The Medlin Law Firm - Gary Medlin
Tried for Intoxication Manslaughter
Our client was in court accepting probation for possessing a controlled substance. After appearing before the judge and meeting with a probation officer, she drove home. On the way she fell asleep and drifted onto the shoulder of the highway, running over a man who had parked on the shoulder with car trouble, killing him instantly. Our client was arrested on the scene and taken to a hospital for a blood test which showed she had valium in her blood.The prosecutor claimed that she was intoxicated on valium and tried her for intoxication manslaughter. We recused the judge she had seen earlier [...]
Possession 4-200g Cocaine with Intent to Deliver
Our client had a prior felony conviction and was looking at a minimum of 15 years in prison if convicted of possession with intent to deliver cocaine.Police officers had a tip that he was in possession of cocaine and knocked on his door. They claimed that the client allowed them to come in where they then saw cocaine in plain view and arrested him for possession with intent to deliver. At trial we showed that our client had told the cops through his window that he did not want to talk to them, but they would not leave. Then, when our client opened the [...]
Jury Acquittal for Capital Murder Charge
It was Christmas time and our client was going to walk to a holiday party. He stopped at his neighborhood convenience store to buy a scratch-off ticket – and was a winner! Just then a gang member walked in and pointed a gun at the store owner and demanded the cash. The gang member then pointed the gun at our client and told the client to grab the cigar box of money. The gunman shot the owner dead, and the gunman told our client to come with him. They drove to the gunman’s relative’s home. The gunman counted the money [...]
Not Guilty for DWI Charge with .20 blood test
Our client was stopped as he pulled into a taco restaurant drive through late in the evening. After admitting that he had a few beers earlier, the police officer had our client do the DWI field sobriety tests. Even though our client did well on those tests, but not perfect, the officer arrested and charged our client for DWI. Our client submitted to a blood test which came back as .20 alcohol.At trial, we showed the many possible mistakes that can be made in blood testing for DWI. We emphasized to the jury that our client appeared normal – and that there [...]
Acquitted: Drug Delivery Charge of 100+ Pounds of Marijuana
The client had delivered over 100 pounds of marijuana to an undercover officer and had prior drug arrests and probations and was looking at a possible long prison sentence for delivering drugs – potentially a life sentence. We had demanded, prior to the trial, disclosure of any confidential informants or snitches used by the police and any deals, promises of leniency or grants of immunity given to such persons. The prosecutors represented to the court that no CI’s nor snitches had been used by the police.At the trial for the client’s marijuana delivery charge, when it became apparent that the undercover officer had [...]
Commonly Asked Questions in Texas Assault Cases
Assault can be a very serious offense in Texas. However, there are legitimate defenses in Texas assault cases. Here are some common questions our Fort Worth criminal defense lawyers are asked. Is Self-Defense Ever an Effective Defense in an Assault Case? Self-defense can be a defense in an assault charge. In Texas, someone is entitled to self-defense or the defense of a third party. A classic example is when a homeowner assaults an intruder in his or her house. Of if someone attacks your child in public you are entitled to fight back. If a person used force against another [...]
What Sets Your Firm Apart In Handling Criminal Cases?
What set our firm apart are our experience, knowledge and our individual attention to each case. We are not a mill or some factory where we have so many thousands of clients that we just run everything through and we cannot give individual attention to each case. We have a smaller caseload so that we can spend more time with each case, we can meet with each client. We can evaluate their case and meet with them in the office to give them our evaluation, recommendations and let them know how the best ways to handle their case. We take [...]
Any Alternative Programs Available To First Time Offenders?
Yes. It may depend on the jurisdiction. Many jurisdictions, Tarrant County particularly have diversion programs, the person may be put in some type of program that diverts them from court, it is called Diversion because it is not through the court. It does not result in any type of record and it puts them in the position later if they complete it, to be able to expunge it from their record. There are also some programs called Deferred Prosecution. In some jurisdictions, that can be run by the district attorney’s office, the person is placed on an informal probation outside [...]
Are The Police Allowed To Lie To Someone?
Surprisingly, yes! Police can lie to you, and they frequently do. They frequently will lie to people and lead them to believe that maybe they already have some evidence or that someone else has given evidence against them. Police are allowed to lie to people in order to investigate crimes and that does not mean that evidence cannot be used against them. Are People Allowed To Lie To The Police In Return? The best thing to do is exercise your right to remain silent and not answer any questions. Do not put yourself in the position of telling the truth [...]
How long do you go to jail for assault in Texas?
How long do you go to jail for assault in Texas? The punishment for assault in Texas depends on the level of the offense, often determined by the harm the other party suffered. Common Defense Strategies In Fort Worth Assault Cases Threatening to cause injury under normal circumstances as compared to someone in a domestic situation is a class C misdemeanor. Offensive and provocative contact under normal conditions is a class C misdemeanor. Examples of this include grabbing the victim's genitals without permission and reaching to grab them while they try to evade it. The most common penalty is a [...]
