SERIOUS FELONY

DEFENSE

CEDILLO LAW FIRM

Serious Felonies Require a Serious Defense

Facing a major felony charge in Texas—whether it’s a sex offense, homicide
allegation, violent crime, organized crime indictment, or money laundering investigation—is one of the most terrifying experiences a person can go through. The State has enormous power, unlimited resources, and a head start on building its case against you. At Cedillo Law Firm, we level that playing field. Our experienced Texas criminal defense attorneys handle serious felonies, first-degree charges, complex forensic cases, and high-stakes jury trials throughout Harris County, Fort Bend County, Montgomery County, and courts across the state.

When your freedom, reputation, immigration status, and future are at risk, you need a defense team that is fully prepared, aggressive, strategic, and unafraid to take a case all the way to a jury verdict. We dig into the evidence, challenge unconstitutional searches, expose unreliable witnesses, confront junk science, and bring in the right experts to dismantle the prosecution’s case. No matter how serious the accusation, no matter how strong the government claims its evidence is, you are not alone—and you are not without a defense.

Some Types of Serious Felony
Cases We Handle

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Cedillo Law Firm represents clients facing the most serious, high-stakes charges in Texas. Our team is equipped to handle complex cases in categories such as:

Sex Offenses & Indecency Allegations
Including cases involving SANE exams, forensic interviews, and credibility disputes.
Homicide, Murder & Capital Murder
From self-defense cases to accidental deaths to multi-defendant cases.
Serious Assaults & Injury to a Child / Elderly
Cases involving medical forensics, trauma analysis, and contested allegations.
Domestic Violence & Strangulation Allegations
Major Drug Offenses & Organized Crime Allegations
Including trafficking, manufacturing, conspiracy, and large-scale investigations.
Money Laundering & Financial Crimes
Especially cases involving multi-defendant indictments, electronic evidence, and financial records.
Robbery, Burglary & High-Level Property Crimes
Cases Involving Complex Forensic, Digital, or Scientific Evidence
Motions to Adjudicate Guilt/Revoke Probation

Heavy Mitigation & Early Investigation

In serious cases, mitigation is not something you start at the end—it begins on day one. We work closely with mental health professionals, social-history experts, and mitigation specialists to tell our client’s full story. We uncover the truth the government ignores—medical history, trauma, addiction, mental health, family dynamics, mistaken assumptions, and all factors that matter in guilt, innocence, and punishment. Judges and juries need context. They need to see that a person is more that what they may have done on their worst day. We make sure they understand that.

Expert-Driven Defense

Serious charges often hinge on technical, medical, or scientific evidence. We bring in the right experts—forensic scientists, medical and SANE experts, digital forensic analysts, accident reconstructionists, psychologists, and sociologists—to challenge the state’s theory and present a complete, fact-based defense. Whether the issue is DNA, phone extractions, blood evidence, intoxication science, false confessions, or trauma dynamics, we build defenses rooted in hard science and real expertise.

Strategic Co-Counseling & Team-Based Defense

No single lawyer can master every discipline in a major felony case—and the law doesn’t expect them to. When a case demands it, we use our network of fellow defense attorneys - including those in our firm and those who ally with our firm- to bring in co-counsel: board-certified specialists, seasoned trial lawyers, appellate attorneys, investigators, or experts in niche fields. This team-based approach gives our clients an advantage the state never expects, all to put the defendant in the best possible position.

Advanced Jury Selection & Trial Strategy

The jury you seat can decide the entire case. We use jury consultants, social-science research, community attitude analysis, and advanced voir dire techniques to identify bias, uncover hidden perspectives, and select jurors who will listen fairly. We know how to talk about tough facts, heavy accusations, and emotional subjects in a way that builds trust and control of the courtroom.

Relentless Trial Advocacy

Serious felonies demand a trial team that is prepared, composed, and fearless. Our firm has secured Not Guilty verdicts of acquittal, dismissals, and even directed verdicts in first-degree and high-stakes cases where the odds were stacked against the defense. We attack weak evidence, challenge unlawful police conduct, expose unreliable witnesses, and present compelling narratives that resonate with jurors. When the government brings its full power against you, we bring our full power in response.

Proven Results in High-Stakes Felony Cases

When your life is on the line, results matter. Cedillo Law Firm has a track record of success in serious felony trials—including Not Guilty verdicts, Directed Verdicts, and complete dismissals in cases where the State sought decades in prison. We regularly defend clients accused of capital murder, aggravated sexual assault, indecency with a child, aggravated robbery, aggravated assault, injury to a child, drug trafficking, major narcotics conspiracies, and money laundering schemes.

Our wins are not accidents. They come from intense investigation, early expert consultation, challenging forensic evidence, conducting deep-dive background reviews on complaining witnesses, and executing advanced voir dire techniques to select fair and impartial juries. When prosecutors overcharge a case, rely on flawed forensics, or bring weak evidence to court, we expose every weakness. When police violate constitutional rights, we file motions to suppress and attack illegal searches, unlawful arrests, coerced statements, and defective warrants.

Our trial team is known for meticulous preparation, persuasive courtroom advocacy, and the ability to simplify complex forensic and scientific evidence for jurors. Whether we are defending a sex offense with a SANE exam, a homicide with forensic pathology issues, or a money laundering case involving digital evidence and financial tracing, we know how to build defenses that win.