BRCK In the News

November 4,2022

BRCK Criminal Defense Attorneys represents San Antonio residents facing criminal charges. The firm handles a broad range of cases, from DWI and drug charges to sexual offenses and murder. Its legal team, which comprises former prosecutors and judges, mounts aggressive defense to obtain favorable case results. Member attorney and former prosecutor Monica Khirallah has defended more than 80 jury cases. She was selected by Thomson Reuters as Texas Rising Star and Super Lawyer for 2020.

https://www.expertise.com/tx/san-antonio/criminal-attorney?id=3cbq9pr

January 28,2022

A trio of teens accused of beating a man to death in January is still behind bars and awaiting indictment, but court records detail the charges their facing.

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2022/03/16/court-records-detail-charges-for-texas-brothers-accused-of-beating-stepfather-to-death-for-sexually-abusing-their-sister/

January 28,2022

Trial Attorney Stephen C. Barrera, partner at BRCK Criminal Defense Attorneys, has been retained to represent Alejandro Trevino in McAllen, Texas. Alejandro, his brother Christian and a friend were arrested after they allegedly beat their stepfather to death for sexually abusing their 9 year old sister.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/stephen-c-barrera-brck-criminal-defense-attorneys-hired-to-represent-alejandro-trevino-texas-brother-accused-of-beating-stepfather-to-death-for-sexually-abusing-sister-301470987.html

November 3, 2021

So, I grew up in a very strict household, my dad was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army and was exactly the kind of no-nonsense guy you might expect. My mom was a teacher and always set very high expectations for me. I remember my parents sitting me down at a very early age and telling me that I could either be a doctor or a lawyer and that was it. I was bad at science so I went to law school.

https://voyagesanantonio.com/interview/exploring-life-business-with-christopher-cavazos-of-brck-criminal-defense-attorneys/?fbclid=IwAR0cbFdTckXVg8FCUnICiZCoE6FwPHeILi3kBduSWtOH35l_5HWUQYhOyik

November 2, 2021

I am a Partner at BRCK Defense where I have the privilege of working alongside other incredible lawyers, paralegals, and interns who all share my goals and aspirations for the law firm. I also oversee an amazing associate attorney named Nicolette Saenz, who I am excited to mentor.

https://sawoman.com/2021/11/profile-monica-r-khirallah-brck-criminal-defense-attorneys/

April 8, 2021

The Texas Department of Public Safety is cracking down on drinking and driving this weekend in Atascosa County. In cooperation with county law enforcement, DPS announced Wednesday a "no refusal" policy for DWI tests during the Poteet Strawberry Festival.

https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Texas-DPS-implements-no-refusal-policy-for-DWI-16084244.php/

November, 2020

Here are 455 legal leaders in 40 specialties for any legal expertise you may need in Bexar County.

https://www.sanantoniomag.com/san-antonios-top-attorneys/

Below is a list of the top and leading Criminal Attorneys in San Antonio.

https://kevsbest.com/criminal-attorneys-in-san-antonio/

September 15, 2020

Question: Can you wear your face covering and still have your legally LTC concealed firearm on your person?

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2020/09/15/ask-2-can-you-wear-a-face-covering-and-still-have-your-licensed-to-carry-firearms-on-you-in-texas/

September 20, 2018

KARNES CITY – Nearly everything went wrong for the prosecution in last week's murder trial at the courthouse, and jurors spent little time finding Jeffrey Reyna not guilty in the 2012 stabbing death of Jimmy Garcia. While the defense relied upon Reyna's DNA not being present on the weapon suspected as being used in the killing, prosecutors were depending on eyewitness testimony to implicate Reyna. Witnesses took the stand Wednesday, describing what they saw the night of Aug. 25, 2012, at Bartonic in Karnes City.

https://www.mysoutex.com/karnes_countywide/news/jury-acquits-karnes-city-man-in-bar-stabbing/article_1bf6a2e0-bc3c-11e8-8d89-533415569ca5.html

Wilson County News, May 31, 2017

Attorney Stephen C. Barrera was explaining possible factors in the “not guilty” verdict in an April 24-27 jury trial of Robert Azevedo. Barrera and Attorney Brian Powers defended Azevedo against charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon against a police officer, and three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, after a September 2015 event. Three people, including Azevedo, were injured and four vehicles damaged. Barrera told the Wilson County News in a May 24 interview that Azevedo's physical condition at the time of the 2015 event probably figured heavily in the jury's verdict.

https://www.wilsoncountynews.com/articles/various-factors-deliver-not-guilty-verdict/

Wilson County News, February 18, 2015

Attorney Stephen Barrera said Feb. 13 that he will file an appeal following 218th Judicial District Judge Russell Wilson's ruling in Wilson County District Court to extradite accused sex offender Gregory Alan Saul Sr. back to Oklahoma. Saul, 69, was arrested Dec. 27, 2014, by Sgt. Thomas Silvas of the Wilson County Sheriff's Office, who testified that he received a tip from Bexar County officials that Saul was hiding in Wilson County. Silvas found him staying at a home on Oak Hollow north of Floresville and allegedly using an alias.

https://www.wilsoncountynews.com/articles/oklahoma-fugitive-in-extradition-fight/

Wilson County News, August 13, 2014

Jerry Lee Janysek is not guilty of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to an Aug. 6 jury decision delivered in Wilson County District Court. Their vote came just two days after the jury was selected. The most serious of three charges against the 49-year-old Janysek stemmed from a July 27, 2013, incident in which then-21-year-old Anthony Fish was shot with a .22 caliber rifle at Janysek's home on F.M. 541 east of Poth. Janysek's defense attorney, Stephen Barrera, said following the verdict that his client claimed he shot Fish in self-defense when the two were wrestling for the weapon and it went off.

https://www.wilsoncountynews.com/articles/jury-finds-janysek-not-guilty-of-aggravated-assault-charge/

Wilson County News, July 04, 2012

Benavides currently is serving the remainder of his 20-month state jail sentence following his plea of guilty to evading arrest or detention with a motor vehicle. Because Benavides, 29, has been in the custody of the Wilson County Jail since his March 14, 2011, arrest, 81st Judicial District Court Judge Donna Rayes gave him credit for time served.

https://www.wilsoncountynews.com/articles/prosecutor-clarifies-benavides-verdict/

November 8, 2010

At a hearing to determine whether to revoke the probation of Bobby Frazier, convicted of intoxication manslaughter in 2008, Judge Stella Saxon said she couldn't - because of a punctuation error.

https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Judge-refuses-to-revoke-probation-based-on-804019.php

Wilson County News, October 06, 2010

Judge Stella Saxon of the 218th Judicial District has upheld her previous ruling of “shock probation” for 34-year-old Bobby Lee Frazier Sr. of Sutherland Springs. Saxon made the announcement from the bench during Frazier's Sept. 29 hearing in Wilson County District Court. Frazier was sentenced April 5 to 10 years in Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) custody. This was after he pled guilty Feb. 8 to one count of intoxication manslaughter with a deadly weapon for his role in an Oct. 19, 2008, crash on C.R. 332 north of Sutherland Springs. Killed in the crash was his passenger, Nathan Davenport, 26, of Adkins.

https://www.wilsoncountynews.com/articles/fraziers-sentence-stands/