experience
and
excellence.

Clint is Board Certified in Criminal Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization—a designation held by fewer than 140 lawyers in all of Texas.

EXPERIENCE
& EXCELLENCE.

Clint is Board Certified in Criminal Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization—a designation held by fewer than 140 lawyers in all of Texas.

Top Prosecutor for High-Profile Criminal Cases.

As a prosecutor, Clint has been lead counsel for over 350 appeals, conducted more than 40 oral arguments, and helped with too many trials to keep count. He has played significant roles in some of the most high profile cases in Harris County.

Here are links to some of his oral arguments:

Sandra Melgar – PD-0243-20

An appeal from a murder conviction, and the second most viewed argument on any Texas appellate court’s YouTube page

Joseph Gomez – PD- PD-0724-20 and PD-0725-20

An appeal relating to a trial court’s discretion to increase a defendant’s bail

Keithrick Thomas—PD-0790-17

An appeal challenging a police officer’s actions, where Clint successfully argued the Court of Criminal Appeals should dismiss the case

Thought Leader in Texas Criminal Justice.

Since 2016 Clint has been a regular columnist for the Texas District and County Attorneys Association journal, The Prosecutor. In these columns, dubbed “As the Judges Saw It,” he has explained important opinions from the Court of Criminal Appeals, giving readers historical context and predicting the future impact of these cases.

Most of Clint’s professional writings are available online. Here are links to some of his articles for The Prosecutor:

Applying the Law of Wild West Shootouts to Today

Self-defense requires admitting a certain level of intentionality to one’s acts.

Function Over Form in Charging-Instrument Law

For nearly a century and a half, Texas appellate courts have wrestled with a similar metaphysical question: What makes an indictment an indictment?

What is Criminal Negligence? The CCA Gives Prosecutors a Clear Rule

What elevates ordinary negligence to criminal negligence is that the risk is “substantial and unjustifiable,” and the failure to perceive the risk is a “gross deviation” from the standard of care.

Back to the Basics of Variance Law

This is simple enough when the assault is a single action—e.g., a punch that bloodies a nose—but what about extended beatings, where there are multiple punches and kicks, each causing an injury?

Martinez v. State is Narrower Than You May Think

Unless a case involves a warrantless seizure of blood from a hospital and then a warrantless test of the blood, Martinez is probably off-point.

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experience and excellence.

EXPERIENCE& EXCELLENCE.