years TDC (Client was accused of breaking into
neighbor’s downstairs apartment through the air vent and then threatening a
17 year old girl who was home alone)
|
1369319
|
262nd
|
THEFT (2° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO CLASS A MISDEMEANOR
THEFT with 3 days in county jail and $25,000 in restitution (Client was
accused of stealing over $170,000 in property from his employer. Thorough investigation by defense counsel
revealed serious discrepancies in company inventory records.)
|
CASE NOT YET FILED
|
MATA- GORDA COUNTY
|
INJURY TO A CHILD (3° Felony) in Matagorda County (Bay
City)
|
NO BILLED BY A GRAND JURY (Client
accused of causing bodily injury to her 10 year old son by striking him in
his ribs)
|
JUVENILE
|
FORT BEND COUNTY
|
INDECENCY WITH A CHILD (2° Felony) in Fort Bend County
(Richmond)
|
REDUCED TO CLASS A MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT
with no Disposition (Client accused of touching his 12 year old younger
sister when he was 14. Case was
resolved after client finished sex offender counseling)
|
JUVENILE
|
315
|
AGGRAVATED ROBBERY (1° Felony)(2 Cases)
|
3 YEARS
OF DETERMINATE PROBATION AT HOME (16 year old client drove 2 guys on a crime
spree--robbing several people in a short period of time. One guy got away and
the other who was 17 received 3 years at TDC on a reduced aggravated assault
charge)
|
JUVENILE
|
314
|
AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD (1° Felony)
|
JURY TRIAL: NOT GUILTY (15 year
old client was accused of abusing his 2½ year old niece and her 4 year old
brother was an alleged eyewitness.
Niece did have injuries documented in a medical examination, but a
thorough defense investigation uncovered severe credibility issues with the
children and their mother, the outcry witness, and other reasonable
explanations for the injuries were not investigated by law enforcement)
|
1855206
|
8
|
INTERFERING WITH DUTIES OF PUBLIC SERVANT (B)
|
DISMISSED WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
(Client was a decorated Iraqi war veteran with PTSD and accused of being
drunk at a bar and interfering with a police investigation)
|
1360460
|
182
|
ASSAULT FAMILY VIOLENCE ENHANCED (3° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO CLASS A MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT
with time served, 3 days in county jail.
Client had 2 previous Assault family violence convictions involving a
different complainant.
|
1873091
|
1
|
POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA (B)
|
DISMISSED WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
(Client accused of possessing marihuana at his high school)
|
ACTUAL RESULTS
IN 2012
|
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1861238
|
7
|
THEFT
|
DISMISSED WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
(Client accused of stealing an I-Pad from a restaurant)
|
JUVENILE
|
315
|
AUTO THEFT (3° Felony)
|
DISMISSED WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
(Client accused of stealing an acquaintance’s car)
|
CASE NOT YET FILED
|
INDECENCY WITH A CHILD (2° Felony) in Montgomery County
(Conroe)
|
NO BILLED BY GRAND JURY (Client
accused of sexually abusing his 16 year old nephew)
|
|
1836380
|
14
|
POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE (B)
|
DISMISSED WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
(Client accused of possessing Xanax without a prescription)
|
08-02655
|
Jefferson County Criminal District Court
|
THEFT (SJF) in Jefferson County (Beaumont)
|
REDUCED TO CLASS B MISDEMEANOR
with 20 actual days in county jail and no restitution (Client accused of
stealing over $10,000 from his employer and allegedly signed a voluntary
confession. Thorough investigation by defense
counsel cast serious doubt on the State’s ability to prove their case at
trial)
|
JUVENILE
|
315th
|
ASSAULT FAMILY VIOLENCE BY IMPEDING BREATHING (3° Felony),
ASSAULT FV (A), ASSAULT FV (A), RESISTING ARREST (B)
|
DEFERRED PROSECUTION ON FELONY and
stipulations on 3 misdemeanor cases. Cases were later dismissed after
completion of deferred (Client with severe psychological problems accused of
committing assault against her mother on 2 separate occasions and her
sister’s boyfriend)
|
JUVENILE
|
315th
|
ARSON (1° Felony)
|
DISMISSED WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
(Client accused of setting fire to a house while using drugs)
|
JUVENILE
|
Brazoria County
|
AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD (1° Felony) in
Brazoria County (Angleton)
|
REDUCED TO 3° FELONY ENTICING A
CHILD WITH PROBATION AT HOME (13 year old client was originally accused of
sexually abusing a 6 year old stepsister.
With the reduction, client can never be made to register as a sex
offender)
|
JUVENILE
|
315th
|
FAILURE TO STOP AND RENDER AID (3° Felony)
|
PRE-TRIAL DIVERSION. CASE WAS DISMISSED AFTER COMPLETING
DIVERSION PROGRAM ON MARCH 28, 2013 (Client was originally accused of Aggravated
Assault after running over drug dealer to save friend’s life. The complainant suffered a broken hip)
|
1355748
|
248th
|
MOTION TO ADJUDICATE GUILT (Assault Family Member)(A)
|
MADJ DISMISSED BY STATE. CLIENT RE-INSTATED ON PROBATION (Client
falsely accused of having contact with complainant without permission of the
court)
|
1356656
|
180TH
|
ASSAULT FAMILY MEMBER BY IMPEDING (3° Felony)
|
NO BILLED BY GRAND JURY (Client accused of choking his girlfriend)
|
1352705
|
339TH
|
PCS 4G - 200G (Enhanced to 1° Felony)
|
5 YEARS DADJ (Persuaded court to
grant client deferred adjudication probation with outpatient drug treatment
even though client had a prior felony drug conviction)
|
1316057
|
339TH
|
EVADING ARREST BY MOTOR VEHICLE (3° Felony)
|
3 YEARS DADJ (After preparing case
for trial, persuaded court to grant client deferred adjudication probation on
his third evading by motor vehicle case even though client had prior felony
convictions)
|
JUVENILE
|
313TH
|
EXHIBITION OF FIREARM AT SCHOOL (3° Felony)
|
PRE-TRIAL DIVERSION. CASE WILL BE DISMISSED AFTER COMPLETION OF
DIVERSION PROGRAM (Client accused of
threatening to bring a gun to school to shoot other students)
|
1765259
|
4
|
THEFT (B)
|
DISMISSED (Client accused of
shoplifting and successfully completed a Pre-Trial Intervention)
|
JUVENILE
|
315TH
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT FAMILY MEMBER (3°) and ASSAULT FAMILY
MEMBER (A)
|
PRE-TRIAL DIVERSION. CASE WILL BE DISMISSED AFTER COMPLETION OF
DIVERSION PROGRAM (Client accused of
hitting mother and on a later date threatening her with a steak knife)
|
1794186
|
10
|
MOTION TO ADJUDICATE GUILT (Possession of Marihuana)(B)
|
MADJ DISMISSED BY STATE. CLIENT RE-INSTATED ON PROBATION (Client
hired James Sullivan after firing her first attorney)
|
1845325
|
14
|
HARBORING A RUNAWAY (A)
|
DISMISSED WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
(Client accused of giving shelter to a runaway teenager)
|
1340646
|
184TH
|
INJURY TO A CHILD (1° Felony)
|
NO BILLED BY GRAND JURY (Client accused of breaking his infant son’s leg and 3
ribs)
|
1812130
|
4
|
THEFT (A)
|
DISMISSED WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
(Client accused of stealing a cell phone at a party)
|
1336650
|
351ST
|
ASSAULT FAMILY
MEMBER/ IMPEDING BREATHING (3° Felony)
|
NO BILLED BY GRAND JURY (Client
accused of choking his wife during an argument)
|
1341002
|
183RD
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT FAMILY MEMBER (2° Felony)
|
NO BILLED BY GRAND JURY (Client
accused of intentionally trying to drive into and strike her girlfriend)
|
1338389
|
339TH
|
EVADING BY MOTOR VEHICLE (3° Felony)
|
NO BILLED BY GRAND JURY (Client
accused of evading police in her car when she drove about ½ mile at the posted speed limit before
stopping at a friend’s house after a police officer had switched on his
strobe lights)
|
JUVENILE
|
FT BEND COUNTY
|
STALKING (3° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO CLASS B MISDEMEANOR
TERRORISTIC THREAT WITH PROBATION AT HOME (Client accused of threatening to
kill high school class mate and following her around)
|
1332791
|
185TH
|
SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD (2° Felony)
|
NO BILLED BY GRAND JURY (Client
accused of having sex with 16 year old girl that falsely claimed she was 18)
|
1319150
|
337TH
|
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION (SJF)
|
SENTENCED TO 2 YEARS TDC ON SECOND
TRIAL SETTING AFTER ORIGINALLY FACING 25 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON (Client
accused of failing to register after the 5th year)
|
1320193 & 1322637
|
232nd
|
FELON IN POSSESSION FIREARM (3° Felony) & UUMV (SJF)
|
SENTENCED TO 6 MONTHS STATE JAIL
FACILITY AFTER FACING 5 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON
|
1319350
|
337TH
|
INDECENCY WITH A CHILD BY EXPOSURE (3° Felony)
|
RECEIVED 2 YEARS DEFERRED
ADJUDICATION PROBATION AT PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE SETTING AFTER FACING 5 YEARS
TO LIFE IN PRISON (Client accused of exposing himself to teenage
stepdaughter)
|
1329665
|
177TH
|
BRIBERY (1°)
|
RECEIVED 5 YEARS DEFERRED
ADJUDICATION PROBATION AFTER FACING 5 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON
|
JUVENILE
|
313TH
|
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF (Class A Misdemeanor)
|
DISMISSED WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
(Client and his friends were accused of damaging an empty apartment next to
their school)
|
CC 11-836
|
WALLER COUNTY
|
ASSAULT FAMILY VIOLENCE (A)
|
DISMISSED WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
(Client accused of injuring ex-wife after divorce was final. Client insisted
he was innocent. State dismissed the case “in the interest of justice”).
|
JUVENILE
|
314TH
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (2° Felony)
|
RECEIVED DEFERRED PROSECUTION
(Client accused of threatening to stab classmate in the neck with a pair of
sharp scissors)
|
1328289
|
351ST
|
EVADING ARREST BY
MOTOR VEHICLE (3° Felony)
|
DISMISSED WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
(Client, a disabled Army veteran, was accused of fleeing police after an alleged
shoplifting)
|
1306891
|
339TH
|
ROBBERY (2° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT ON
JURY TRIAL SETTING (Client accused of stealing cell phone after attacking his
girlfriend)(State only offered 4 years in prison before trial)
|
CASE #
|
CT #
|
TEXAS CRIMINAL
OFFENSE
|
ACTUAL RESULTS
IN 2011
|
1321679
|
184TH
|
BURGLARY OF A HABITATION (2° Felony)
|
NO BILLED BY GRAND JURY (Client
accused breaking into home while homeowner was home, however client had
credible alibi witnesses at the time of the alleged burglary)
|
1788479
|
9
|
POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA (B)
|
DISMISSED WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
|
1283222
|
228TH
|
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION (3°)
|
DISMISSED WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
|
1320824
|
337TH
|
EVADE ARREST BY MOTOR VEHICLE (Felony Habitual enhanced
facing 25 years to Life in TDC)
|
SENTENCED TO 5 YEARS TDC WITHOUT A
TRIAL SETTING AFTER FACING 25 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON
|
96222
|
LIBERTY COUNTY
|
ASSAULT FAMILY VIOLENCE (A) in Liberty County (Liberty)
|
DISMISSED WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
(Client accused of hitting his wife)
|
1318813
|
179TH
|
ASSAULT FAMILY VIOLENCE 2ND OFFENDER (Felony
Habitual enhanced facing 25 years to Life in TDC)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT
WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING AFTER FACING 25 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON
|
1778741
|
9
|
DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED (B)
|
DISMISSED WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
|
1317892
|
232ND
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (2° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT
WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
|
JUVENILE
|
314TH
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT FAMILY VIOLENCE (2° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
|
1320509
|
337TH
|
ASSAULT FAMILY VIOLENCE 2ND OFFNDER (Enhanced
to 2° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT
WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
|
926980
|
337th
|
MOTION TO ADJUDICATE GUILT (THEFT)(SJF)
|
REVOKED AND SENTENCED TO TIME
SERVED (100 days HCJ under §12.44a)(Client had a reasonable
due diligence argument regarding the failure of the police to arrest the
defendant soon after the violation of probation)
|
1317454
|
337th
|
THEFT FROM A PERSON (SJF)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR THEFT
WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING and granted 2 years DADJ
|
JUVENILE
|
315TH
|
TERRORISTIC THREAT (B)
|
PRE-TRIAL DIVERSION. CASE WILL BE DISMISSED AFTER COMPLETION OF
DIVERSION PROGRAM (Client accused of
organizing group to take over middle school and threatened to kill teachers)
|
JUVENILE
|
315TH
|
AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD (1° Felony)
|
2 YEAR PROBATION AT HOME WITH SEX
OFFENDER COUNSELING AND NO REGISTRATION
|
1278554
|
337th
|
MOTION TO ADJUDICATE GUILT (BURGLARY OF A HABITATION)(2°
Felony)
|
MADJ DISMISSED BY STATE. CLIENT RE-INSTATED ON PROBATION.
|
1245594
|
232ND
|
BURGLARY OF A HABITATION (2° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO BURGLARY OF A BUILDING
(SJF) with 6 months HCJ under §12.44a
|
1284911
|
337TH
|
MOTION TO ADJUDICATE GUILT (ROBBERY)(2° Felony)
|
MADJ DISMISSED BY STATE. CLIENT RE-INSTATED ON PROBATION.
|
1303014
|
337TH
|
MOTION TO ADJUDICATE GUILT (BURGLARY OF A HABITATION)(2°
Felony)
|
MADJ DISMISSED BY STATE. CLIENT RE-INSTATED ON PROBATION.
|
1287859
|
337TH
|
MOTION TO ADJUDICATE GUILT (AGGRAVATED ROBBERY)(1° Felony)
|
MADJ DISMISSED BY STATE. CLIENT RE-INSTATED ON PROBATION.
|
1219184
|
337TH
|
MOTION TO ADJUDICATE GUILT (BURGLARY OF A HABITATION)(2°
Felony)
|
MADJ DISMISSED BY STATE. CLIENT RE-INSTATED ON PROBATION.
|
1736017
|
7
|
ASSAULT FAMILY VIOLENCE
|
DISMISSED BY STATE ON JURY TRIAL
SETTING
|
JUVENILE
|
315TH
|
AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD (1° Felony) and INDECENCY
WITH A CHILD
|
1 YEAR PROBATION AT HOME WITH SEX
OFFENDER COUNSELING AND NO REGISTRATION (Family hired attorney after client
had confessed to police and began counseling)
|
1281492 +
1281493
|
174TH
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (1° Felony enhanced from 2° Felony
based on prior penitentiary trips)
|
SENTENCED TO 5 YEARS TDC ON JURY
TRIAL SETTING AFTER FACING 5 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON (State only offered 10
years prior to trial)
|
1287564
|
174TH
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (2° Felony)
|
PSI HEARING, RECEIVED DADJ
PROBATION (Client with mental illness stabbed his girlfriend in the arm and
upper back. State only offered prison
time)
|
1302447
|
232ND
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (2° Felony)
|
NO BILLED BY GRAND JURY (Client
accused of intentionally driving into and hitting the new girlfriend of her
ex-boyfriend)
|
1304674
|
174TH
|
TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE (3° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR POSSESSION
OF MARIHUANA WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
|
1072069
|
178TH
|
SEXUAL ASSAULT (2° Felony)
|
JURY TRIAL. JURY FOUND CLIENT GUILTY, ASSESSED 4 YEARS
TDC AND RECOMMENDED PROBATION. Client
received 5 years of probation. Prior to trial, State’s best offer was 5 years
at TDC.
|
1303747
|
232ND
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (2° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT
WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
|
1302814
|
232ND
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (2° Felony)
|
NO BILLED BY GRAND JURY (Client
accused of hitting man in head with beer bottle outside a bar; client claimed self-defense)
|
1265758
|
178TH
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (2° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT
PRIOR TO TRIAL SETTING
|
1291937
|
263RD
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AGAINST PUBLIC SERVANT (1°
Felony)
|
NO BILLED BY GRAND JURY (Police
Officer shot at 4 unarmed teenagers in a truck and claimed that client
pointed a gun at him)
|
1280973
|
232ND
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (2° Felony)
|
JURY TRIAL - NOT GUILTY (Client
believed he was about to be robbed by 2 men outside a bar; client claimed
self-defense)
|
1728531
|
13
|
POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA (B)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE PRIOR TO TRIAL
SETTING
|
1728532
|
13
|
CARRYING A WEAPON (A)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE PRIOR TO TRIAL
SETTING
|
1290473
|
338TH
|
ASSAULT FAMILY VIOLENCE (Felony Habitual enhanced facing
25 years to Life in TDC)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT ON
TRIAL SETTING AFTER FACING 25 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON
|
1270822
|
176TH
|
ASSAULT FAMILY VIOLENCE (Felony Habitual)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING AFTER FACING 25 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON
|
1298554
|
232ND
|
BURGLARY OF A HABITATION (2° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR TRESPASS
|
1285290
|
174TH
|
ASSAULT FAMILY VIOLENCE BY CHOKING (3°
Felony)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE ON TRIAL
SETTING
|
JUVENILE
|
315TH
|
ASSAULT FAMILY VIOLENCE (A)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE ON TRIAL
SETTING
|
1649077
|
13
|
DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED (DWI) 1ST OFFENDER
(B)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
JUVENILE
|
313TH
|
ASSAULT FAMILY VIOLENCE (A)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
1290201
|
338TH
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (2° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR DEADLY
CONDUCT WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
|
1721804
|
4
|
FAILURE TO STOP AND GIVE INFORMATION (FSGI) (B)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
1293958
|
183RD
|
EVADING ARREST BY MOTOR VEHICLE (State Jail Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR EVADING
ARREST
|
1291050
|
339TH
|
POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 4-200g (2° Felony)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
JUVENILE
|
314TH
|
BURGLARY OF A HABITATION (2° Felony)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
1292309
|
232ND
|
EVADING ARREST BY MOTOR VEHICLE (State Jail Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR EVADING
ARREST
|
1290883
|
183RD
|
ASSAULT FAMILY VIOLENCE 2ND OFFENDER (3° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT
WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
|
JUVENILE
|
313TH
|
ROBBERY (2° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT
WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
|
1289876
|
232ND
|
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY OF A
HABITATION (3° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR TRESPASS OF
A HABITATION WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
|
1239044
|
338TH
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (Felony Habitual)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE PRIOR TO TRIAL
SETTING AFTER FACING 25 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON
|
1285161
|
174TH
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (2° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR DEADLY
CONDUCT WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
|
1620865
|
5
|
DWI 1ST OFFENDER (B)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
1260519
|
174TH
|
MOTION TO ADJUDICATE GUILT (AGGRAVATED ASSAULT)(2° Felony)
|
MADJ (VOP) DISMISSED BY STATE; CLIENT RE-INSTATED ON PROBATION
|
1281977
|
174TH
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (2° Felony)
|
NO BILLED BY GRAND JURY (Client
accused of hitting other woman in head with metal pole)
|
1281428
|
174TH
|
ASSAULT FAMILY VIOLENCE (Felony Habitual)
|
NO BILLED BY GRAND JURY AFTER
FACING 25 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON (Client accused of hitting wife multiple
times after both had been drinking)
|
1242240
|
338TH
|
MOTION TO ADJUDICATE GUILT (THEFT)(State Jail Felony)
|
MADJ (VOP) DISMISSED BY STATE; CLIENT RE-INSTATED ON PROBATION
|
1290201
|
338TH
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (2° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR DEADLY
CONDUCT WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
|
CASE #
|
CT #
|
TEXAS CRIMINAL
OFFENSE
|
ACTUAL RESULTS
IN 2010
|
1283460
|
232nd
|
SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD (2° Felony)
|
NO BILLED BY GRAND JURY (Client
accused of consensual sex with underage female)
|
1271051
|
182ND
|
ARSON (Habitation)(1° FELONY)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE AND RE-FILED AS
A MISDEMEANOR CRIMINAL MISCHIEF
|
JUVENILE
|
314TH
|
MOTION TO DE-REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER
|
GRANTED, JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER
ALLOWED TO DE-REGISTER
|
1267878
|
339TH
|
ASSAULT FAMILY VIOLENCE BY CHOKING (3°
Felony)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
1267877
|
339TH
|
POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 1-4g (3° Felony)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
1274492
|
339TH
|
ASSAULT AGAINST PUBLIC SERVANT (3° Felony)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
1261476
|
338TH
|
THEFT (State Jail Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR THEFT AND
GRANTED DEFERRED ADJUDICATION
|
1275771
|
180TH
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (2° Felony)
|
NO BILLED BY GRAND JURY
|
1268926
|
339TH
|
BURGLARY OF A HABITATION (2° Felony)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
JUVENILE
|
313TH
|
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF (B)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
1280607
|
178TH
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (2° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT
WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
|
1277540
|
232ND
|
BURGLARY OF A HABITATION (2° Felony)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
1227382
|
183RD
|
MOTION TO ADJUDICATE GUILT (Robbery)(3° Felony)
|
MADJ DISMISSED BY STATE; CLIENT RE-INSTATED ON PROBATION
|
1270564
|
176TH
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (2° Felony)
|
NO BILLED BY GRAND JURY
|
1275133
|
178TH
|
POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE (State Jail Felony)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
1231097
|
3
|
MOTION TO ADJUDICATE GUILT (Theft)
|
MADJ (VOP) DISMISSED BY
STATE. PROBATION ENDED W/O CONVICTION.
|
1703584
|
15
|
DWI 2ND OFFENDER (A)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
1264919
|
232ND
|
SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD (2° Felony)
|
NO BILLED BY GRAND JURY (Client
accused of consensual sex with underage female)
|
1114342
|
339TH
|
MOTION TO ADJUDICATE GUILT (INDECENCY WITH A CHILD)(2° Felony)
|
MADJ (VOP) DISMISSED BY
STATE; CLIENT RE-INSTATED ON PROBATINO
|
1067890
|
184TH
|
MOTION TO ADJUDICATE GUILT (DWI 3RD OFFENDER)(3° Felony)
|
MRP (VOP) DISMISSED BY STATE. CLIENT RE-INSTATED ON PROBATION.
|
JUVENILE
|
313TH
|
POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA (B)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
JUVENILE
|
313TH
|
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF (B)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
1610477
|
7
|
POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA (A)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
JUVENILE
|
313TH
|
BURGLARY OF A HABITATION (2° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR TRESPASS
AND GRANTED DEFERRED PROSECUTION
|
1260791
|
232ND
|
ROBBERY (3° Felony)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
JUVENILE
|
315TH
|
POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE (State Jail Felony)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
JUVENILE
|
315TH
|
UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE (State Jail Felony)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE ON TRIAL
SETTING
|
JUVENILE
|
315TH
|
POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA (B)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
1659992
|
9
|
ASSAULT (A)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
JUVENILE
|
315TH
|
POSSESSION OF A PROHIBITED WEAPON (A)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR CARRYING A
WEAPON
|
JUVENILE
|
315TH
|
POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE (State Jail Felony)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
1220515
|
179TH
|
SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD (2° Felony)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE PRIOR TO TRIAL
SETTING; CLIENT FACED SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION FOR LIFE
|
1220516
|
179TH
|
COMPELLING PROSTITUTION OF A CHILD (Felony Habitual)(2° Felony)
|
SENTENCED TO 5 YEARS TDC PRIOR TO
SECOND JURY TRIAL SETTING AFTER FACING 25 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON
|
1670880
|
1
|
POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA (B)
|
REDUCED TO CLASS C MISDEMEANOR
POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
|
1256293
|
174TH
|
ATTEMPTED DISARMING POLICE OFFICER (STATE JAIL FELONY)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR RESISTING
ARREST
|
1252585
|
262ND
|
FORGERY OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT (3° FELONY)
|
NO BILLED BY GRAND JURY (Client
accused of passing a counterfeit $100 bill at store)
|
1247461
|
232ND
|
FORGERY OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT (STATE JAIL FELONY)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR FORGERY
|
1256660
|
232ND
|
ROBBERY (3° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO SFJ THEFT FROM A PERSON
|
JUVENILE
|
315TH
|
POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA (B)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
JUVENILE
|
315TH
|
POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN SCHOOL ZONE (State
Jail Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR PCS
|
1241754
|
177TH
|
AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD (1° Felony)
|
NO BILLED BY GRAND JURY (Client
accused of molesting his sister-in-law)
|
1241755
|
177TH
|
AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD (1° Felony)
|
NO BILLED BY GRAND JURY (Client
accused of molesting his sister-in-law)
|
1202760
|
178TH
|
INDECENCY WITH A CHILD (Felony Habitual)
|
SENTENCED TO 2 YEARS TDC ON JURY
TRIAL SETTING AFTER FACING 25 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON
|
1063539
|
232ND
|
INDECENCY WITH A CHILD (3° Felony)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE PRIOR TO TRIAL
SETTING
|
JUVENILE
|
315TH
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (2° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR TERRORISTIC
THREAT
|
1251123
|
232ND
|
UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE (State Jail Felony)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE PRIOR TO TRIAL
SETTING
|
JUVENILE
|
2
|
MOTION TO REVOKE PROBATION (INDECENCY WITH A CHILD)(2°)
in Fort Bend County (Richmond)
|
MRP (VOP) DISMISSED; CLIENT
RE-INSTATED ON PROBATION.
|
1644635
|
4
|
POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA (B)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
1647249
|
11
|
POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA (B)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
JUVENILE
|
314
|
POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY (2° Felony)
|
5 YEARS DETERMINATE PROBATION (Case
first filed in 176TH Criminal District Ct as adult case, later dismissed and
re-filed in Juvenile Court. Government
knew about child pornography when Client was 16 but did not execute search
warrant until one week after his 17th birthday)
|
1226099
|
179TH
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (2° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR DEADLY
CONDUCT AND GRANTED 6 MONTHS DEFERRED ADJUDICATION ON JURY TRIAL SETTING
|
1233929
|
232ND
|
DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED 3RD OFFENDER (3° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR DWI
|
1223760
|
177TH
|
RETALIATION (Felony Habitual)
|
REDUCED TO STATE JAIL FELONY AFTER
FACING 25 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON
|
1635993
|
7
|
POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA (B)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
1239319
|
262ND
|
ASSAULT FAMILY VIOLENCE BY IMPEDING BREATHING (3° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT
|
CASE #
|
CT #
|
TEXAS CRIMINAL
OFFENSE
|
ACTUAL RESULTS
IN 2009
|
JUVENILE
|
315TH
|
POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA (B)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
1229447
|
228TH
|
POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE (State Jail Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR PCS WITHOUT
A TRIAL SETTING
|
JUVENILE
|
315TH
|
VIOLATION OF PROBATION
|
VOP DISMISSED; CLIENT RE-INSTATED
ON PROBATION AT HOME
|
JUVENILE
|
313TH
|
TRESPASS TO HABITATION (A)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
1610544
|
2
|
POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA (B)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTTING
|
1231727
|
179TH
|
SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD (2° Felony)
|
NO BILLED BY GRAND JURY (Client
accused of consensual sex with underage female)
|
1218086
|
176TH
|
POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY (2° Felony)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
1218087
|
176TH
|
PROMOTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY (2° Felony)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
JUVENILE
|
315TH
|
VIOLATION OF PROBATION
|
VOP DISMISSED; CLIENT RE-INSTATED ON
PROBATION AT HOME
|
1238796
|
262ND
|
THEFT (State Jail Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR THEFT
WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
|
JUVENILE
|
315TH
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT FAMILY VIOLENCE (2° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT
WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
|
EXPUNGED
|
208TH
|
POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE (State Jail Felony)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
1630094
|
2
|
POSSESSION OF A DANGEROUS DRUG (A)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
1630095
|
2
|
POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE (State Jail Felony)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
1221493
|
339TH
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (2° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR DEADLY
CONDUCT WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
|
1222195
|
339TH
|
PCS (State Jail Habitual facing 2-20 years in TDC)
|
SENTENCED TO 6 MONTHS STATE JAIL
ON JURY TRIAL SETTING
|
JUVENILE
|
315TH
|
GRAFFITI AT SCHOOL (State Jail Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR CRIMINAL
MISCHIEF WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
|
1227653
|
232ND
|
INDECENCY WITH A CHILD (3° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR INDECENT
EXPOSURE WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
|
JUVENILE
|
315TH
|
POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA (B)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
JUVENILE
|
315TH
|
INDECENCY WITH A CHILD (2° Felony)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
1217540
|
177TH
|
POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE (State Jail Felony)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
1072666
|
177TH
|
MOTION TO ADJUDICATE
(BURGLARY OF A HABITATION)(2°)
|
MADJ DISMISSED; CLIENT’S DEFERRED
ADJUDICATION PROBATION TERMINATED WITHOUT A CONVICTION
|
1185502
|
179TH
|
ROBBERY (4 separate cases)(Felony Habitual)
|
SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS TDC ON TRIAL
SETTING AFTER CLIENT FACED 25 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON; CLIENT STILL HAD 10
YEARS LEFT ON PAROLE WHEN FIRST CHARGED
|
1194679
|
179TH
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT FAMILY VIOLENCE (2° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT
WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
|
1147859
|
183RD
|
MOTION TO REVOKE PROBATION (DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED 3rd
Offender)(3°)
|
MRP DISMISSED; CLIENT RE-INSTATED
ON PROBATION
|
1205480
|
177TH
|
AGGRAVATED ROBBERY (2 cases)(1 case dismissed)(1° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (2° Felony) AND GRANTED DEFERRED
ADJUDICATION PROBATION
|
1225666
|
232ND
|
POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE (State Jail Felony)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
1225856
|
232ND
|
POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE (State Jail Felony)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT A TRIAL
SETTING
|
JUVENILE
|
315TH
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (2° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR CARRYING
WEAPON AND GRANTED DEFERRED PROSECUTION; CASE LATER DISMISSED
|
1147859
|
183RD
|
MOTION TO REVOKE PROBATION (DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED 3RD
Offender)(3°)
|
MRP DISMISSED; CLIENT RE-INSTATED
ON PROBATION
|
1222418
|
339TH
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT FAMILY VIOLENCE (2°)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR DEADLY
CONDUCT WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
|
1179695
|
179TH
|
MOTION TO ADJUDICATE GUILT
(BURGLARY OF A HABITATION)(2°)
|
MADJ DISMISSED; CLIENT RE-INSTATED
ON PROBATION
|
1219160
|
179TH
|
EVADING ARREST BY MOTOR VEHICLE (State Jail Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR EVADING AND
GRANTED DEFERRED ADJUDICATION
|
JUVENILE
|
315TH
|
BURGLARY OF A HABITATION (2°)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
1211527
|
337TH
|
INJURY TO A CHILD (3°)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR INJURY TO A
CHILD AND GRANTED DEFERRED ADJUDICATION
|
JUVENILE
|
315TH
|
ASSAULT FAMILY VIOLENCE (A)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE ON TRIAL
SETTING
|
1203539
|
337TH
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (2° Felony)
|
NO BILLED BY GRAND JURY
|
1200321
|
337TH
|
BURGLARY OF A HABITATION (2°)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR TRESPASS TO
HABITATION PRIOR TO TRIAL SETTING
|
1183601
|
232ND
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT FV (2° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT ON
TRIAL SETTING
|
1117545
|
208TH
|
MOTION TO ADJUDICATE GUILTY (POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE 4-200g)(2°)
|
MADJ DISMISSED; CLIENT RE-INSTATED
|
08-03-03138 CR
|
359TH
|
AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD (2 cases in
Montgomery County)(1° Felony)
|
2 CASES DISMISSED ON SECOND TRIAL
SETTING; CLIENT HAD FACED 5 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON
|
JUVENILE
|
315TH
|
MANSLAUGHTER (4 cases)(3° Felony)
|
4 CASES DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT
TRIAL SETTING (Client crashed car into tree, killing 4 child passengers and
causing himself irreversible brain injuries)
|
1205243
|
337TH
|
FORGERY (State Jail Felony)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
1558250
|
13
|
THEFT (B)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
JUVENILE
|
315TH
|
ASSAULT (A)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
1201179
|
339TH
|
THEFT (State Jail Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR THEFT AND
GRANTED DEFERRED ADJUDICATION
|
1567575
|
5
|
ASSAULT (A)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
JUVENILE
|
315TH
|
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF (A)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
1194487
|
179TH
|
ROBBERY (3° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR THEFT
WITHOUT TRIAL SETTING
|
JUVENILE
|
313TH
|
INDECENCY WITH A CHILD (2° Felony)
|
CASE REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR
ASSAULT WITH 6 MONTHS PROBATION AT HOME
|
1197048
|
351ST
|
THEFT (State Jail Felony)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
1197049
|
351ST
|
CREDIT CARD ABUSE (State Jail Felony)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
1202504
|
178TH
|
THEFT (State Jail Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR THEFT AND
GRANTED DEFERRED ADJUDICATION
|
1185149
|
232ND
|
BURGLARY OF A HABITATION (2° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR TRESPASS
WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
|
1182184
|
179TH
|
ASSAULT AGAINST PUBLIC SERVANT (3° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO ATTEMPTED PUBLIC
SERVANT WITHOUT TRIAL SETTING
|
1182185
|
179TH
|
POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE (State Jail Felony)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
1125649
|
179TH
|
MOTION TO ADJUDICATE GUILT (INDECENCY WITH A CHILD)(2°
Felony)
|
MADJ DISMISSED; CLIENT RE-INSTATED
ON PROBATION
|
1184044
|
183RD
|
ABANDONING A CHILD (3° Felony)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
1092900
|
232ND
|
MOTION TO ADJUDICATE GUILT (BURGLARY OF A HABITATION)(2°
Felony)
|
MADJ DISMISSED; CLIENT RE-INSTATED
ON PROBATION
|
1182231
|
179TH
|
BURGLARY OF A HABITATION WITH INTENT TO COMMIT ASSAULT (1°
Felony)
|
NO BILLED BY GRAND JURY (Client
accused of breaking into house after a drug deal went bad)
|
1173402
|
337TH
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (2° Felony)
|
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT
WITHOUT A TRIAL SETTING
|
JUVENILE
|
315TH
|
VIOLATION OF PROBATION
|
VOP DISMISSED; CLIENT RE-INSTATED
ON PROBATION AT HOME
|
JUVENILE
|
315TH
|
CARRYING A WEAPON (A)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
1491538
|
14
|
THEFT (B)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
EXPUNGED
|
155TH
|
POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 4-200g (Fayette
County) (2°)
|
GRANTED PRE-TRIAL DIVERSION AND
CASE LATER DISMISSED
|
1530102
|
14
|
POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE (State Jail Felony)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
JUVENILE
|
314TH
|
MOTION TO DE-REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER
|
GRANTED; JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER
ALLOWED TO DE-REGISTER
|
1394502
|
14
|
MOTION TO ADJUDICATE GUILTY (POSSESSION OF A DANGEROUS
DRUG)
|
MADJ DISMISSED; CLIENT RE-INSTATED
ON PROBATION
|
JUVENILE
|
315TH
|
GRAFFITI AT SCHOOL (State Jail Felony)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
9913348
|
8
|
THEFT (B)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
JUVENILE
|
315TH
|
THEFT (B)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE ON TRIAL
SETTING
|
1500823
|
15
|
RESISTING ARREST (B)
|
REDUCED TO CLASS C MISDEMEANOR
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
|
1119948
|
208TH
|
INSURANCE FRAUD (SJF)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
9612493
|
11
|
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF (A)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
9332659
|
3
|
MOTION TO ADJUDICATE GUILT
THEFT BY CHECK (B)
|
MADJ DISMISSED
|
CASE#
|
CT#
|
TEXAS CRIMINAL
OFFENSE
|
ACTUAL RESULTS
IN 1996
|
707777
|
339TH
|
ASSAULT PUBLIC SERVANT (3°)
|
JURY TRIAL SETTING: DISMISSED BY
STATE
|
9416623
|
232ND
|
MOTION TO REVOKE PROBATION WELFARE FRAUD (3°)
|
MRP DISMISSED
|
703578
|
184TH
|
MOTION TO ADJUDICATE GUILT AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (2°)
|
MADJ DISMISSED
|
9421878
|
232ND
|
MOTION TO REVOKE PROBATION BURGLARY OF A HABITATION (2°)
|
MRP DISMISSED
|
9522957
|
2
|
MOTION TO ADJUDICATE GUILT
THEFT (B)
|
MADJ DISMISSED
|
9521019
|
15
|
ASSAULT (A)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
694303
|
174TH
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (2°)
|
JURY TRIAL SETTING: DISMISSED BY
STATE
|
CASE#
|
CT#
|
TEXAS CRIMINAL
OFFENSE
|
ACTUAL CASE
RESULTS IN 1995
|
9545437
|
12
|
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF (B)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
9541647
|
7
|
THEFT OF SERVICE (A)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
9535308
|
10
|
HARASSING COMMUNICATION (B)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
699705
|
248TH
|
UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE (SJF)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
9535817
|
10
|
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF (B)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
9402521
|
8
|
MOTION TO ADJUDICATE GUILT
THEFT BY CHECK (B)
|
MADJ DISMISSED
|
9434151
|
8
|
MOTION TO ADJUDICATE GUILT TERRORISTIC THREAT (B)
|
MADJ DISMISSED
|
9244923
|
8
|
THEFT BY CHECK (B)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
9508328
|
13
|
HARASSING COMMUNICATION (B)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
69261
|
337TH
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (2°)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
9413188
|
1
|
MOTION TO ADJUDICATE GUILT THEFT (B)
|
MADJ DISMISSED
|
9451665
|
4
|
TERRORISTIC THREAT (B)
|
JURY TRIAL SETTING: DISMISSED BY
STATE
|
9505469
|
3
|
ASSAULT (A)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
9510246
|
13
|
EVADING ARREST (B)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
9510243
|
13
|
EVADING ARREST (B)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
9510305
|
5
|
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF (B)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
9413073
|
2
|
MOTION TO REVOKE PROBATION ASSAULT (A)
|
MRP DISMISSED
|
9450423
|
8
|
ASSAULT (A)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
9441852
|
7
|
CARRYING A WEAPON (A)
|
COURT TRIAL: NOT GUILTY
|
CASE#
|
CT#
|
TEXAS CRIMINAL
OFFENSE
|
ACTUAL CASE
RESULTS IN 1994
|
9418193
|
177TH
|
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (3°)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
9432456
|
7
|
ASSAULT (A)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
9438098
|
1
|
THEFT (A)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL SETTING
|
9438097
|
1
|
THEFT (B)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
9438096
|
1
|
THEFT (A)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
9438092
|
1
|
THEFT (A)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
9438091
|
1
|
THEFT (B)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
9438090
|
1
|
THEFT (B)
|
DISMISSED BY STATE WITHOUT TRIAL
SETTING
|
535429
|
177th
|
MOTION TO ADJUDICATE GUILT
CREDIT CARD ABUSE (SJF)
|
MADJ DISMISSED; UNSATISFACTORY
TERMINATION
|
AGGRAVATED ROBBERY
James Sullivan represented a
25 year old man accused of 2 separate armed robberies, including a home
invasion across the street from the South Houston Police Department. The chief
of police and another police officer testified in trial that they positively identified
Sullivan's client as one of the three armed robbers who fled on foot from the
scene. The police initially suspected Sullivan’s client because his vehicle was
left behind at the scene. After the jury returned a not guilty verdict, the
prosecutor dismissed the second aggravated robbery. If convicted of either
robbery case, the accused faced 25 years to life in prison. Sullivan then
represented his client at a parole revocation hearing and his client was kept
on parole.
VERDICT: NOT GUILTY
NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE
James Sullivan defended a 21
year old man accused of killing a young man in a head-on car accident in
northwest Houston. The accused allegedly had traces of cocaine in his system,
was driving over the speed limit in the rain, on the wrong side of the road,
and with "bald" tires. The force of the impact caused the engine from
one of the cars to be ejected and thrown about 50 feet from the car.
Unfortunately, the sports car the decedent was driving did not have air bags,
and the driver was killed instantly when his head hit the steering wheel.
The accused denied using
drugs and testified he was on his way to work for a local service station. The
accused had auto insurance. Sullivan hired a drug toxicologist expert who
conducted his own lab tests and questioned the validity of the blood tests
conducted by the Houston Police Lab. Photographs of the accused's tires
reflected that they had sufficient tread and the inspection sticker was current
on his car. Due to the heavy rain, his
car hydroplaned across lanes and struck the decedent's car head on. A witness
testified he was going 5-10 miles above the speed limit. To be guilty of negligent
homicide, Sullivan argued to the jury, requires gross negligence and not simple
negligence. After only 10 minutes of deliberation, the jury returned a not
guilty verdict.
VERDICT: NOT GUILTY
AGGRAVATED SEXUAL
ASSAULT OF A CHILD
James Sullivan represented a
40 year old man accused in two cases of sexually assaulting his 6 year old
daughter in Ft. Bend County. The accusations arose one week after the accused
contacted an attorney to file for divorce. The outcry witness, the child's
mother, had threatened her husband not to leave her or he would never see his
children again. By viewing the child's videotaped interview from the Children's
Assessment Center and carefully observing her demeanor, body language and the
manner in which she responded to the questions of the forensic interviewer, Sullivan
could tell that the child had been coached. Sullivan also interviewed several
witnesses who corroborated the motivation for the mother to file false charges.
RESULT: BOTH CASES DISMISSED ON
SECOND TRIAL SETTING
BURGLARY OF A
HABITATION
James Sullivan represented a
14 year old boy who–along with six others–was accused of breaking into a home
and stealing a safe containing about $15,000 in cash. A police officer arrested
his client, took him to the police station and obtained a signed confession
from him. James's client said the officer browbeat a false confession out of
him and that he was actually swimming at a YMCA at the time of the burglary. In
addition to his alibi witnesses, James also subpoenaed to trial the five
teenagers who had actually committed the crime and who were already on
probation.
VERDICT: NOT GUILTY
MANSLAUGHTER (4 CASES)
James Sullivan represented a
16 year old boy who was charged with four cases of manslaughter based on his
alleged reckless driving. His client allegedly drove his father's car in excess
of the speed limit, lost control, drove off the road and hit a tree. In the
accident, his 16 year old best friend, two 15 year old girls and his 5 year old
sister were killed on impact. None of the children were wearing their seat
belts. The State sought to certify his client as an adult and to transfer his
case to criminal district court where he would have faced 2-20 years in prison
on each case. Sullivan was convinced that his client was severely brain injured
due to the accident and was not competent. Sullivan persuaded the court to
reset the case for a psychiatric evaluation. The evaluation came back that his
client was indeed incompetent. An expert witness for the defense testified at
trial that his client was incompetent and not likely to ever regain competency.
The court agreed. After his client turned 18, Sullivan persuaded the State to
dismiss the charges.
RESULT: ALL 4 FELONY CASES
DISMISSED
ASSAULT
James Sullivan represented a
large 13 year old boy accused of attacking his behavioral adjustment teacher and
seriously injuring her in the hallway outside her classroom. The Houston Press
covered the trial in an article entitled "School Scam? Did a teacher
fabricate a student assault to collect disability?" After finding his
client not guilty, the jury asked Sullivan how charges could be filed against
the teacher for perjury and insurance fraud.
VERDICT: NOT GUILTY
POSSESSION OF A
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
James Sullivan represented a
13 year old girl accused of possession between 1-4 grams of cocaine. She was at
an apartment with her boyfriend and two other teenage couples. One of the
couples got into a fight. That girl called a friend who in turn called the
police. When a police officer arrived at the door, that couple jumped out the
back window and ran away. The officer entered the apartment without a warrant,
claiming he heard what he thought were the sounds of a body being dragged
across the floor. In a suppression hearing, Sullivan elicited from the officer
that he did not hear any such sounds at all. Hence, there was no valid
emergency to justify his warrantless search and seizure. The judge granted Sullivan's
motion to suppress evidence of the possession.
RESULT: CASE DISMISSED
AGGRAVATED SEXUAL
ASSAULT OF A CHILD
James Sullivan represented a
34 year old pregnant woman who–along with her live-in boyfriend–was charged
with sexually assaulting her 12 year old daughter. The daughter was interviewed
on two separate occasions at the Children's Assessment Center. In the first interview,
the girl said that her mother was involved, but in her second interview, she
suggested that her mother was not involved. Sullivan attended the trial of her
boyfriend who was represented by another attorney and was found guilty by the
jury. Sullivan was prepared to represent the mother at trial the following
week.
RESULT: FELONY CASES DISMISSED ON
THIRD TRIAL SETTING
AGGRAVATED SEXUAL
ASSAULT OF A CHILD
James Sullivan represented a
19 year old man accused of repeatedly molesting his 14 year old half- sister
over a period of several years. In the same videotaped interview at the
Children's Assessment Center, the half-sister also accused her uncle of raping
her at his mobile home while his wife was outside attending a party. Her
physical exam came back as normal. Through a thorough investigation, Sullivan
was able to show that the complainant had falsely accused at least one other
teenager of sexually assaulting her. Sullivan was also able to show clear bias
and other motivation for her false charges.
RESULT: CASE DISMISSED ON DAY OF
TRIAL
SEXUAL ASSAULT
James Sullivan represented a
16 year old boy accused of raping a 17 year old girl at her home. After a
lengthy investigation, Sullivan was able to cast doubt on the credibility of
his accuser in several ways, including the fact that his client did attend
football practice at the time that his accuser claimed that he had followed her
home and raped her.
RESULT: CASE DISMISSED
AGGRAVATED ROBBERY
James Sullivan represented a
19 year old man who was accused of trying to rob a man with a knife in the
parking lot of his apartment complex. His client said that he was outside
looking for his girlfriend and had accosted the man because he had seen her
talking to him later. He denied pulling a knife on him. Sullivan investigated
the background of the accuser and the circumstances of the incident. He then
prepared an informational packet for the Grand Jury and had his client ready to
testify.
RESULT: CASE NO-BILLED BY GRAND
JURY
AGGRAVATED SEXUAL
ASSAULT OF A CHILD & INDECENCY WITH A CHILD
James Sullivan represented a
16 year old boy accused of molesting his six year old half-sister. After a
thorough investigation of the home environment, Sullivan was able to show
that–if the girl had been molested–the stepfather, a convicted drug user, was
the likely perpetrator.
RESULT: FELONY CASES REDUCED TO
MISDEMEANOR ON DAY OF TRIAL
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
AGAINST A PUBLIC SERVANT (POLICE OFFICER)
James Sullivan represented a
deranged woman who walked up to a police officer in a grocery store and lunged
at him with a butcher knife. Fortunately, the officer was able to subdue and
arrest her without either of them being physically injured. It was soon learned
that the woman had a lengthy documented history of mental illness. In the first
hearing, Sullivan persuaded a jury to find his client incompetent to stand
trial with no substantial likelihood of regaining competency. His client was
then committed to a state hospital for treatment. In a later court trial, Sullivan
persuaded the court to find his client not guilty by reason of insanity.
VERDICT: NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF
INSANITY
INDECENCY WITH A CHILD
James Sullivan represented a
14 year old boy accused of touching a 13 year old girl in her genital area
against her will behind the bleachers in the school gymnasium. After
interviewing several eyewitnesses and taking photos of the scene, Sullivan was
able to cast doubt on the girl's version of events.
RESULT: FELONY CASE REDUCED TO
MISDEMEANOR ON DAY OF TRIAL
FELONY THEFT
James Sullivan represented a
middle-aged businessman accused of felony theft for allegedly fencing over
$60,000 in stolen inventory from a local business. Through an intensive
investigation, Sullivan learned that the co-defendant knowingly sold the
inventory at a steep discount through his client to a distributor who had to
have known the inventory was stolen. Sullivan was able to present his client as
a naive broker who only received $8,000 in what he thought was a legitimate fee
from the transaction. On the second trial setting, the State agreed to reduce
the charges to a misdemeanor, allow his client to receive deferred adjudication
probation so that he would not receive a conviction, and allow his client to
pay back only $8,000 in restitution.
RESULT: FELONY REDUCED TO
MISDEMEANOR ON SECOND TRIAL SETTING
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
James Sullivan represented a
21 year old man accused of attacking a man with a broken beer mug and seriously
injuring him. When the police went to question the accused, they found a large
amount of cocaine in the apartment where he had spent the night. He was not
charged with drug possession. After a thorough investigation, Sullivan prepared
an informational packet, including the accused lengthy rap sheet and affidavits
from witnesses,
for the Grand Jury.
RESULT: CASE NO-BILLED BY GRAND
JURY
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
James Sullivan represented a
woman who was accused of biting off her ex-boyfriend's tongue. Through an
investigation, Sullivan was able to show that she probably acted in
self-defense as he was attempting to rape her while high on drugs.
RESULT: FELONY REDUCED TO
MISDEMEANOR PRIOR TO TRIAL SETTING
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
James Sullivan represented a
40 year old woman who allegedly stabbed her wheel-chair bound husband in the
chest with a kitchen knife. The woman had a long history of mental illness and
allegedly had stabbed him on a previous occasion. Through a lengthy
investigation, Sullivan learned that he had a lengthy crack cocaine addiction
and had been brain-injured in a prior car accident. Sullivan was prepared to present a compelling
justification argument of self-defense.
RESULT: FELONY REDUCED TO
MISDEMEANOR ON DAY OF TRIAL
DISARMING OF A POLICE
OFFICER
James Sullivan represented a
man with a lengthy criminal record who-- after binge drinking at a nearby
cantina--broke into his ex-girlfriend's apartment when she refused to talk to
him. He then threatened to kill himself. He went to the kitchen, grabbed a
steak knife and proceeded to stab himself in the chest. After making several
superficial puncture wounds, he told her that he was going to call the police and
attack them with the knife so they would kill him.
He then called the police on
himself. When they arrived, he wisely threw the knife down and rushed at them
screaming, "Shoot me! Shoot me! Tase me! Tase me!". Fortunately for
him, they did not grant his request, but instead tackled him to the ground. He
then attempted to grab one of the officers' weapons. Sullivan persuaded the
State not to charge his client with Burglary with the intent to commit assault
as his client had no intent to assault his ex-girlfriend and persuaded the
State to reduce the felony Disarming case to a misdemeanor Attempted Disarming
as his client had no intent to use the weapon against the officers but
apparently only against himself.
RESULT: FELONY REDUCED TO
MISDEMEANOR
ASSAULT AGAINST A
POLICE OFFICER & EVADING BY MOTOR VEHICLE
James Sullivan represented a
16 year old boy who was accused of two felony charges: Assault on a Police
Officer for allegedly striking an undercover police officer with his car and
Evading by Motor Vehicle for continuing to drive away. At the jury trial, Sullivan
argued that his client had just been jumped by two teens and was trying to
drive away when a guy walked up with a gun drawn that he believed was trying to
car jack him. The gun man was an undercover police officer who flashed his ID
card and identified himself. In his pain and confusion, his client
understandably did not believe him and drove off. The passenger side mirror on
his car struck the officer. After several hours of deliberation, the jury could
not reach a verdict. The State then agreed to dismiss the felony assault
charge, reduce the felony evading case to a misdemeanor and let his client
receive deferred prosecution so that he would not receive a conviction.
VERDICT: HUNG JURY
ATTEMPTED MURDER
James Sullivan represented a
25 year old man who was the alleged local leader of MS-13, a notorious El
Salvadoran gang. His client allegedly shot a fellow gang member in the back
after a night of heavy drinking. By comparing the caliber of the bullet fired
to the respective firearms of the gang members, Sullivan was able to show that
the complainant was shot by a different member of the gang.
RESULT: CASE DISMISSED
INDECENCY WITH A CHILD
James Sullivan secured a
reduction to a misdemeanor for a 14 year old boy charged with a second degree
felony of indecency with a child. On the day of trial, the Stated reduced the
charges from a determinate felony case to a misdemeanor indecent exposure and allowed
him to receive probation at home.
RESULT: FELONY CASE REDUCED TO
MISDEMEANOR
ROBBERY (4 CASES)
James Sullivan represented a
40 year old man with a lengthy felony criminal record dating back 15 years. His
client had a severe drug problem. He previously had served 8 years of a 25 year
sentence as a habitual felon for burglary of a habitation. Two days after being
released from prison on a drug case, he was arrested on four cases of robbery
and was suspected in at least four other cases. He allegedly snatched purses
from women causing minor injuries while driving his father's truck which, along
with him, was later identified by witnesses. Facing 25 to Life as a habitual
felon for the second time, he opted for trial. He had 10 years left on his
parole.
RESULT: 10 YEARS TDC ON 2 CASES,
2 CASES DISMISSED ON TRIAL SETTING
BURGLARY OF A
HABITATION WITH INTENT TO COMMIT ASSAULT
James Sullivan represented a
23 year old woman accused of breaking into an apartment along with a male drug
dealer and attacking several people who had been asleep. The woman insisted
that she was falsely accused but wanted to accept a plea bargain just to get
out of jail to take care of her two young children and ailing mother. Her
family could not afford to post her bond and the judge refused to lower it. Sullivan
was able to persuade his client to stay in jail and to allow him to conduct a
quick investigation because he strongly believed that his client was innocent. Sullivan
located several witnesses who corroborated her version of events that she was
not involved in the drug deal gone bad but was only attempting to assist the
male who was being attacked by several people with a knife. He then prepared an
informational packet for the Grand Jury and had his client ready to testify.
RESULT: CASE
NO-BILLED BY GRAND JURY
