Texas Lawyer indicted by Grand Jury:
Assault of Family Member –
Impeding Breathing.
Judge recuses and Brown gets new Counsel
LIT Published; Dec. 2, 2020
A recap of the case can be found in our earlier article.
Houston Defense Attorney Oliver Brown has Defeated the same charge for his client(s).
The Original Defense Lawyer is Replaced Oliver J. Brown
The Judge Recusal and Reassignment
His defense lawyer, Chukwudi Egbuonu, has been replaced in March 2020 by Sean Buckley.
Judge Abigail Anastasio recused herself after the case was assigned to her court. She said she has no personal bias against Brown, but couldn’t be on the case as a matter of “propriety,” according to court documents.
On the Harris County clerk website, the notice of settings page indicates a non-trial setting date of 9 February 2021 at 1pm in Court 209, before Judge Brian E Warren.
The last and latest motion was by defendant Brown on August 12, 2020, requesting production of grand jury testimony. This is usually requested to; Discover prior inconsistent statements; To test the credibility of the prosecution’s witnesses; To test the recollection of the prosecution’s witnesses; and. To discover evidence favorable to defense.
