RESULTS: Man convicted of prescription fraud and sentenced to life in prison based upon habitual offender enhancements. Jacob challenged the enhancements on appeal, arguing that the client’s out-of-state convictions were not sufficiently proven. The 11th Court of Appeals in Eastland, TX reversed the sentence and remanded the case for a new punishment hearing. On resentencing,…
RESULTS: In this personal injury case, our client, a 7th-grade girl, was severely injured in a church bus accident. The child was hospitalized for over a year, contracted MRSA. It took longer than a year for her to be physically rehabilitated to be able to fully walk again. Received settlement to the client in the…
RESULTS: 11.07 Writ of Habeas Corpus case where Jacob represented Mr. Weiershausen after Mr. Weiershausen had taken a plea on a drug possession charge in a drug-free zone. After researching through court records and investigation of the case, criminal appeal attorney Jacob Blizzard discovered that both of Mr. Weiershausen’s attorneys rendered ineffective assistance of counsel…
RESULTS: Successfully achieved a settlement for the client in the amount of $30,000. The client had taken a commercial truck into a repair shop for repairs. The repairs were faulty, and the truck had to be subsequently repaired again. June 2018 Jacob Blizzard is board certified in both criminal law and criminal appellate law. He…
RESULTS: Jacob Blizzard represented Marcelo Monsivais in the U.S. District Court in Lubbock, Texas on a charge of Illegal Alien in Possession of a Firearm. Mr. Monsivais was a pedestrian walking down the side of the highway when he was illegally frisked without reasonable suspicion that he had committed a crime by local law enforcement….
RESULTS: Client, a Dad, was arrested for injury to a child against client’s teenage son. Jacob conducted a thorough investigation and prepared an extensive grand jury packet. The packet included affidavits attesting to the client’s character as well as evidence showing the teenage child had used such allegations to attempt to move out from living…
RESULTS: Our client was a man charged with harassment of his former roommate. The roommate had alleged client was: – Following him – Taking pictures – Publishing information about him on the Internet – Pretending to be other individuals online to tell roommate’s friends bad things about him. Criminal Defense Attorney Jacob Blizzard and our…
RESULTS: Client was charged with injury to a child. The client was accused of slapping and choking her teenage daughter. Through negotiation and investigation, presented the client for consideration into the Pretrial Diversion Program, and the client was accepted. The client’s case will be rejected upon completion of one year of informal probation. – June…
RESULTS: Client was alleged to be in possession of THC (THC is the main psychoactive compound in marijuana). Our client had been charged with State Jail Felony possession. Through agreement to attend 30-day drug rehab, the District Attorney agreed to dismiss the case. -August 2020 Jacob Blizzard is board certified in both criminal law and…
RESULTS: Client was charged with Possession of THC. Client charged with second-degree felony possession. Through agreement to attend 30-day drug rehab, District Attorney agreed to dismiss the case. – August 2020 Jacob Blizzard is board certified in both criminal law and criminal appellate law. He regularly practices in the areas of state and federal criminal…
