Archive for February 2012
The “You Can’t Hide from Us” Case
The “You Can’t Hide from Us” Case A distraught mother came to us because her husband had taken her two children from the home and she did not know their whereabouts but believed that they were living in a hotel. The husband had been out of work for some time and was depressed. Our client…
Read MoreThe Case of the Foster Parent Victory
Gary Polland represented a couple who had been given a foster child by CPS on the date of the child’s birth because the child had drugs in her system. After a year and a half, the biological father filed for custody. The case was fast tracked for Trial. The biological mother has a lengthy criminal…
Read MoreThe Case of the Missing Wife, Found Dead
The Case of the Missing Wife, Found Dead Attorney Skip Cornelius represented a defendant who was charged with the choking death of a female who had been missing for a number of months. The victim’s bones had been found in a field near a gas station where the victim, her husband and the defendant, were…
Read MoreThe Case of The Murdered Pasadena PD Officer
Attorney Katherine Scardino represented the individual charged with killing a Pasadena, TX Policeman the day after he was released from the Harris County Jail. The Officer responded to a domestic disturbance at the defendant’s mother’s house when he was shot on the porch. Katherine and Co-Counsel, Kelly Case reached an agreement with the State for…
Read MoreConvicted Murderers “High-Five” 45Y Verdict
CAPITAL MURDER: FAVORABLE OUTCOME Attorney Robert Loper and Attorney John P. “Casey” Keirnan represented two defendants who had been charged with two separate Capital Murders. The first case had been dismissed by the Judge at trial as noted in our previous newsletter. The second case came to trial recently. The case involved fighting gang factions…
Read MoreInvestigation Limits Life Sentence to 3 Years
Houston criminal-defense Attorney John M. Petruzzi represented an individual charged with Solicitation of Capital Murder. The State was originally seeking a life sentence. Gradoni & Associates Perform Investigation Efrain Gutierrez determined through his investigation that what actually happened was the defendant had heard other parties discussing a desire to kill the victim. The defendant, thinking…
Read MoreThe “They Didn’t Have a Case” Capital Murder
Well known and respected Houston, TX based Attorney Skip Cornelius represented a defendant charged with the shooting death of an individual who was riding in a car stopped at a median. Gradoni Investigates Benito Segura interviewed all of the State’s witnesses and could find no one who could identify the defendant’s involvement or even place…
Read MoreThe “With the Wrong Crowd” Murders
The “With the Wrong Crowd” Murders Attorney Gary Polland represented one of five juveniles charged Capital Murder for entering a home and killing one of the homeowner’s sons during the Robbery attempt. Private Detective Klein Investigates The Murder Investigator Cindy Klein interviewed a number of the defendant’s teachers and relatives, determining that he was a…
Read MoreFelony Murder Rule Initiated, Charges Reduced
Attorney Skip Cornelius represented an individual who drove two individuals to a record shop where they killed the owner in the course of the Robbery. The defendant claimed all along that he had driven the pair over to the record shop, but he had no idea that they were going to commit a Robbery. Gradoni…
Read MoreCapital Murder Case Abandoned By State of Texas
Houston, TX lawyer Laine Lindsey represented a defendant who was charged with killing two Hispanic males after what was believed to be a verbal altercation. Detective Benito Segura Investigates Benito Segura, and experienced private eye, interviewed the eyewitness to the shooting who said the two victims were armed and pointing guns. The State had three…
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