Breshears Wins Jury Trial - Client Acquitted

This week a Dallas County jury returned a not guilty verdict in favor of our client Roger D. Wilson. The trial lasted a day and a half and the jury only deliberated for two hours before acquitting Wilson. Wilson was originally charged with assault in the first degree, burglary in the first degree and armed criminal action. Wilson faced 30 years to life in prison if convicted.

Dallas County Prosecutor Andy Mead argued Wilson broke into the victim's house and attacked him with a knife and hatchet. Defense attorney Reggie Breshears, pointed out to the jury that Wilson acted in self defense. Earlier on the night in question the alleged victim attacked Wilson at a bar. Later, the alleged victim was found on property owned by Wilson's wife. He was told not to return there. Wilson defended himself from the alleged victim using a knife and a small hatchet. Breshears emphasized that the alleged victim was not a credible witness, because he had six prior convictions and was intoxicated at the time of the alleged crime.

Breshears has over nine years of criminal law experience, eight of which were at the Greene County Prosecuting Attorney's Office. Douglas Haun & Heidemann has an impressive win rate for felony jury trials during the last ten years. If you are indicted or charged with a serious crime, trust your defense to lawyers with a proven track record of success.

2010 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Congratulations to Kerry Douglas and Craig Heidemann who were selected as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars respectively. Kerry and Craig are honored to be reconized as top in their field for their dedication to the legal profession and public service. According to the editor, “[The Super Lawyers selection process] is a comprehensive, good-faith and detailed attempt to produce a list of lawyers that have attained high peer recognition, meet ethical standards, and have demonstrated some degree of achievement in their field. Suffice to say, the selection procedures employed by [Super Lawyers] are very sophisticated, comprehensive and complex." For more information go to http://www.superlawyers.com/.

Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella Litigation

Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella are popular contraceptives which are marketed under different names, but are chemically the same. Unfortunately, these pills have been linked to serious side-effects including heart attack, stroke, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis and gallbladder disease. We believe that Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella are particularly dangerous because they have been marketed to young women with misleading advertising and false claims. In fact, the FDA has sent several letters to the manufacturer, Bayer, because of "misleading" advertising claims which it said were "particularly troubling." If you've taken any of these drugs, you should know your rights. Call us today for a no cost consultation at 1-800-743-5728.