Both the State of Texas and the federal government charged J.J. with the a gun and marijuana charge, arising from a traffic stop in what police considered a high crime area. After J.J. posted bond for the state charges, the federal government charged J.J. for the same offenses. The issue was that at the federal level, J.J. was certainly facing jail time, while his state charges would only result in a slap on the wrist. 

To make matters worse, when the government went to arrest J.J., he had even more marijuana, which did not look favorably. Despite being arrested with even more marijuana, Temani Adams was able to successfully get J.J. released on bond for his federal charges. 

J.J. had no criminal history, so his sentencing range for the marijuana count was less than a year in jail, with the possibility of a split sentence, or probation. The issue was the gun count, which carried a mandatory 5 year jail sentence. Temani and her client geared up for trial. Temani knew that she could prove J.J. was not guilty of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. J.J. carried a gun all the time, and Temani gathered lots of evidence to prove this. 

A few nights before the pre-trial hearing in the case, the Assistant U.S. Attorney (more commonly known as “prosecutor”), called Temani to work out a plea agreement. Temani was able to negotiate a plea agreement that involved the gun charge being dismissed, and J.J. pleading guilty to the marijuana charge. 

J.J. was sentenced to a split sentence of 6 months home confinement and 6 months in jail.

E.Y. was setup by a ‘friend,” who was a paid government confidential informant ( more commonly known as a “CI”). E.Y. had no idea that his friend was actually out to set him up. The paid informant had been paid over $200,000 by the government, for setting people up during his time as a paid informant. E.Y. knew none of this. 

One day E.Y.’s “friend” called him and asked if he wanted to buy some cocaine or if he knew anyone that would be interested. E.Y. eventually negotiated the purchase of 2 kilos of cocaine for one of his neighbours. E.Y. was never supposed to receive any cocaine. He was only going to be paid a finder’s fee for making the connection between the two parties. 

When it was time for the group to meet up, the Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) was there. Not E.Y.’s “friend.” E.Y.’s neighbour, who had significant criminal history, plead guilty and agreed to testify against E.Y. in hopes of receiving a reduced sentence . E.Y. had no criminal history and decided to proceed to trial, with the defence of entrapment. 

Prior to trial, Temani discovered that the government informant had been an illegal immigrant with a long criminal history. Temani wanted to call the CI as a witness at trial, but the government refused to provide his name. In fact, at this point in the case, the government only planned on calling one witness at trial, the case agent. Temani was able to cleverly use the CI’s criminal history and the information she’d received from her client, to identify and subpoena the CI to trial. 

During trial, E.Y.’s neighbor testified against him, despite changing his story numerous times. The CI was forced to testify. The CI’s credibility was so bad that the judge scolded him about making false statements under oath. The CI was paid $5,000 for setting up E.Y., and the government had given him a VISA to stay in the United States for his work in setting up people like E.Y. The jury deliberated a little more than a day. After several hours of deliberations, the jury gave an inconsistent verdict of guilty on the conspiracy count, and not guilty for the attempted possession count. 

Temani came into this case, after a colleague needed help with a trial. The client, was a local, criminal defense lawyer, who was charged with selling firearms to his client, who was a convicted felon. The case was interesting to say the least. 

Temani’s colleague had a defense but Temani, knew that his defense wouldn’t work. It simply didn’t make sense and would lead to B.S. going to prison for a long time. Temani offered a new defense, and that’s the defense that they used at trial. During jury selection, Temani instructed the trial team on how to research potential jurors, so that only the jurors that would side with her defense theory would be selected. 

During trial, many people wanted Temani to attack an Assistant US Attorney that had to testify. Temani took a different approach, and it worked. After the first day of jury deliberations, Temani told her trial team that she believed that the case would end in a hung jury. The next day, that is exactly what happened. 

W.G. hired Temani after his court appointed lawyer failed. W.G.’s court appointed lawyer had incorrectly informed him that he was a career offender under the federal sentencing guidelines and pressured him to sign a plea agreement. After a brief look at his criminal history, Temani knew that W.G. was not a career offender, and knew that the government could not prove the drug quantity listed in the indictment.

After she was hired, Temani immediately began going through the volumes of discovery (more commonly known as evidence). After reviewing the evidence, Temani was certain that the government couldn’t prove that her client had possessed or sold the amount of marijuana the government was alleging. When Temani confronted the prosecutor about the drug quantity, she had no answer. Around the same time, Temani discovered that the case agent, made a false statement in the search warrant for W.G.’s home. Temani immediately began to prepare a request for a Franks hearing. 

After some back and forth, the judge in the case, abruptly cancelled the hearing that was scheduled for the Franks’ issue, and denied the motion. Temani kept pushing forward, because she knew that the government couldn’t prove their drug quantity.

A few days before the pre-trial hearing, Temani received a call from the prosecutor. Not only was she now willing to dismiss the gun count, she was also willing to dismiss the conspiracy count, if W.G. plead to a lower offense.

On a Sunday morning, our client was essentially involved in a drug  deal gone wrong.  After getting into the car with a man who wanted to  buy marijuana, our client quickly realized that the man had different  intentions. The unknown man pulled out a handgun, and attempted to rob our client. Our client was subsequently shot at, and returned fire.  Fearing for his life, he fled on foot, and called Temani.

Temani met with our client, discussed the altercation, and  personally went to the crime scene. After reviewing the evidence and  prepping our client, they both went to police headquarters to discuss  the altercation. After less than an hour, Temani and our client walked  out of the police station together. Temani’s successful preparation ensured that no charges were filed against our client.

Our client, a city bus driver, was charged with a first degree felony after she had a physical encounter with an unruly bus passenger. The passenger alleged that our client pulled a knife on him after he was forced off of the bus. Our client hired Temani Adams after her original attorney could not produce any results. Once retained, Temani obtained the criminal history of the alleged victim, and learned that not only was he currently in jail, but had a history of violence, drug use, and mental illness. 

The prosecutor originally refused to dismiss the charges, despite there being clear evidence that the victim actually assaulted our client. Temani began to prepare for trial. The State’s star witness, the victim was already back in jail for another crime. Days before trial, the prosecutor agreed to dismiss the charges if our client would take an online anger management class. Our client gladly took the course and the charges were dismissed. Our client went from facing 99 years in jail, to  walking  away with no record. 

Our client’s dad hired Temani, after she defended herself in  an  altercation.  Our client was called to assist a relative who was  being  bullied by a neighbor. The neighbor and her friends began  taunting our  client via Facebook, in order to have our client come fight. After a  physical altercation, our client was leaving the  location when the  alleged “victim” hit our client’s car with a baseball  bat, and shot at  her car. In self defense, our client shot back and  left the scene. 

After reviewing the  evidence in the case, Temani went to the crime  scene herself, and was  immediately able to determine that the victim was  lying. Temani was  able to show the prosecutor that there was crossfire,  which indicated  that the victim also had a gun. Temani also produced a  video, and  affidavits of several witnesses. After reviewing all of the  evidence  that Temani presented, the prosecutor reduced the charge to a  Class C misdemeanor, the lowest offense level in Texas, and that ticket  was  dismissed. Our client went from facing 2-20 years in jail, to  walking  away with no record.

Our client was charged with possession of a controlled  substance,  after he was pulled over for speeding, and the cop searched  his car. The  substance was dab, a highly concentrated form of weed. His  mom  immediately called Temani. After reviewing the surveillance video from the officer’s car, Temani immediately knew there was an issue with the  search. 

While the  possession of a  controlled substance case was still pending, our client  was pulled over again. A small amount of marijuana was found in his  car, and he was  arrested. Being arrested for a new offense, while on bond, normally  results in a higher bond amount, or the judge throwing  the person in  jail for a few days. This didn’t happen for our client. 

After Temani brought up the search issue to the prosecutor,  he  immediately wanted to make a deal. The prosecutor had originally  offered  to place our client on felony deferred adjudication probation.  After  the search issue was brought to his attention, we came to the  agreement  that he would dismiss our client’s new marijuana charge, and  reduce the  felony case to a misdemeanor. Our client was placed on a  short term probation, and his charge will be dismissed once he  completes it.

Our client was pulled over by cops after he made a  wide  right turn. The officer stated that he smelled “the strong odor of  burnt  marijuana,” and subsequently searched our client’s car. A gun  and  marijuana were found. Temani filed a Motion to Suppress, based on a  bad  stop. The judge denied our motion. 

Our client  insisted that there was no marijuana in the car, and that  the cops  didn’t show him the marijuana that they found. We then filed a  Motion to  Inspect, demanding that they prosecutor show us the  marijuana. At the police property room, an officer pulled out the  marijuana. The amount  was so small that it couldn’t be tested. Texas  law requires that the  amount of marijuana at least be a usable amount.  Based on the small  amount of marijuana, both charges were dismissed.

Our client was parked in his drive way, scrolling down his  Facebook  timeline, when officers approached his vehicle with guns drawn. After some intense moments, where officers threatened to shoot him, our client  was yanked from his vehicle, and was subsequently charged with unlawful carrying of a weapon.

Temani immediately  ordered the body camera footage from the  police department. What is  showed was startling. Temani went to speak  with the prosecutor before  the first court setting. Temani was able to  show that our client was on  his own property, and in his own vehicle.  As a result, he was not  unlawfully carrying a weapon, because the law  allows a person to possess  a firearm in their car or on their property.  The case was dismissed before its first court setting.

After a bad search, our client was charged with a misdemeanor, after  officers found her grandmother’s prescription medication in her car. Our  client explained to the officer that she was her grandmother’s care taker, and that she often picked up her grandmother’s prescriptions and  medical supplies. They even had the same address.

On the first court setting, Temani went to court with all of her pre-trial motions in hand. The prosecutor agreed with Temani’s  possession, and dismissed the charge the same day.

Our client was arrested for, and charged with, two (2) felony  counts of Manufacturing and Delivering a Controlled Substance, after  hanging out at a friend’s house that was subsequently raided. Due to his  criminal record, before retaining Temani, the client was held in the  county jail for months with a high bond. One the same day he retained  our office, Temani had the client’s bond reduced, and he was released  from jail.

After several contentious court  settings, and a plowing through a large volume of evidence, Temani was  able to prove that our client was simply in the wrong place at the wrong  time. Despite, Temani using the State’s own evidence to come to this  conclusion, the State refused to dismiss the charges. After showing that  the State’s own witnesses, and the lead police detective agreed that  our client had nothing to do with any drug activity, our client was  cited with a ticket, and the felony charges were dismissed.

Early one Sunday morning, our client was pulled over for a traffic  violation. He was subsequently arrested for an outstanding traffic  warrant. Shortly after being handcuffed, officers discovered that our client had over $15,000.00 in his possession. While our client was only arrested for a traffic warrant, the police department filed seizure proceedings, in hopes that the department would be able to keep the  funds. Once retained, Temani, provided the prosecutor with a large  volume of documents proving that the seized funds were legitimately earned, and should be returned. The State dropped the ball, and we  proceeded to trial.

During a one (1) day  bench trial, Temani was able to refute the State’s argument that our  client was a drug dealer, who’d earned the seized funds by selling  marijuana. Temani tore the State’s evidence to shreds. She presented  several witnesses that testified, in detail, about our client’s various  business ventures. Temani also produced an even larger volume of  documents, detailing our client’s income. The judge agreed with Temani, and ordered the police department to return the seized funds.

While completing a two (2) year probation, our client was arrested  for, and charged with the felony offense of Unauthorized Absence from Correctional Facility. The State alleged that our client failed to comply with a condition of his probation, that required him to complete fifteen (15) days in jail. Temani produced certified court documents,  proving that the court modified the conditions of our client’s probation, that our client was fully compliant with his probation, and  that the State erred in filing the new charge. While the same documents were in the possession of the State, once Temani produced them in court, the State dismissed the new charge, and continued our client’s  probation.

While on felony probation, our client was arrested for, and charged  with, two (2) felony drug charges and a probation violation. The State  alleged that our client sold prescription Xanax, and marijuana in a  house located near an elementary school.

In reality, our client fell asleep at a neighbor’s home, after  mistakenly being locked out of his home. While asleep, the neighbor’s  house was raided by the police and drugs were found. Our client and two  (2) other occupants were arrested and charged. Our client immediately  called Temani.

Temani used a pre-trial  hearing, known as an examining trial, to obtain the testimony of the  lead detective. Temani began by having the officer admit that the “drug  free zone” that the State used to enhance the charge was bogus, because  the alleged school had been closed for years. Through effective cross  examination, Temani was also able to force the officer to admit that our  client did not live in the home where the drugs were found, was not in  the room where the drugs were found, and that he was asleep in a spare  bedroom when officers entered the home. After producing the record from  the hearing, Temani was able to have the drug charges dismissed, and  have the client’s probation reinstated without any jail time.

Our client was charged with assaulting his live in girlfriend after  police received a false 911 call. When officers arrived, both our  client and his girlfriend vehemently denied that any assault occurred.  Despite their statements that nothing happened, our client was charged with a first degree felony. This was a very serious case. Not only because of the charges our client faced, but because our client was  currently on parole. After reviewing the facts, the State elected not to  proceed with charges. However, our client still faced jail time due to  parolee status.

During the initial parole  hearing, Temani called two (2) witnesses, our client’s girlfriend, and  the 911 caller. The parole officer conducting the hearing was livid. The  officer felt that it was a waste of time for an attorney to present  witnesses at a preliminary parole hearing. Temani proceeded. Temani  effectively questioned both witnesses, who testified that no assault  occurred. Temani was even able to get the 911 caller to admit that he was under the influence of drugs at the time of his call, and made a  false statement.

Before the final parole  hearing, Temani obtained new evidence that substantiated our client’s  claim of innocence. Evidence that the State did not have. During the  final parole hearing, Temani produced the 911 call, and police in car  video from the night of the arrest. Before making it half way through  the police video, the hearing officer sided with Temani, and recommended  that our client’s parole be reinstated.

Our client was riding in the car with friends, when they were  pulled over. After questioning the driver, the officer found marijuana on the ground, and stuck the charge on our client. After reviewing the  police report, Temani knew that there was no evidence to prove that the marijuana belonged to our client. Temani setup a meeting with the  prosecutor to discuss the case. During their meeting, the prosecutor  agreed that there was no evidence to substantiate the charge, and the  case was dismissed.

Our Client was arrested when he and his girlfriend went to the  police station to clear up false allegations she’d previously made. Instead of listening to his girlfriend explain how other police officers  twisted her words, our client was arrested and held without bond.

Due to our client being in custody, Temani took the smart approach  of having our client’s girlfriend testify at the grand jury hearing.  Temani rigorously prepared our witness, to ensure that the correct story  was told to the grand jury. The girlfriend told her story, the true  story, and the case was No Billed.

Temani  then prepared to have our client’s parole reinstated. Using the same  preparation techniques, Temani prepared our witness to testify during  our client’s parole hearing. After a productive hearing, our client’s  parole was reinstated.

Temani was contacted by our client’s mom after he was  arrested for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Our client had  gone with one of his friends to play Playstation at another friend’s house. While waiting his turn to play, the police barged in. They were  executing a search warrant. 

Although our client didn’t live there, and had just arrived, he was charged with a crime. In his report, the cop even falsely stated that  our client was sitting near the door, acting as a lookout. After  reviewing the evidence, we were able to show that our client had nothing  to do with what was found in the home.

Our client was charged with 5 crimes, after being involved  in a crazy situation at a grocery store. His parents called Temani, and  she got the ball rolling. The first thing that we did was request the  dash camera footage from the police car. This was crucial to our case. 

After reviewing the police reports, we knew that the gun,  and identifying information, were found in a bag, they couldn’t prove  our client possessed. Based on that, we were able to have the officer  agree not to pursue the felony charges.

We then began dealing with the misdemeanors. After the prosecutor  insisted that there was no dash camera footage available, it magically  appeared (thanks to our earlier request). Not only did the video show  that our client did not resist arrest, but it also showed that the cop  lied. The resisting arrest charge was out, but the prosecutor was forced  to dismiss the remaining two (2) charges as well, because the cop lied.  

J.C.’s mom hired Temani Adams after his previous attorney failed to perform. J.C.’s mom was concerned. This was his first offense, and she knew that it was imperative that they hire someone that felt comfortable taking the case to trial. After being hired, Temani immediately contacted the prosecutor to obtain the evidence. After reviewing the evidence, Temani knew that the prosecution could not prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. At each court setting, Temani was prepared, however, the prosecution was not. The prosecutor offered a plea deal of two (2) years of deferred probation. Temani set the case for trial. Temani knew that the prosecutor hadn’t reviewed the case, despite making a plea offer. One afternoon, while preparing for trial, Temani received an email from the prosecutor, stating that after finally reviewing the evidence, they were dismissing the case.

K.J. was enjoying a night with friends when he was accosted by three (3) men in a dark parking lot. K.J. defended himself by shooting one of the assailants, who later died. K.J. called the police and reported the shooting. After two interrogations without an attorney, the detective made the decision to charge K.J. with murder. K.J. hired Temani Adams immediately. The first thing Temani did was have K.J.’s bond reduced so that he could be with his family and work while the case was pending. The case was dragged on for years. After obtaining favorable evidence that proved that the state’s witnesses were lying, Temani began preparing for trial. Months before trial, the prosecutor finally conveyed a plea offer. The plea offer included reducing the murder charge to manslaughter, with no jail time, along with the dismissal of other unrelated charges. K.J. accepted the plea offer.

K.B. hired Temani Adams to assist him with a small matter. While that matter was pending, K.B. went on a date where he was accosted with a weapon, by his date’s, jealous ex-boyfriend. K.B. protected himself and his date. Despite the fact that he was defending himself, K.J. was charged with aggravated assault against both his date and her ex-boyfriend. After reviewing the police report, and speaking with the prosecutor about the facts of the case, Temani was able to successfully have K.B.’s bond reduced. Upon K.B.’s release, Temani was able to obtain witness information that proved that both “victims” lied. The grand jury saw things Temani’s way, and no-billed both charges.