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Criminal Law CasesRockwall, Kaufman County, Dallas County Criminal CasesUnited States District Court - Northern District of TexasDecember 2011 Client started at a level 31 with no criminal history, looking at 120-135 months (statutory minimum of 120 months). Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case Rockwall County casesDecember 1, 2011 Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case November 21, 2011 Corrigan had gotten his client an Obstruction on a DWI and then he assaulted his grandfather while on probation. Grandfather did not want to press charges. Corrigan got records showing client was mentally ill and got a treatment program established by his therapist. DA agreed to drop the Assault and reinstate the probation with the new treatment recommendations. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case October 13, 2011 Corrigan contacted by client's mother about client who is a heroin addict and in the county jail. From interviews and previous failed rehab records, Corrigan constructs a case history that includes abuse and exposure to narcotics and drug dealing as a child. Corrigan convinces that the normal prison recommendation is not appropriate for client and his is granted lock-down drug treatment with probation. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case September 29, 2011 Client had been to prison multiple times and was looking at 25 to LIFE with his new Failure to Register Charge. Corrigan put together the story of his client's life dating back 40 years to show that this was an isolated slip in an otherwise reformed life. Corrigan convinced the DA to go down to 5 years (eligible for parole in 15 months) where the previous lawyer could not get the DA below 15. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case July 28, 2011 Client is intoxicated on herbal marijuana and pulled over for Driving While Intoxicated. Client is obviously impaired and gives a blood sample showing the presence of the herbal marijuana in his blood. Corrigan refers client to drug offender education and convinces DA to drop the case to an Obstruction with deferred probation. Client will be eligible to have the record sealed with a non-disclosure after the completion of his probation. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. June 28, 2011 Corrigan referred client to drug offender education and convinced the DA to drop the case based on the completion of the class. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. April 29, 2011 Defendant had been drinking and was stopped disoriented at a traffic light by law enforcement. She was arrested for consumption of alcohol by a minor and drugs and paraphernalia were found in her vehicle. Client was also cited again for being in possession of alcohol on a later day. Corrigan convinced the DA to drop the drug case with a pretrial diversion and convinced the city attorney to drop the alcohol charges and gave a suspended sentence on the paraphernalia charge. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. May 1, 2011 Client and co-defendant were engaging in sexual contact outside a club and were arrested by the police. Client was in town for a conference when the incident happened. Corrigan convinced the DA to drop the charge and avoided any negative consequences with his job. Client is also eligible to have the arrest expunged. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. May 27, 2011 Client was obviously intoxicated and got into a roadrage incident with a woman at a stoplight and punched and cracked her windshield. Client was arrested for Criminal Mischief and Driving While Intoxicated. Corrigan quickly got client into Anger Management, Alcohol Education, and DWI Education. Based on this quick action, Corrigan convinced DA to dismiss the criminal mischief altogether with no restitution and cut 6 months and 20 hours of community service off of Client's DWI probation. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. June 22, 2011 Client is the passenger in a vehicle pulled over on traffic by the Rockwall Police Department. Client had a small amount of marijuana in her person, but a larger amount was found in the trunk. Client's uncle claimed the marijuana in her purse and Corrigan convinced the DA that there was insufficient "affirmative links" to tie Client to the large amount of marijuana in the trunk. Case Dismissed. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. Kaufman County casesOctober 9, 2011 Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. June 23, 2011 Client was involved in a domestic disturbance with his wife and fired a gun into the air during the dispute. Corrigan referred his client to Anger Management, talked to client's wife, and the prosecutor. Client's wife submitted an affidavit of non-prosecution and Corrigan submitted a packet of materials to the Grand Jury referencing that the State could not prove the elements of Deadly Conduct and that client and client's wife had taken positive steps so prosecution was unnecessary. The Grand Jury No-Billed the charge and the case was dropped. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. October 5, 2011 Client had twice been busted dealing to undercover narcotics detectives. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. June 28, 2011 Corrigan referred client to drug offender education and convinced the DA to drop the case based on the completion of the class. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. March 9, 2011 Client delivered over 7 grams of Methamphetamine to an undercover narcotics detective twice. Once in Kaufman County and once in Dallas County. Corrigan convinced the DA to reduce Client's bond and got him out of jail. Then Corrigan convinced DA to give deferred probation with the understanding that the Dallas case would not be filed. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. April 8, 2011 Client was accused of keying her ex's vehicle. Corrigan documented a history of abusive behavior by the victim against the defendant and presented witnesses that called the victim's version into question. In the end, Corrigan convinced the DA to drop the case with a finding of no probable cause, so Client is eligible to have the case expunged. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. June 17, 2011 Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. Dallas County casesJuly 5, 2011 Client was accused of exposing himself in view of a young girl out his front window. Client had been charged with the same conduct 30 years before but the case was dropped. Corrigan convinced the DA to dropped the case to a misdemeanor indecent exposure because of the client's age and health. No sex offender registration and no sex offender counseling and only 2 years probation. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. July 8, 2011 Client was accused of threatening to kill and hitting his adopted daughter with a belt causing visible bruising. Corrigan referred client to parenting classes, anger management, and additional individual counseling. Client was reunited with his daughter and no additional CPS action was taken. Eventually, Corrigan convinced the DA to drop the felony and allow client to plead to a simple assault, a class A misdemeanor with 2 years probation. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. July 14, 2011 Client is a convicted felon and is arrested for 3 felonies in 2009 a first degree Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance, possession of a firearm by a felon, and possession of a controlled substance 1 gram. After making bond, he absconds. In 2011, he is arrested for 2 more felonies evading arrest in a motor vehicle and possession of a controlled substance 1 gram. Corrigan gets clients family, friend, and co-workers together and prepared to testify on client's behalf. Corrigan prepares client and refers him for a substance abuse evaluation. Ultimately and a hearing, Corrigan convince the judge to grant probation with treatment for substance abuse. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. July 5, 2011 Client was accused of exposing himself in view of a young girl out his front window. Client had been charged with the same conduct 30 years before but the case was dropped. Corrigan convinced the DA to dropped the case to a misdemeanor indecent exposure because of the client's age and health. No sex offender registration and no sex offender counseling and only 2 years probation. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. July 8, 2011 Client was accused of threatening to kill and hitting his adopted daughter with a belt causing visible bruising. Corrigan referred client to parenting classes, anger management, and additional individual counseling. Client was reunited with his daughter and no additional CPS action was taken. Eventually, Corrigan convinced the DA to drop the felony and allow client to plead to a simple assault, a class A misdemeanor with 2 years probation. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. March 25, 2011 Client was helping her relative mug people at DART stations near 75 Central. Corrigan convinced DA to drop the case down to a state jail theft with deferred adjudication. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. March 25, 2011 Client was on Felony Probation for Evading Arrest/Detention. He was arrested for a 3rd degree felony assault for an incident with his girlfriend. He was also arrested for resisting arrest. These offense violated his probation and he was looking at up to 2 years day-for-day on a revocation and up to 10 years in prison on the Assault charge. Corrigan interviewed the complainant, took pictures of his client, talked to the DA, and prepared a packet of information for the Grand Jury. Based on Corrigan's work, the assault case was "No-Billed" and the case was dropped. Corrigan then negotiated for Client to plea to his backtime in the county jail on the misdemeanor. Client is now free and off probation with no pending charges. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. April 7, 2011 Client robbed a man with a shotgun and the DA was offering prison time. Corrigan marshaled character witnesses for Client and convinced the judge that prison was excessive. Judge granted deferred probation with the client attending a life skills camp. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. April 11, 2011 Driving With A Suspended License case Dismissed in Dallas County Client was on probation for a DWI. His license got suspended for non-payment of his surcharge and failure to complete a DWI education class and client got pulled over and arrested for Driving with a Suspending License. As a result, a motion to revoke was filed on his DWI probation. Client hired Corrigan with an active warrant and not knowing what to do. Corrigan got a PR bond on the probation violation so that client did not have to post another bond and got to work on the case. Corrigan sorted through license suspension red-tape and convinced the DA to dismiss the DWLS and reinstate his DWI probation. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. April 23, 2011 Client was arrested for Assault Family Violence Impeding/Strangulation in Irving, a third degree felony. Corrigan interviewed the victim, talked to the DA, prepared a letter for consideration by the Grand Jury, and arranged for the victim to appear at Grand Jury. The case was No-Billed and the case is dropped. April 28, 2011 Police found child pornography on client's computer and DA offered prison time. Over a 7 month period, Corrigan got Client into counseling, prepared character witnesses for a hearing, and eventually convinced the DA to offer deferred probation on the day the case was set to go to the judge for sentencing. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. May 23, 2011 Client was on parole and got in a fight with his roommate. Because of Client's history he was looking at up to 20 years in prison. Corrigan convinced the DA that the victim had credibility issues and the DA dropped the case all the way down to a Class A misdemeanor and gave Client his backtime with no finding of family violence. Collin County casesNovember 14, 2011 Client took his father's shotgun and engaged in a drive-by shooting in Hunt County. Father did not know who had taken the gun and called the police. Corrigan represented client in both counties. He convinced Hunt County to give probation and Collin County that no further action was needed, so the case was dismissed. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. September 22, 2011 Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. Rockwall casesOctober 28, 2010 Client was alleged to have exposed himself to a teenage girl. Attorney Corrigan convinced D.A. to drop the case to a misdemeanor and serve a few weeks in the county jail, saving Client the need to register as a sex offender for life and the possibility of a 10 year prison sentence. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. March 14, 2011 Client is a highly regarded math teacher in a large DFW school district. On Halloween, he was pulled over and found to be in possession of marijuana. A marijuana probation would have resulted in a suspension of his license to teach, effectively ending his teaching career. Attorney Corrigan enrolled his Client in drug offender education and marshaled references both personal and professional for his Client. In the end, the D.A. was convinced that the charges could be dropped altogether and Client did not have to even do community serve. He is eligible for an expunction to have the arrest erased from all state and county records. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. September 1, 2010 Brian Corrigan is Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization Corrigan's client was caught with marijuana during a traffic stop in Rockwall. Corrigan contacted Rockwall juvenile probation early and convinced the juvenile probation officer to not file the case with the District Attorney. Client did a few weeks of drug offender education classes during summer vacation and the case was dropped with no future consequences for the client. September 17, 2010 Brian Corrigan is Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization Client is pulled over on traffic for defective tail light. He had warrants and was arrested. He was the sole occupant of the vehicle and had a prior felony conviction for possession of cocaine. During a search of the vehicle, the officer discovered a small quantity of narcotics. Client was arrested for felony possession of a controlled substance. Corrigan presented information to the Grand Jury that his client had only recently purchased the vehicle and that the drugs could have belonged to the former owner who was a convicted felon. The Grand Jury No-Billed the case. October 12, 2010 Brian Corrigan is Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization Client got into a fistfight with a former tenant. The former tenant ended up in the hospital with a concussion. Client was arrested by the Rockwall Police. The D.A. recommended jail time for the client's conduct. Corrigan set the case for trial and the D.A. could not produce the witness and the case was dismissed. September 14, 2010 Brian Corrigan is Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization Corrigan's client was arrested after attempting to flee a traffic stop on Interstate 30 at speeds well over 100 mph on a racing motorcycle. Corrigan marshaled references from the client's background and convinced the assistant district attorney to reduce the charge to a misdemeanor despite the excessive speeds. Dallas County CasesDecember 10, 2011 Client is accused of molesting his 4 year-old half-sister. His step-mother is the primary accuser. Corrigan believes in client’s innocence from the first meeting. Through interviews with friends and family, Corrigan constructs a detailed history of drug abuse, lies, theft, and false accusations by step-mother against client’s father, as well as a nasty custody battle and divorce. Corrigan quickly schedules client to do a polygraph with a highly respected former DPS Investigator and Lieutenant. Client passes his polygraph and Corrigan gets all materials to the DA before Grand Jury and convinces the DA of his innocence and DA recommends a “No-Bill” to the Grand Jury: Case Closed. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. November 10, 2011 Client was severely mentally ill and had committed a burglary in a local hospital. Client also had a colostomy bag which required jail and mental health staff to interact regularly with client. It also resulted in multiple “Chunking” allegations involving the throwing of feces by client. Before Corrigan was on the case and for several months after, the DA was offering prison time. Corrigan read through thousands of pages of mental health and jail records detailing the history of client. Eventually, Corrigan convinced the DA and the mental health staff in Dallas County that prison was not the answer, nor was probation. Client was given a year in the county (at 3 for 1) which he easily had in backtime. He is now home with his family and working on his mental health. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. October 26, 2011 Client had a prior felony probation and got caught with heroin. Corrigan organized her treatment history and the fact that she had watched a friend overdose before being arrested to convince him that she was ready for treatment. Corrigan also convinced the judge that outpatient would be a better fit for her than lock-down treatment. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. September 21, 2011 Client charged with theft related to fraudulent sale of tractor-trailers from other parts of the country to buyers in Dallas. Corrigan convinced the DA to offer deferred and also negotiated cutting the restitution in half and waiving the fine. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. November 11, 2010 Client was the rear passenger in a vehicle that was stopped and searched by the D.E.A. The government agents found over 450 grams of methamphetamine. An amount that would ensure a minimum penalty of 10-Life in prison. After a review of the State's evidence and conference with his Client, Attorney Corrigan convinced the prosecutor to dismiss the charge. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. January 10, 2011 January 25, 2011 Client was on probation for first-degree felony Aggravated Robbery and had been to prison before, so he was look at 15 years in prison minimum if his probation was violated. Client was arrested for allegedly strangling his girlfriend. Attorney Corrigan jumped on the case and found eyewitnesses who could challenge the complainant's version. Attorney Corrigan's evidence packet was submitted to the Grand Jury and the case was "No-Billed" (dropped). Next, Attorney Corrigan convinced the court to reinstate Client on probation, freeing him clear of all charges. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. January 25, 2011 Client was charged with assaulting his wife of 30 years. Attorney Corrigan presented an evidence packet to the Grand Jury that included several unfiled cases related to violence by the complainant against the defendant in the same time period as well as a history of previous false allegations made by the complainant. The case was "No-Billed" by the Grand Jury and Client was freed and cleared of the charges. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. February 9, 2011 Client was fraudulently passing people's automobiles for emissions test and he was caught in a sting by DPS investigators. Attorney Corrigan convinced the DA to misdemeanor and got him deferred probation. After Client completed 8 months of his 2 year probation, Attorney Corrigan successfully petitioned the court to release Client from probation. He is now eligible for a petition of non-disclosure to get this off his record. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. February 13, 2011 Client was arrested related to stabbing a woman in the face with a kitchen knife. The defense was self-defense. The case was tried to the judge instead of the Jury. Judge found client "Not Guilty" of Aggravated Assault but guilty of "Class C" Assault-offensive contact. A class C is as serious as a traffic ticket and is punished by fine only and Attorney Corrigan convinced the judge to give the client a suspended sentence. Client is now eligible for a petition of non-disclosure to get this off her record. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. February 17, 2011 Client passed a forged check that she claimed was a payroll check. Attorney Corrigan convinced the D.A. to drop the case to a Class C theft by check and give her deferred probation. Client is now eligible for a petition of non-disclosure to get this off her record. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. September 30, 2010 Brian Corrigan is Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization Client was arrested on new Aggravated Assault case and a motion to adjudicate was filed. Client was facing 5-99 or life on a revocation after picking up a new Aggravated Assault. The Grand Jury No-billed the new charge and Corrigan convinced the judge to reinstate the clients probation. September 16, 2010Felony Theft Probation Reinstated in Dallas County Brian Corrigan is Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization Defendant was arrested on his second motion to revoke. Corrigan made a deal where client could get released from jail for a 30 day period to get caught up on his restitution. Client fell short on paying all money as promised but was still reinstated. Kaufman County casesMarch 8, 2011 Client was the rear passenger in a vehicle stopped and search by a D.P.S. trooper. During the search of the vehicle, 110 grams of cocaine were located in the vehicle. After meeting with his Client and reviewing the State's police reports, Attorney Corrigan convinced the D.A. that he could not prove that his Client had knowledge that the drugs were in the vehicle. D.A. dismissed the charge that day. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. June 3, 2010 Brian Corrigan is Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization Client was arrested on traffic and cocaine was found in the car after a consent search. Client also had more cocaine hidden inside her private parts. Corrigan convinced the D.A. to drop the charge to a misdemeanor and give the client 2 years deferred adjudication with out-patient drug treatment. Rains County casesNovember 9, 2010 Client got pulled over by a state trooper after smoking marijuana at his lake house in Rains County. He was arrested for possession of marijuana and driving while intoxicated. Attorney Corrigan presented information about Client's life, family, and career to the D.A. and convinced him that the DWI should be dismissed because of how harshly it would affect Client's job. DWI case was never even filed and Client received deferred probation on the marijuana case making him eligible for a non-disclosure when he gets off probation to get this off his record. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. Hunt County casesNovember 9, 2011 Client was a 17 year old high school senior who sold Xanax to a fellow student on campus. That student took the drugs and ended up in the emergency room. Client was identified and expelled from school permanently (and not allowed to attend any public school in the State of Texas). Attorney Corrigan got Client into drug offender education and gathered references on the young man's behalf. In the end, Attorney Corrigan convinced the D.A. to drop the case altogether. Client is on his way to college and is eligible for an expunction on the arrest. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. November 9, 2010 Client discharged a firearm at a habitation and the prosecutor initially offered prison time. An investigation of the case and subpoena of police records by Corrigan revealed that Greenville PD had run narcotics search warrants on the house in question. Corrigan also marshaled character references and referred client to counseling. Eventually, Corrigan convinced the DA to give probation with county jail work release as a condition. Client was also charged with Theft Firearm in Collin County that Corrigan got dismissed. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. Ellis County CasesAugust 25, 2011 Client took a combination of drugs including Xanax and Zolpidem and operated a motor vehicle. Xanax was found in the car. Client was obviously intoxicated and had a prior DWI conviction. Corrigan convinced the DA to drop DWI 2nd to a DWI 1st to avoid guardian interlock, got the fine down to $100, and got the Xanax case dropped. Corrigan brought some compelling family history including horrendous medical problems with a loved one and the resulting stack of medical bills. This along with a turn-around in client's employment convinced the DA that client deserved a break. Results are case specific and do not imply that a particular result will be reached in your case. |
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