Exposing The Truth

Federal Client sentenced to 46 months for possessing child pornography

A federal client in the Northern District of Texas was charged with two counts of possessing child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B) and faced a possible sentence of 20 years in prison. After pleading guilty to one count of possessing child pornography, he received a sentence of 46 months.

Lubbock Criminal Case Dismissed-Assault of Police Officer

2013–At the time of the arrest, a Texas Tech student was charged in Lubbock TX with Assault on a Peace Officer. Soon after the arrest the attorneys at Hamilton, Hull & Byrd were retained and conducted an extensive evaluation of the case. Witnesses were located and statements were taken. Result– All charges againt the Texas Tech Student were DISMISSED and his arrest will be expunged.

Texas Tech Student’s Minor in Possession case dismissed and the arrest can be removed from his record

Another good result for Hamilton, Hull & Byrd. Our client was arrested at a Texas Tech frat party for being a Minor in Possession of alcohol. The prosecutor agreed to defer the ticket and it was dismissed upon completion of terms. Now our client has no conviction and can expunge his Lubbock MIP arrest so that the arrest will not even show up on his criminal history.

Texas Tech Student Arrested for PI (Public Intox) at Tech Football Game- Case Dismissed

While attending a Texas Tech home football game our client was stopped by various officers working at the game. He did not have any alcohol on him but had been drinking before entering the stadium. The client asked the officers a few questions while the officers were interviewing him. Our client was polite but was arrested for the offense of Public Intoxication while on Texas Tech campus.The law requires that to be PI in Lubbock, Midland/Odessa or anywhere else in Texas, a person must so intoxicated as to be a danger to himself or somebody else. We challenged the Texas Tech Police on this prong as our client might have been drinking but certainly he was not a danger to himself or somebody else just because he was in a public place, i.e. Texas Tech University.

Client violated felony probation terms case resolved with no felony conviction

Client was on felony deferred adjudication probation for possession of a controlled substance. The state filed a motion to revoke his probation alleging several violations. Client was allowed to continue on deferred adjudication probation and no jail or prison time was accessed.