Caprock Chronicle: Vigilante Justice in the Texas Plains is a Tall Tale
Fred’s Client Has Case Dismissed, Cash and Dodge Challenger are Returned
It’s not every day that you get a client’s case dismissed along with the return of a Dodge Challenger and $8,000 in cash. Fred Stangl’s client was arrested for Possession of THC, a second degree felony in Texas, which carries a possible prison term of up to 20 years. The cops seized his 2017 Dodge…
Criminal Attorneys Read the Declaration of Independence & Bill of Rights
In what has become an annual tradition, Chuck Lanehart and Fred Stangl joined the Lubbock Criminal Defense Lawyers Association in reading the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. The two documents are the foundation of our nation’s criminal justice system. The Declaration of Independence provided a separation of the thirteen colonies from Great…
Caprock Chronicle: The Texas Panhandle Preacher that Poisoned his Wife
The First and Last Hanging in the Texas Panhandle
The Law According to Chappell
Published for the Texas Independent Bar Association Byron “Lawyer” Chappell was called the grandfather of Lubbock attorneys, and he was one of the most colorful advocates in Lubbock’s legal history. His more celebrated contemporaries — Travis Shelton, George Gilkerson, Clifford Brown —are considered icons of the Texas criminal bar. But Chappell’s low-key, practical yet zealous,…
Chuck Lanehart Publishes Historical Book on Lubbock and the South Plains
An Assault Charge is Dropped and a Drug Possession Case Earns Pretrial Diversion
Possession of Multiple Drugs After a Traffic Stop Chuck Lanehart was hired in the fall of 2020 by two young ladies in their early twenties who were stopped traveling through Lubbock County after a trip to California, Las Vegas and other vacation spots. Their vehicle was searched, and officers found a variety of recreational drugs:…
Caprock Chronicle: 1970’s Obscenity Trials in Lubbock
Texas Crime Trends in 2019 and 2020
Violent Crimes on the Rise in Lubbock The numbers don’t lie — the Texas Department of Public Safety recently released its 2019 crime report, which shows trends for cities and counties with more than 50,000 residents. This includes several West Texas areas served by Chappell, Lanehart & Stangl from our downtown Lubbock office. Amarillo (-8%), Midland…