At Scheiner Law Group, P.C. we are proud of our successes. The following criminal cases and verdicts are exceptional and should not be construed as typical. Past success is not a guarantee of future performance. Every case is different and you should consult an attorney for individual advice regarding your own situation. Remember that these are not the only cases that our firm has handled, just some examples.
| Case | Facts | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Aggravated Assault | Client accused of shooting several people in a “road rage” incident on a Houston freeway. | Not guilty |
| Aggravated Assault | Client accused of assisting in gang beating and shooting death of a teenager in north Houston. | Dismissed |
| Aggravated Assault | Client accused of threatening his wife with a knife. | Dismissed |
| Aggravated Assault | Client accused of stabbing his common law wife with a pair of scissors. | Dismissed |
| Aggravated Assault | Juvenile client accused of attacking a middle school classmate with a pair of scissors and cutting the classmate’s hair. | Dismissed |
| Aggravated Assault | Two clients and two co-defendants accused of holding a relative hostage while threatening him with a sword and assaulting him with a bamboo cane. | No-billed |
| Aggravated Assault | Client accused of threatening commercial landlord with a hammer. | Dismissed |
| Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon | Client accused of holding ex-girlfriend at gun point. | Dismissed on day of Trial. |
| Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon | Client accused of stabbing person with a knife. | Dismissed |
| Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon | Client accused of pulling a gun in a fight in downtown Houston. | Dismissed |
| Aggravated Sexual Assault | Active-military client accused of sexually assaulting daughter. | Not guilty |
| Aggravated Sexual Assault | Client accused of sexually assaulting step-daughter. | Dismissed during Trial. |
| Sexual Assault | Client accused of having sex with underage girl. | No-Billed |
| Sexual Assault | Client accused of having sex with intoxicated woman against her will. | No-Billed |
| Assault | Client, an usher, accused of assaulting off-duty Texas State Trooper at Houston professional sporting event. | Not guilty |
| Assault | Client accused of assaulting child in daycare facility. | Dismissed |
| Assault | Client accused of assaulting his girlfriend. | Dismissed |
| Assault | Juvenile client accused of assaulting a school administrator. | Dismissed |
| Assault | Client accused of assaulting complainant in the complainant’s home. | Dismissed |
| Assault | Client accused of assaulting his girlfriend. | Dismissed |
| Assault | Client accused of assaulting a “bouncer” at a Houston nightclub. | Dismissed |
| Assault | Client accused of punching girlfriend. | Dismissed |
| Assault | Client accused of assaulting his employer. | Not Guilty |
| Assault – Family Violence | Client accused of assaulting her ex-husband in front of their children. | Dismissed |
| Assault – Family Violence | Client accused of assaulting wife and father in law with stick. Two assault charges filed. | Dismissed (Both) |
| Assault – Family Violence | Client accused of assaulting his wife. | Dismissed |
| Assault – Family Violence | Client accused of assaulting brother’s girlfriend in front of several witnesses. | Dismissed |
| Assault – Family Violence | Client accused of assaulting her husband outside of a bar. | Dismissed |
| Assault – Family Violence | Client accused of pushing and injuring sister-in-law. | Dismissed |
| Assault – Family Violence | Husband accused of assaulting wife. | Dismissed |
| Assault – Family Violence | Client accused of Assaulting girlfriend at her job. | Dismissed |
| Assault – Family Violence | Client accused by two witnesses of pushing daughter to ground and pulling her by hair. | Not guilty |
| Assault on a Peace Officer | Client accused of choking a Houston Police Officer during an arrest for disorderly conduct. | Not guilty |
| Assault on a Peace Officer | Client accused of attacking and punching a deputy in the Harris County Jail, after the client had been arrested on an unrelated misdemeanor. | Not guilty by reason of insanity |
| Deadly Conduct | Client arrested by Harris Count Sheriff’s Office after shooting firearm into floor. | Dismissed |
| Bribery | Client accused in federal court of bribery of a public official and obstruction of tax laws. | Probation after “downward departure” in federal sentencing |
| Criminal Mischief | Client accused of spray painting cars in the parking lot of a Houston shopping center. | Dismissed |
| Criminal Mischief | Juvenile client accused of damaging golf ball washers with firecrackers at a Houston-area country club. | Dismissed |
| Criminal Mischief | Client accused of damaging girlfriend’s vehicle by kicking the car door. | Dismissed |
| Criminal Mischief | Client accused of shooting out store windows with pellet gun. | Dismissed |
| Criminal Trespass | Client accused of failing to leave workplace, after employer told client to leave and not return. | Not Guilty |
| Criminal Trespass | Client arrested after being involved in bar fight and being arrested by police. | Dismissed |
| Boating while Intoxicated | Client arrested by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and blew a .14 | Dismissed |
| Driving while Intoxicated | Client arrested by Houston Police Department. | Not guilty |
| DWI | Client arrested by Webster Police after being seen speeding and swerving by officer. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by University of Houston Police and has blood drawn with a .20 result. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Humble Police Department. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Houston Police Department after failing roadside balancing tests. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Pasadena Police Department. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Houston Police Department and blew .10 breath test. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Houston Police Department. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Houston Police Department after erratic driving and blew .16 breath test. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Texas State Troopers in Galveston County. | Reduced to Reckless Driving |
| DWI | Client arrested by Texas Department of Public Safety and blew a .14. | Dismissed on day of trial |
| DWI | Client arrested by Rice University Police and blew a .15. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Houston Police Department after rear-ending vehicle on Westheimer. | Dismissed |
| Driving while Intoxicated | Client arrested by La Porte Police Department. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Houston Police Department after seen driving on Washington Avenue with no headlights. | Dismissed on day of trial |
| DWI | Client arrested by Harris County Sheriff’s Department. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Houston Police Department. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Houston Police Department after being seen by officer driving with no headlights. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Texas State Troopers in Liberty County. | Non-driving misdemeanor, deferred adjudication |
| DWI | Client arrested by Houston Police Department after being pulled over for speeding and then failing roadside balancing tests. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Texas State Trooper in Montgomery County. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Houston Police Department and has blood drawn with a result of .12. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Harris County Sheriff’s Department. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by the Texas Department of Public Safety and has blood drawn with a result of .13. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Harris County Sheriff’s Department and accused of DWI and Possession of Marijuana. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Houston Police Department after crashing into three vehicles at a drugstore. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Walker County Sherrif’s Department after admitting to drinking five beers before driving. | Dismissed |
| Driving while Intoxicated | Client arrested by a Texas State Trooper in Harris County. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Houston Police Department after failing roadside balancing tests and blew .11. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Harris County Constable. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by a Texas State Trooper in Burleson County. | Reduced to “obstructing a highway” |
| DWI | Client arrested by Houston Police Department. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by College Station Police. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Harris County Constable’s Office and blew a .14. | Dismissed on day of trial |
| DWI | Client arrested by Harris County Sheriff’s Department. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Houston Police Department after failing roadside balancing tests. | Not Guilty |
| DWI | Client arrested by Pasadena Police Department. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Harris County Sherrif’s Office. | Dismissed during trial |
| DWI | Client arrested by Houston Police Department after causing rollover accident on I-45 and having a blood alcohol of .10. | Not Guilty |
| DWI | Client arrested by Houston Police Department after being detained outside of a bar and having a blood result of .11. | Dismissed |
| Driving while Intoxicated | Client arrested by Houston Police Department. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested driving his motorcycle by Houston Police Department. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Houston Police Department. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Harris County Sheriff’s deputy, driving back from Houston Texans game. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Houston Police Department after officer sees him swerving and fails roadside balancing tests. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by South Houston Police Department. | Dismissed during trial |
| DWI | Client Arrested by Harris Count Sheriff’s Office after failing roadside balancing tests. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Deer Park Police Department. | Not Guilty |
| DWI | Client arrested by Houston Police Department after failing asleep in vehicle and failing roadside balancing tests. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Webster Police Department. Client’s breath test score was .12. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Jersey Village Police Department after being seen weaving out of his lane and blowing a .15. | Dismissed |
| Driving while Intoxicated | Client arrested by Humble Police Department. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Houston Police Department after vomiting on herself in her vehicle and having a blood result of .12. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Texas Department of Public Safety and blew a .15. | Not Guilty |
| DWI | Client accused of speeding on a motorcycle 91mph. Client’s blood test was above legal limit. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Jersey Village Police Department and officers find vodka and orange juice in her car and she fails roadside balancing tests. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client accused of driving under influence of vicodin and soma. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Houston Police Department after being pulled over for racing and failing field sobriety tests. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client accused of driving under the influence of prescription medication. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client accused of driving with license invalid. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by DPS Trooper, after causing accident in client’s 18-wheeler. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Texas Department of Public Safety in Brazos County after admitting to drinking and failing roadside balancing tests. | Not Guilty |
| Driving while Intoxicated | Client arrested by Houston Police Department. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office after crashing into car in convenience store parking lot. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Houston Police Department and blew a .14. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Harris County Constable – Precinct #4. | Not Guilty |
| DWI | Client arrested by Houston Police Department and blew .10. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Houston Metro Police Department. | Dismissed on day of trial |
| DWI | Client arrested by La Porte Police Department after getting lost and driving into police station parking lot. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Precinct 6 Constable after returning from Happy Hour. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Houston Police Department on Washington Avenue after police find $489 bar tab and client fails roadside balancing tests. | Hung jury/Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Houston Police Department during “no refusal” holiday weekend. Client refused breath test, but forced blood test was above legal limit. | Not Guilty |
| DWI | Client arrested by Houston Police Department after passing out in her vehicle and later blew a .22. | Dismissed |
| Driving while Intoxicated | Client arrested by Houston Police Department | Dismissed on day of trial |
| DWI | Client arrested by Houston Police Department near Galleria and blew a .11. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Houston Police Department and blew a .10. | Dismissed on day of trial |
| DWI | Client arrested by Rice University Police Department. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Harris County Constable’s Office. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Houston Police Department. Client failed all field sobriety tests. | Not Guilty |
| DWI | Client arrested by Harris Count Sheriff’s Office after falling asleep in her car. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Houston Police Department. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Client arrested by Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy. | Dismissed |
| DWI | Iraq veteran, home on leave, arrested by Houston Police Department | Dismissed |
| DWI – 2nd Offense | Client arrested by University of Texas Police and has blood drawn with a .28 result. | Dismissed |
| DWI – 2nd Offense | Client arrested by Houston Police Department after admitting to drinking and failing field sobriety tests. | Not Guilty |
| DWI – 2nd Offense | Client arrested by Harris County Sheriff’s Department after crashing his truck into another vehicle and has blood drawn with result of .18. | Dismissed |
| DWI – 2nd Offense | Client arrested by Harris Count Sheriff’s Office after failing roadside balancing tests and has blood result of .09. | Not Guilty |
| Driving while Intoxicated | Client arrested by Seabrook Police Department, after drinking margaritas at a restaurant. | Dismissed |
| DWI and Possession of Marijuana | Client arrested by Webster Police after failing field sobriety tests and possessing marijuana and a pipe. | Dismissed (Both) |
| Driving while License Suspended | Client accused of driving while license suspended, due to previous convictions for no insurance. | Dismissed |
| Driving while License Suspended | Client stopped for Speeding and charged with driving with an invalid license. | Dismissed |
| Driving while License Suspended | Client accused of driving with license suspended. | Dismissed |
| Evading Arrest | Client accused of fleeing Harris County Sheriff’s deputies on his motorcycle. | Dismissed |
| Evading Arrest | Client arrested for felony evading arrest in vehicle. | Dismissed |
| Evading Detention | Client arrested by Houston Police Department for evading detention on foot. | Dismissed |
| Resisting Arrest | Client accused of fighting with police and bar staff at nightclub. | Dismissed |
| Resisting Arrest | Client accused of refusing to leave bar and threatening officers. | Dismissed |
| Trespass & Resisting Arrest | Client involved in bar fight and accused of refusing to leave and fighting with officers. | Dismissed |
| Failure to Stop and Give Information | Client accused of striking several cars and fleeing scene. | Dismissed |
| Felon in Possession of Firearm | Client found with pistol under vehicle seat. Faced 25-99 years imprisonment. | Not guilty |
| Felon in Possession of Firearm | Client’s motel room was searched. Police found handgun. | Dismissed |
| Forgery | Client accused of stealing a checkbook, forging a signature and attempting to cash stolen check at a local bank. | Dismissed |
| Forgery | Client accused of forging 10 checks at different locations in Harris County. | Dismissed |
| Graffiti | Client accused of spray painting apartment complex. | Dismissed |
| Hindering Apprehension | Client accused of harboring, concealing and providing employee with means of avoiding arrest on drug charges. | Dismissed |
| Indecency with a Child | Client accused in two cases of committing indecent acts with minor children. | Reduced to misdemeanor, deferred adjudication |
| Injury to a Child | Client accused of injuring girlfriend’s teenage daughter by giving her a spanking. | Dismissed |
| Injury to a Child | Client accused of striking her child and causing excessive injury. | No-Billed |
| Injury to a Child | Client accused of striking stepson and causing injury. | No-Billed |
| Kidnapping | Client accused of kidnapping a boy in an ice cream truck. (Boy had thrown rocks at the truck.) | No-Billed |
| Motion to Adjudicate | Second motion to adjudicate guilt. Client on deferred adjudication for aggravated assault. Client accused of failing to report to probation officer, failing to perform community service and testing positive for drugs. | Probation reinstated |
| Motion to Revoke | Client on community supervision for welfare fraud. Client accused of intentionally failing to pay restitution. | Probation reinstated |
| Motion to Revoke | Client accused of violating felony probation in Galveston County. | Probation Reinstated |
| Murder | Juvenile client accused of robbing and beating elderly woman to death with a wooden board. Co-defendants found guilty and sentenced. | Not guilty |
| Murder | Client accused of committing a gang killing in a drive by shooting in north Houston | Dismissed |
| Official Oppression | Client, a police officer, accused of mistreating a suspect in his custody. | No-billed |
| Possession of a Controlled Substance | Client found with cocaine in vehicle. | Dismissed |
| Possession of a Controlled Substance | Client found with cocaine in vehicle. | Dismissed |
| Possession of a Controlled Substance | Client arrested by Harris County Sheriff’s Office and found with cocaine in front seat of a car. | Dismissed |
| Possession of a Controlled Substance | Client accused of Possessing 280 grams of Cocaine. | Dismissed |
| Possession of a Controlled Substance | Client accused of possessing oxycontin without a prescription. | Dismissed |
| Possession of a Controlled Substance | Client accused of possessing Xanax without prescription. | Dismissed |
| Possession of a Controlled Substance | Client accused of possessing amphetamines and Xanax without prescription after pills found in his car. | Dismissed |
| Possession of Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver | Client’s motel room was searched. Police found cocaine in room where client was sleeping. | Dismissed |
| Possession of Marijuana | Client and friend arrested for possessing a small amount of marijuana in client’s vehicle. | Dismissed |
| Possession of Marijuana | Client found with marijuana in vehicle. | Dismissed |
| Possession of Marijuana | Client found with marijuana in purse. | Dismissed |
| Possession of Marijuana | Client found with marijuana in vehicle. | Dismissed |
| Possession of Marijuana | Client found with marijuana in car by Bellaire Police. | Dismissed |
| Possession of Marijuana | Client accused of throwing bag of marijuana out of vehicle. | Dismissed |
| Possession of 2 ounces of marijuana in Drug Free Zone | Client accused of selling marijuana out of his Rice dormroom. | Dismissed |
| Prostitution | Male client accused of soliciting sex from a female, undercover Houston Police Officer. | Dismissed |
| Prostitution | Male client accused of soliciting sex from female, undercover Dickinson Police Officer. | Hung jury – Case reduced to “Disorderly Conduct” |
| Prostitution | Client accused of offering sex to undercover police officer, who was posing as a customer in a massage parlor. | Not Guilty |
| Reckless Driving | Client accused of driving wrong way on Galveston Seawall. | Dismissed |
| Racing | Client accused of racing. | Dismissed |
| Robbery | Client accused of stealing money, necklace, jacket and shoes at gunpoint. | Dismissed |
| Robbery | Client accused of robbing person at apartment complex. | No-Billed |
| Sexual Assault | Juvenile client accused of indecency and sexual assault of a younger child. | Reduced to misdemeanor, probation |
| Sexual Assault | Client accused of kidnapping a woman, driving her across county, while repeatedly forcing her to have sex. | No-billed |
| Sexual Assault of a Child Under 17 yrs | Client accused of having sex with underage girl in movie theater parking lot. | Dismissed |
| Tampering with Government Record | Client accused of printing and selling false insurance documents. | Dismissed |
| Terroristic Threat | Client accused of threatening wife over the telephone. | Dismissed |
| Terroristic Threat | Juvenile client and another boy accused of threatening to beat up neighbor and “eat” her dog. | Dismissed |
| Terroristic Threat | Client accused of threatening landlord with violence. | Dismissed |
| Terroristic Threat | Client accused of threatening to kill wife. | Dismissed |
| Theft | Client accused of attempting to purchase stolen gas generator from undercover police officers. | Dismissed |
| Theft | Client accused of stealing from department store. | Dismissed |
| Theft | Client accused of stealing perfume and other items from a Houston department store. | Dismissed |
| Theft | Client accused of stealing from department store. | Dismissed |
| Theft | Elderly client accused of attempting to purchase stolen tractor from undercover police officers. | Dismissed |
| Theft | Client accused of stealing computer equipment from employer. | Dismissed |
| Theft | Client accused of stealing $8,000.00 in repair scam. | Dismissed |
| Theft | Client accused of shoplifting at a department store. | Dismissed |
| Theft | Client accused of stealing items from pharmacy. | Dismissed |
| Theft | Client accused of stealing items from department store. | Dismissed |
| Theft by Check | Client accused of writing multiple checks on a closed account. | Dismissed |
| Issuance of Bad Checks | Client accused of writing bad checks. | Dismissed |
| Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle | Client accused of stealing a van. | Dismissed |
| Unlawfully Carrying Weapon | Client accused of possessing a handgun, without a concealed carry license. | Dismissed |
| Possession of Prohibited Weapons | Client arrested after brass knuckles found inside his truck. | Dismissed |
| Welfare Fraud | Client accused of illegally collecting government benefits. | Dismissed |
| Welfare Fraud | Client accused of illegally collecting government benefits. | Reduced to misdemeanor, fine only |