We received a case about a month ago where our client was accused of Aggravated Assault Deadly Weapon against a family member. Our client was still in Harris County Jail on $150K bond where he had been for two years awaiting his trial date.

We knew we needed to work as quickly as we could to find him some relief. Being in jail and trying to fight your case is never an easy task.

We went to see him and get his side of the story where we learned that he and the complainant had maintained their relationship. They had a young child together and our client had missed out on 2 years of the baby’s life.

We went through the evidence and also conducted several interviews. We also realized that the 911 transcript was wrong. The transcript said one thing, but when we listened to the actual audio of the 911 call, it said something different. This was a huge discrepancy and was the whole reason for such a high bond amount.

Our first round of negotiation with the DA’s office, they offered our client 8 years in prison.

We continued to investigate the case and put together an undisputable report of facts. Once the report was presented, we received a call that the DA’s office was willing to accept a lesser charge of assault and give our client time served.

Our investigators went to Harris County Jail to see what our client wanted to do. We had to be honest with him and explain that we do not believe the State can prove their case on the Aggravated Assault charge but even without the complainant’s testimony, they had a good likelihood of proving an assault case.

Our client was eager to accept the plea offer and the next day he was released with time served.

We believe he was in jail on trumped up charges. But we also understand not all of our clients are 100% innocent. Such was this case. Our client did agree he was guilty of an assault and because of that, he was willing to take the time served.

During his time in Harris County, our client took parenting classes, anger management courses, and several other classes that were offered without being ordered to do so. He understood a mistake had been made, and he wanted to arm himself with the tools necessary should a situation like this ever occur so that he could handle it better. His spouse also did treatment for alcoholism and sober living. She is in a much better place today!

Today he is out and reunited with his child. We have all the faith in him that he and his spouse can lead a healthier life and raise their child in a better environment. They have a bright future ahead now that they can move on from this 2-year long ordeal. We wish them the best of luck.

At the end of this, charges were not dismissed, rather the Scales of Justice were leveled, and we were able to get the charges he did not deserve dropped down and secure his Freedom!