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Some Case Results

IMPORTANT: No attorney can ethically promise you a specific outcome for your criminal charges. However, you should consider an attorney’s record of success in assessing that attorney’s knowledge, skill and ability to achieve the best possible outcome for your case. The facts and laws applicable to each case vary, and nothing on this page should be construed to guarantee a specific result in your particular case.

FAMILY VIOLENCE CHOKING CASE DISMISSED

FEBRUARY 2018

Mental health issues were at the source of the dismissal of a felony family violence choking assault charge. Russ worked with the client, family and DA to address the root issues of the alleged assault and as a result, the case was dismissed “in the interest of justice.” Read On

5 CASES, 2 COUNTIES, DWI DISMISSED

JANUARY 2018

Marijuana-only DWI case dismissed in exchange for plea to other marijuana-related charges. Read On

MURDER JURY MISTRIAL RESULTS IN 7-YEAR PLEA

OCTOBER 2017

Hung jury on murder case when Russ convinced enough members of the jury they could not trust the state’s drug-addicted, mentally-ill likely-prostitute witnesses, and they were unable to come to a decision in trial. Russ was then able to negotiate a 7-year plea deal for a case where client was facing 25 years to life in prison on a murder charge. Read On

TRAVIS COUNTY MURDER CASE DISMISSED

JULY 2017

Travis County murder charge dismissed against the victim of a would-be-armed robbery attempt in what appeared to be a drug deal gone bad. Read On

NOT GUILTY JURY VERDICT IN AGGRAVATED ROBBERY CASE

MAY 2017

NOT GUILTY verdict from a jury for alleged get-away driver for armed robbers at early-morning stickup who shot an Austin city worker in the face and chased another man through the street. Strong cross-examination revealed significant weaknesses in the state’s case. State has re-investigated and shored up case against client for additional armed robberies he is accused of committing with same co-defendants. Read On

NOT GUILTY JURY VERDICT IN INTERFERENCE WITH EMERGENCY CALL CASE

APRIL 2014

Not guilty verdict where husband took phone from wife after wife assaulted husband in order to protect wife’s arrest record. Read On

NOT GUILTY JURY VERDICT: MOTORCYCLE DWI WITH HIGH BLOOD ALCOHOL

MARCH 2012

Evidence suppression rules enabled the jury to find client not guilty of DWI despite the .21 blood alcohol test. Read On