Dick DeGuerin

Dr. Bernard Z. Albina, Kiddy-Porn Loving, Alleged Child Rapist Orthopedic Surgeon, Gets Ten Years in Federal Prison

A Houston orthopedic surgeon a veteran cop called the most obsessed child molester he'd ever seen has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison after he was found guilty of possessing ten videos and 326 images of child pornography. Bernard Z. Albina was arrested in July of 2009 and charged not ... More >>

Ashlyn Treadway: Courageous Survivor of Molestation, Killed in Car Wreck

Ashlyn Treadway, 23, who was scorned by her paternal grandfather, a Pentecostal pastor, and many in her Beaumont church after she accused her uncle of molesting her, was killed in a single-car accident in Liberty County Saturday night. Her younger sister, Brea, a passenger in the car, is recovering ... More >>

Former HPD Cop Andrew Blomberg Not Guilty in Chad Holley Case (UPDATED)

A jury has found former HPD officer Andrew Blomberg not guilty of official oppression in connection with the arrest of Chad Holley. The video of the arrest showed officers seemingly whaling away on the teen, who was running from a burglary. Blomberg was one of four HPD officers who were fired; the ... More >>

Out of Hand

Michael Glyn Brown was recently acquitted of assaulting his wife. But that's only the latest allegation against the violent, drug-abusing doctor, long a fixture of Houston TV commercials and society.

Dr. Brown: A Look Inside the Weirdness

​It was difficult getting people to talk, even off the record, for this week's feature story on Dr. Michael Brown. His latest defense attorney, Dick DeGuerin, was quoted this week in the Houston Chronicle as saying Brown "is not understood by the public," and he's right -- to a point. Fortuna ... More >>

Brown Trial: Jury Still Out

Michael Brown awaits a jury decision.​The jury in Michael Brown's assault trial will resume deliberations tomorrow, unable to reach a decision after three hours today. The deliberation followed fiery closing arguments by prosecutors Jane Waters and Nathan Hennigan, acting more alive than they ... More >>

Brown Trial: Please, For the Love of God, Make the Lameness Go Away

Trial resumes Monday​"I saw him chasing my mom," Michael Brown's 13-year-old stepdaughter told the jury in today's excruciatingly dull and pointless edition of the ex-hand surgeon's assault trial. Brown showed no emotion (just as he's done throughout this ordeal) as the girl testified in a v ... More >>

Brown Trial: Rachel And Bagwell, Sittin' in a Tree

Jeff Bagwell lends a hand​Judge Jim Wallace did not allow Michael Brown's lawyers to introduce evidence that the ex-hand surgeon's wife is banging former Astro Jeff Bagwell in Brown's assault trial today. Arguing admissibility after the jury was excused, attorney Dick DeGuerin got Rachel Brow ... More >>

Michael Brown Trial: A Butt-Dial and a Humanitarian Award Used as a Weapon

Michael Brown, throwing humanitarian awards​A butt-dialed voicemail allegedly revealing an extramarital affair spurred the argument leading to Michael Brown's assault charge, prosecutors argued in the first day of testimony in the ex-hand surgeon's trial. After spending August 12, 2010, with ... More >>

Ex-Hand Doctor Michael Brown's Assault Trial Begins Monday

Michael Brown: TV ad star is in the dock​Ex-hand surgeon and international dildo transporter Michael Brown is set to stand trial in Harris County District Court September 12 on a felony assault charge involving his wife, Rachel. Brown was indicted in January for an August 2010 incident in whi ... More >>

China Nicole Kitchens: The Facebook Updates Of A Texas Teen who Might Have Squandered Break of a Lifetime

China Kitchens:Back in trouble​After Dick DeGuerin helped her beat a potential capital murder rap at the tender age of 16, you'd think China Nicole Kitchens would try to straighten up and fly right. Today, it's looking like she has pissed that second chance away. Back in 2008, Kitchens confes ... More >>

Last Night: Becoming Kinky At The Mucky Duck

Photos by Jason WolterJesse Dayton​Becoming Kinky: The World According To Kinky Friedman McGonigel's Mucky Duck March 28, 2011 Check out our a slideshow from the play's opening night. What a smooth, hilarious thing the opening and world premiere of Becoming Kinky: The World According To Kink ... More >>

A Jury Of Billy Joe Shaver's Peers

Jury selection began this morning in the aggravated assault trial of country legend Billy Joe Shaver, who was charged after he shot a man in the face outside of a Lorena bar in 2007. Shaver's attorney, Dick DeGuerin, maintains Shaver shot Billy Bryant Coker in self-defense. All Hair Balls knows is, ... More >>

What Do Allen Stanford And Pete Townshend Have In Common? A Kick-Ass Drug

Houston's Allen Stanford has told a federal judge here he's not guilty of a billion-dollar Ponzi scheme; he's also asking to be let out on bail.Stanford's attorney, Dick DeGuerin, told federal magistrate that his client has has a bad week, what with all the transferring between jails.He also, accord ... More >>

Another Slap On The Wrist For The Child-Fondling Doctor

Photo courtesy Jefferson County Sheriff's OfficeHere's today's criminal justice system tip: If you're going to plead guilty in Harris County to repeatedly fondling young girls -- some of whom you're related to -- make sure you're a doctor. And we're not talking podiatrist, here.Hair Balls suggest yo ... More >>

What We Missed Because Of Judge Kent's Plea Deal

About the only time Judge Samuel Kent's courtroom behavior was not booming or sarcastic or cruel was yesterday, when he barely whispered "guilty" to charges of obstruction of justice.He made the plea in order to escape a trial on charges of sexual harassment of his female employees, but in doing so ... More >>

Who Would You Rather?

So the other night my dear friend Tamarie and I spent too long on the phone engaged in a game called Who Would You Rather? You know, that classic girl game of who you would rather sleep with. The problem was that Tamarie was high on prescription cough syrup, and I'd had a couple of G&Ts, so the c ... More >>

Bully for You

The legislature offers a solution to playground problems

Best Criminal Defense Attorney

The Freedom Fighter?

James "Smokie" Phillips is running for constable -- and running from his past

Star Blazers

Stuffed animals ignite more than the crowd at this event

A Hard-on for Numbers

The Chron tries to stay, uh, abreast of circulation counts

Payback Time?

Dick DeGuerin beat the IRS. Now there's a bigger war over basic rights.

Files Not Found

Thousands of missing FBI documents in the Timothy McVeigh case? It comes as no surprise to the survivors of Operation Lightning Strike.

Dead Man Talking

Ben Guillory helped the DEA bust some east Houston dope dealers. But he says the agency's cavalier approach has left him a marked man in his old neighborhood.

Spring Time for Ben and Betti?

Time's running out on commutation efforts

The Mod Squad

With Brown adrift, can this trio carry the ball?

Approaching Death At The County Morgue

For three years as Harris County's chief medical examiner, Dr. Joye Carter has been haunted by controversy. Can she survive?

Jana's story

Everyone in Brenham was shouting about the rape case. Now the victim has her say.

Betti's Blue Notes

Singing (and Stinging) in the rain

Betti's Last Stand

Why couldn't she just say no?

Trading with the Enemy

Houston oil companies maintain their profitable ties to Libya, in roundabout ways

Blowing Smoke at Hotel Six

If Betti was Dorothy, and the FBI was the Wizard, who was Toto?

Embarrassing Little Secrets of Hotel Six

Getting to Know You, Getting to Know All About You ...

Mysteries of Hotel Six

The government's case nears an end, but the questions continue

Take the Cash and Talk That Trash

The hotel six sting hits the little screen

Dissecting Dr. Carter

Harris County's chief pathologist finds herself under the microscope.

She's About a Mover

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Split Decision

The D.A.'s Office drops its probe of the medical examiner's DNA expert -- for now

Letters

Roots of the Sting

The Boy Scouts

The head feds in the City Hall sting are known for their pursuit of minority politicians

Coffee with Betti and the FBI

Lightning strikes the ReBates Hotel; death toll unknown

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The Case Against Kay

Last year, a grand jury was told tales about Texas' junior senator. Here's what they heard.