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[page 27, line 15] JUDGE VANCE: Let me ask Charles Tessmer to come up. They've been talking about you, Charlie. While he's coming up, I tried several cases against him. I tried a murder case where a deputy constable's son killed his wife, and I had found a witness to that that knew...
[page 108, line 14] Jan "Snooky" Davis, the investigator, he was chief investigator. Well, Wade didn't like for his investigators to be playing police or to have badges or be involved in raids or anything of that store. Well, Snooky David assigned Charles Carver, a new investigator...
[page 23, line 7] The other thing - I'll tell a story on Charlie Tessmer. When I first came to the D.A.'s office, I was hired by Colonel Westmoreland up in the appellate section, and I'm not one of these individuals that has a real long patience.
[page 113, line 11] A few words in closing with Charles Tessmer. In 30 years I've been practicing law I invited my mother and dad to come to see one trial that I was in. I was prosecuting a case, and Charles Tessmer was the defense attorney. I've tried Charles in two cases, murder cases....
Job Titles:
- Counsel
- Principal Office
- Texas and Federal Criminal Defense Attorney
David Scoggins was born in Dallas, Texas and has been a lifelong Texan.
He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government in 1976 and thereafter graduated from Texas Tech University School of Law with a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree.
He immediately obtained his license to practice law from The Supreme Court of The State of Texas and shortly thereafter was licensed in the Federal Courts of the United States.
In 1981, David Scoggins commenced the practice of law in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and has resolved over 6,000 cases. He has represented citizens accused in Federal Courts in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, typically on drug conspiracy and fraud cases.
He has also tried hundred of jury trials in Felony and Misdemeanor courts in Texas. He has most often appeared at court in Dallas, Collin (McKinney) and Tarrant Counties (Fort Worth) with a significant docket in Denton, Rockwall, and Kaufman counties. He has also been persuaded by clients to represent them in distant counties for significant cases such as murder, intoxication manslaughter, organized crime, healthcare fraud and drug conspiracy prosecutions.
He is often retained by other attorneys as criminal jury trial lead or second chair counsel.
He holds the highest rating that can be given to an attorney by Martindale-Hubbell which has rated attorneys nationwide for over one hundred years for their legal expertise and professional stature. He has an AV Preeminent rating, which identifies an attorney with very high to preeminent legal ability and is a reflection of expertise, experience, integrity, and overall professional excellence. It is an indication of the highest professional and ethical standards and he is very pleased to be so regarded. He is also pleased to be rated Superb by AVVO.
David Scoggins is available as trial counsel on significant non-criminal (civil) cases of special interest. He can also recommend attorneys in whom he has confidence for clients with civil or family law needs.
David Scoggins graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government in 1976 and thereafter graduated from Texas Tech University School of Law with a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree.
[page 112, line 19] We were trying a case one time with Herb where the defendant was accused of trying to kill this lady and his idea, his confession stated that he wanted to have sexual intercourse with her after he killed her. Well, Herb decided that, you know, this is normal behavior. So he&helli...
Job Titles:
- Judge Ben Ellis
- Judge Ben Ellis ( 7 ) Judge Paul Banner ( 4 )
Job Titles:
- Judge
- Judge Ben Ellis ( 7 ) Judge Paul Banner ( 4 )
[page 131, line 25] You know, Judge Ellis - this was the first court I was in. Everybody said - my father-in-law told me, he was a lawyer and an ex-FBI agent, he says, "You really want to get in Guthrie's court; Jim Guthrie is the most wonderful person." And he was; he ...
Job Titles:
- Judge
- Judge Ben Ellis ( 7 ) Judge Paul Banner ( 4 )
- Judge Ron Chapman