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Gerald Goldstein

  • United States v. Leon, No. 82-1771, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, 468 U.S. 897; 104 S. Ct. 3405; 82 L. Ed. 2d 677; 1984 U.S. LEXIS 153; 52 U.S.L.W. 5155, January 17, 1984, Argued, July 5, 1984, Decided, Petition for Rehearing Denied September 18, 1984
    ... et al. by Gerald H. Goldstein and Marvin Miller.Briefs of ...
  • United States v. Karo, No. 83-850, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, 468 U.S. 705; 104 S. Ct. 3296; 82 L. Ed. 2d 530; 1984 U.S. LEXIS 148; 52 U.S.L.W. 5102, April 25, 1984, Argued, July 3, 1984, Decided, Petition for Rehearing Denied September 18, 1984
    ... for respondent Rhodes. ** Gerald H. Goldstein filed a brief ...
  • Barefoot v. Estelle, No. 82-6080 , SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES , 463 U.S. 880; 103 S. Ct. 3383; 77 L. Ed. 2d 1090; 1983 U.S. LEXIS 110; 51 U.S.L.W. 5189; 13 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. (Callaghan) 449, April 26, 1983, Argued, July 6, 1983, Decided
    ... Bar Association; by Gerald H. Goldstein, Maury Maverick, and Burt ...
  • NLRB v. Yeshiva University, No. 78-857, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, 444 U.S. 672; 100 S. Ct. 856; 63 L. Ed. 2d 115; 1980 U.S. LEXIS 25; 87 Lab. Cas. (CCH) P11,819; 103 L.R.R.M. 2526, October 10, 1979, Argued, February 20, 1980, Decided ** Together with No. 78-997, Yeshiva University Faculty Assn. v. Yeshiva University, also on certiorari to the same court.
    ... Kramer, Mark L. Goldstein, and Gerald A. Bodner. + + Briefs of ...

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Gerald Goldstein and Cynthia Orr:

  • Moreno-Gonzalez vs. U.S., No. 07-400 in the Supreme Court of the United States. Certiorari granted. Judgment vacated and case remanded for further reconsideration in light of Cuellar vs. U.S., 553 U.S. ___ (2008).
  • U.S. vs. Moreno-Gonzalez, No. 05-14475 in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Affirmed in part, vacated in part and remanded in part. (Sept. 25, 2008)
  • State of Texas vs. Julian Hernandez, No. 89-CR-3036-B (Bexar County, Texas) [death penalty case was settled for aggravated assault]
  • State of Texas vs. Powell, No. 911,524 (Travis County, Texas) [capital case-reversed]
  • State of Texas vs. Heredia No. 90-CR-6371 (Bexar County, Texas) [conspiracy to commit solicitation of capital murder - dismissed]
  • State of Texas vs. Armstrong, No. 92-CR-6425 (Bexar County, Texas) [acquitted of capital murder, convicted of simple murder]
  • U.S. vs. Wilder, 15 F.3d 1292 (5th Cir. 1994) [No. 92-4790, won appeal of bank fraud case]
  • U.S. vs. B.B., No. 5:93-CR-056-C in the Northern District of Texas, Lubbock Division [insurance fraud case, prevented indictment]
  • In re Grand Jury Proceedings, No. SA-94-CR-69 [bankruptcy fraud case, prevented indictment]
  • U.S. v. Martin, No. SA-95-CR-059 in the Northern District of Texas, Amarillo Division [settled major insurance fraud case for two year sentence]
  • Mauldin vs. Coats, 1989 WL 139110 (Tex.App.-Tyler 1989) [organized crime case-reversed]
  • U.S. v. Richter, No. 2:97-CR-20048-001 in the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
  • U.S. v. P.L., in the Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division (insurance fraud case, prevented indictment)
  • U.S. v. White, 258 F.3d 374 (5th Cir. 2001) [reversal of conviction for possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a misdemeanor crime of violence] in essence - the Fifth Circuit held that pointing a weapon at your wife does not constitute a crime of domestic violence under Federal law
  • U.S. vs. B.W., in the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division (antitrust case, avoided indictment and kept fine under $1 million dollars)

Cynthia Orr and Don Flanary:

  • In re Zapata, No. 01-CR-3607-W1 [State of Texas v. Zapata, Cause No. 2001-CR-3607 in the 290th Judicial District Court, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas] - Court of Criminal Appeals set trial court judgment aside. (October 2007) Case returned to 290th where negotiations resulted in defendant being released. (January 2008)

Van G. Hilley:

  • Dickerson, et al. vs. U.S., Cause No. 5:99-CV-0001-JRN [judgement on behalf of plaintiff for $44,717,681.00]
  • Rodriguez, also known as Linda Rodriguez Mata, 142 F.3d 242 [reversal of 26 year prison sentence]
  • U.S. vs. Meissner, No. SA-81-CR-102(3) [acquittal of conspiracy to possess narcotics]
  • State of Texas vs. O'Connor, Cause No. 1983-CR-0906 [acquittal of murder charge]
  • State of Texas vs. Weatherman, Cause No. 3048 [acquittal of perjury charges]
  • State of Texas vs. Mendoza, Cause No. 030222 [suppressed 240 pounds of marijuana]

Patrick Peranteau:

  • Spruill v. Sanders, Civil Action No. Sa-89-CA-0175 (1989) [civil rights action against a DPS Trooper the Sheriff of Frio County, Texas for excessive force and wrongful death]
  • U.S. v. Villarreal, 963 F.2d 770 (5th Cir. 1992) [Court agrees with Defendant Villarreal that the warrantless search of two 55 gallon drums shipped to him violated his Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches and seizures resulting in the dismissal of all charges]
  • U.S. v. Galloway, 951 F.2d 64 (5th Cir. 1992) [arguing that the crack cocaine provisions of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines violate black defendants' constitutional rights to equal protection and due process of law]
  • U.S. v. Ebertowski, 896 F.2d 906 (5th Cir. 1990) [Court agrees with Defendant Ebertowski that the sentencing judge erred in applying the sentencing guidelines and orders sentencing court to reduce the sentence accordingly]
  • Texas Farmers Union, et al v. The City of McAllen, et al, Civil Action No. B-78-92 (1991) [defending the First Amendment rights of more than 200 Texas farmers to assemble on the international bridge in McAllen, Texas and protest against the importation of Mexican produce which was competing with their ability to make a living]

Cynthia Orr:

  • Obtained the first Confession of Error by the State of Texas in a death penalty case, Miguel Angel Martinez vs. Gary Johnson, No. L-98-37 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Laredo Division, underlying case - State of Texas vs. Miguel Angel Martinez, Cause No. K-91-294-D3 in the 341st Judicial District Court, Webb County, Laredo, Texas
  • State vs. Moreno, No. 90-CR-6371 (Bexar County, Texas) [not guilty, acquitted of murder]
  • Ex parte Cathcart, No. 04-98-00231-CR (Bexar County, Texas) [intoxication assault, dismissed on appeal]

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