Did you know... ?  A truly anonymous tip, if corroborated in some meaningful way so as to justify crossing the reasonable suspicion threshold, CAN be relied on.  Florida v. J.L., 529 U.S. 266 (2000)  Thus, a 911 call from a nameless source can carry weight if the call possesses sufficient indicia of reliability. 

POSS W/ INTENT TO DELIVER CS  28 - 200 GRMS   DIHYDROCODEINONE
ENHANCED DUE TO TWO PRIOR PCS CONVICTIONS - [TDC]
RANGE OF PUNISHMENT 25 YRS TO LIFE
Case No. 1199040 - Lee C.
DISMISSED AT JURY TRIAL
Lee was accused of obtaining prescribed medication [Dihydrocodeinone] and attempting to resell it.  The man to whom he was allegedly attempting to resell it to was arrested and pleaded guilty.  We fought this case long and hard including a thorough preparation for trial.  After going over our defenses with a fine-toothed comb, we chose certain problematic issues with the alleged evidence and the arrest to exploit and obtained a Dismissal on the day of Trial.  As we went through the file papers in closing it out, we came across this interesting note passed between Mr. Haggard and Lee [incarcerated on a zero bond].  "Lee, the DA has offered 5 years TDC.  What do you want to do?  Reply:  I want: ________   Lee wrote   "Nothing"   on the reply line.   Nothing was exactly what he got.   Family and friends were overjoyed at not losing him for at least 25 years and all weighed in with comments:

          " Mr. Haggard was patient and very professional."  ~Lee C.  "You did a wonderful job...  
          he  was looking to serve 25 years to life; we are so grateful; may God continue to bless
          you"   "I first thank God, then the lawyer - 25 years to life is a long time.."  "Mr. Haggard
          was very thorough and patient and pressed on until the end when he got the case
          dismissed."   "Mr. Haggard did a wonderful job and now my husband is a free man."
          ~ Family and Friends of Lee

Did you know... ?  If your house and your car are searched under the same search warrant, and drugs are found in both, you can not be charged with two separate offenses. 
Fenoglio v. State, S.W.3d, 2008 WL 467415 (Tex. App. No. 2-07-001-CR-Fort Worth, 2008) 

PCS  PG 1  4 - 200 GMS.
Case No. 1168439 - Ramon Z.
DISMISSED

POM 4 OZ. - 5 LBS.
Case No. 1168438 - Ramon Z.
DISMISSED

PCS  PG 1  4 - 200 GMS.
Case No. 1168441 - Gregorio R.
DISMISSED

POM 4 OZ. - 5 LBS.
Case No. 1168440 - Gregorio R.
DISMISSED
Ramon and Gregorio were co-defendants whose cousin hired Mr. Haggard to represent them both, as there was no conflict of interest.  An HPD Sergeant on patrol observed suspicious actions in front of their house.  While investigating further he heard window glass shattering from the inside.  Knowing an elderly woman to be inside he obtained permission to enter and observed illegal drugs in the house.  He returned with a search warrant and arrested our clients.  Despite the legality of the search and seizure, Mr. Haggard proved there was insufficient evidence and a lack of the necessary affirmative links to our clients.

          "I hired Mr. Haggard to defend two of my relatives charged with serious felonies.  They
          were looking at a lot of time.  I thank God for putting him in my path.  I ask God and
          Saint Jude to protect and bless him."  ~ Jose R.

PCS < 1 Gm Barb.
Case No. 1195799 - Andre D.
DISMISSED
Andre was a college student stopped for a traffic violation.  He was immediately cuffed and put in the squad car under threat of being tazed - all without provocation.  Three backup cars arrived and his vehicle was searched without consent and without Mirandizing him.  A digital scale with residue was found.  Andre gives friends rides often and thinks someone left it there.  Part of the problem with this case was the obvious profiling of a young black male driving a late-model prestigious sports car with rims.  Another problem was the weakness of the links back to our client which the DA's tried to use to prove possession. 

PCS 
Case No. 1191027 - Omar I.
Omar was a college student on probation for a prior PCS charge when the addiction won out over his best resolves and began using cocaine again for which he was arrested a second time.

          "Mr. Haggard is extremely knowledgeable and well-respected within the legal 
          community.  We were extremely pleased with his service.  He kept us on task and
          explained all of our options very clearly.  We believe that because of his rapport and
          expertise he was able to get the best outcome for me.  I was very blessed to have him
          as my attorney.  He really cares.   I highly recommend him to anyone needing legal
          help."  ~ Omar I.

PCS -  ZANAX
Case No. 674389 - Tiffany K..
DISMISSED - 05.03.10
Tiffany had a pending POM case out of Washington Co. when stopped on a bogus traffic violation. Police searched her car and found her prescription Zanax pills inside a prescription bottle with her name on it.  Problem?  Police and prosecutors tried to make the case on non-matching dosages. 

PCS - PG 3 - ZANAX
Case No. 1561973 - Andy L.
DISMISSED
Zanax was found inside Andy's pocket during a search without permission after a routine traffic stop. 

PCS - PG 3 - 28 - 200 GMS.
Case No. 1169067- Glenn H.
NO-BILLED BY GRAND JURY
Glenn was stopped at 2:00 pm by an HPD cruiser for no stated reason.  Immediately four unmarked cars surrounded him.  Without Mirandizing him, police proceeded to interrogate Glenn.  [Where had he been, what had he been doing, where was he going, etc.]  When he replied, "To a friend's house", police laughed and proceeded to ransack his truck without asking permission.  Glenn had to go to the ER upon release from the Harris County Jail because police had fractured his right shoulder.  The illegal ransacking produced 114 Lorcet pills inside an old prescription bottle the decal of which had peeled off.  A passenger was questioned but released.  Using the multitude of problems with the case [lack of probable cause, problems with the illegal search  and questioning], coupled with an intensive barrage of medical documentation, Mr. Haggard aggressively got the case before the Grand Jury, thoroughly preparing Glenn to testify.  Despite Glenn's prior drug conviction, we got the case No-Billed. 

PCS - [Residue in Plastic Bag]
Case No. 1177174- James H.
NO-BILLED
James, with one friend in the front seat and his cousin in the back seat, parked at a residence where there was a party.  As James and his cousin exited the vehicle, the cousin  observed the front passenger pull a bag of cocaine from his pocket and use it.  Just at this moment, police pulled alongside of James' vehicle and asked to search on the questionable grounds there had been "problems in the past with parties in the area".  The friend with the cocaine was asked to exit the vehicle which he did, leaving his bag of residue on James' seat.  All three denied knowledge of the cocaine so James was arrested as being the owner of the vehicle.  Police did not swab the user's nose and further falsely claimed they field tested the residue.  Evidence in the form of a cell phone message from the friend admitting he had bought it  was problematic as in that recording the friend also stated James had used some.  We  outlined our defenses and the police errors, thoroughly prepared our witnesses, and agressively got this case before the Grand Jury right away.

PCS - PG 3 - 28 - 200 GMS.
Case No. 1184812- Donald H.
DISMISSED
Don had been out of TDC for one year after a prior MDCS conviction when he was stopped for curfew violation.  A police search without probable cause yielded a large quantity of Zanax pills in a plastic bag inside the console.  Witness testimony regarding the pills helped us get this bad search dismissed.