Chuck Lanehart had a win in County Court at Law No. 2 yesterday. Judge Farmer granted his Motion to Suppress Evidence on a DWI case. The legal issues involved whether the LPD had reasonable suspicion to detain his client, and whether the client was “operating a motor vehicle.” It seems the client was legally parked in a peaceful residential neighborhood, with engine running and in park, no lights, but no other evidence of hanky-panky and no evidence he had hands on wheel, foot on brake, etc. Officer tried to justify the detention because there had been burglaries in nearby hotels and police theorized that burglars parked in the neighborhood, burglarized the hotels and returned to the getaway vehicle in the neighborhood. Fred Stangl won the ALR hearing months earlier, which set up this win.

Judge rules next week on Patterson trial move

Chuck Lanehart | Voice for the Defense

Law Day Banquet on docket for April 28 at country club

Co-defendant in robbery accepts 10-year sentence

http://lubbockonline.com/local-news/2010-12-04/hung-jury-causes-mistrial-molestation-trial-former-pastor

http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2010-12-03/jury-hangs-molestation-trial-former-pastor

http://lubbockonline.com/local-news/2010-12-03/attorneys-close-trial-indecency

Chuck Lanehart had a victory in Cochran County this week. His client, Chris Mills, was charged with a first-degree felony, aggravated assault by using a deadly weapon and causing serious bodily injury to a person in a dating relationship.

Fred Stangl had a victory in County Court at Law No. 1 today. Judge Rusty Ladd granted Defendant’s Motion to Suppress Evidence in the case of State vs. Glendyle McCandless, a possession of marijuana case. The case involved police officers entering the defendant’s home without a warrant and conducting a search despite the defendant’s directive: “Go get a warrant, and I’ll notify my lawyer.”

Congratulations to The Tangler.