If you are charged with Burglary of Habitation in Houston Texas, Harris County, or surrounding areas, do not hesitate to contact Carl Haggard for a free one-on-one confidential case consultation. Carl is an ex-District Chief Prosecutor with over 3 decades of experience winning for his clients. View a sample of Carl’s recent case victories below.
Carl Haggard – Defense Attorney
BURGLARY OF HABITATION
Case No. 1909757 – Saundra R.
Dismissed July 9, 2025
This was a bizarre & unjust case in which Saundra was accused of burglarizing her own home. By a convoluted series of unbelievable but true circumstances, squatters involved in several fraudulent types of crime assumed control of the house while Saundra was living out of state. We successfully proved the particular fraud they used to convince police Saundra had burglarized the house, as well as proof of their other fraudulent activities. In reality, Saundra had removed her own items from her house. This was a document intensive case of proving she had valid Power of Attorney over the house, together with evidence gleaned from police body cameras.
“I can’t say enough about the exceptional service I received from Carl D. Haggard and his team, especially case manager Nancy Oquinn. At 60 years old, with no prior legal trouble, I was wrongfully charged with felony Burglary of Habitation after trying to reclaim my own family home in Katy, Texas from squatters. Despite calling the police and receiving permission to enter, I was arrested and humiliated for removing my own belongings.
Mr. Haggard quickly took control of my case—reviewing police footage, gathering receipts, and proving the property was mine. He’s straightforward, honest, and committed to getting results. He told me what to expect, and he did exactly what he said he would.
Thanks to him, my case was dismissed, and justice was served. If not for Mr. Haggard, I believe I would’ve been railroaded by the system. I’m a federal employee and a surviving military widow, and this experience was traumatic—but The Haggard Law Firm guided me through it with compassion and expertise.
Forever grateful. Highly recommend!”
— S. Robinson
BURGLARY OF HABITATION W/ INTENT TO COMMIT OTHER FELONY
Case No. 1365017 – Cliff O.
GRAND JURY NO-BILL
Cliff did not burglarize the home of his ex-girlfriend to assault Complainant [the new boyfriend] as alleged. Rather, as we proved up, he had well-founded concerns for her safety and went to her house for a welfare check. He did not break in but knocked; the new boyfriend opened the door; Cliff called out to her while standing outside but, as we documented for the Grand Jury, was dragged in and violently assaulted by Complainant. We further proved that Complainant’s injuries were sustained as a result of Cliff’s lawful self-defense. We also had to prove up the motive of Cliff’s visit to the home of his ex-girlfriend beyond a reasonable doubt: She had expressed in writing to Cliff [via text] fears for her safety regarding her new boyfriend. We proved beyond a reasonable doubt Complainant’s motive to assault Cliff: Cliff had advised his ex-girlfriend that her marriage-for-pay plans with Complainant were illegal. (Complainant was paying her to marry him so he could get his green card.) We proved to the Grand Jury that Cliff was actually the victim assaulted by Complainant, who exploited a police shift change to lie to a new report-taking officer who didn’t know the background. Sworn statements, photos, medical records and text messages in admissible form rounded out our presentation for a Grand Jury No Bill.
BURGLARY OF HABITATION
Case No. 1181653 – Todd W.
DISMISSED
Todd doesn’t read well and thought he was taking headache medicine when in reality it was several Valiums from his mother’s medicine cabinet. This formed a large part of our defense – which we documented extensively through school and medical records – when Todd burglarized a neighbor’s garage in this drug-induced state and stole several high-priced tools. Before retaining The Haggard Law Firm, his court-appointed attorney told Todd that, due to his prior Theft conviction, he’d try to obtain a probation…
Mr. Haggard talked to the Judge … and I can go back to working on the railroad – in Kentucky!
Todd W.
BURGLARY HABITATION, 2nd OFFENDER – [PRIOR FELONY CONVICTION]
Case No. 746392 – Troy H.
JURY TRIAL VERDICT: NOT GUILTY
Our client was an ex-convict tried along with another individual represented by his own attorney. Mr. Haggard works well with other attorneys to successfully defend his clients.
In a trying time in my life, I was wrongly accused. With a stern and aggressive approach, Mr. Haggard fought my case and worked well with the other attorney. This kept my freedom. I am forever grateful!
BURGLARY HABITATION
Case No. 819301 – Mikka T.
JURY TRIAL VERDICT ON PLEA OF GUILTY TO JURY:
DEFERRED ADJUDICATION
Our client admitted to committing the offense. In an unusual legal maneuver, we recommended a Jury Trial to determine the sentencing due to the D.A.’s severe recommendation on punishment and the probability that the Judge would not grant probation due to the facts of the case.
The best decision I made was choosing Mr. Haggard. He gave me all the alternatives on how my case could be handled. Based on his advice, I went for the jury trial on a guilty plea. I didn’t believe the Judge would have given me deferred adjudication. Mr. Haggard did a great job in front of the jury and I got my second chance.
~ Mikka T.
MOTION TO ADJUDICATE GUILT ON FELONY BURGLARY OF HABITATION
Case No. 946545 – Jonathan S.
DISMISSED
Our client was on 6 years felony deferred adjudication probation for a Burglary of Habitation charge. He had 4 years left to complete when he picked a misdemeanor Assault case which caused a Motion to Adjudicate Guilt to be filed on his felony probation. Mr. Haggard worked with both courts and both judges – misdemeanor and felony – to resolve the misdemeanor case in such a way that client’s felony probation was not revoked.
BURGLARY HABITATION
Case No. 853537 – Rehan S.
DISMISSED
[Due to its age, this Case History is no longer archived; our in-house case synopsis and details of our defense are no longer available.]
