The Defense Files
Where sports and the justice system collide — athlete arrests and high-profile cases, broken down by defense attorneys.
Latest in The Defense Files
Thomas Partey: Pending Charges and How Texas Frames a Sexual-Assault Case
Daniel Ross: A Frisco Traffic Stop, a Gun and the Hemp-Law Problem
By Deandra Grant & Griffin Grant Welcome to The Defense File, where we examine the criminal cases of public figures through the lens of Texas criminal law. Each entry looks at what…
Adam “Pacman” Jones: Talent, Trouble, and a Pattern of Charges
By Deandra Grant & Griffin Grant Welcome to The Defense File, where we examine the criminal cases of public figures through the lens of Texas criminal law. Each entry looks at what…
Stefon Diggs: NFL Receiver’s Acquittal and the Limits of “Not Guilty”
By Deandra Grant & Griffin Grant Welcome to The Defense File where we examine the criminal cases of public figures through the lens of Texas criminal law. Each entry looks at what…
Rae Carruth: From NFL Promise to a Murder Conspiracy
By Deandra Grant & Griffin Grant Welcome to The Defense File where we examine the criminal cases of public figures through the lens of Texas criminal law. Each entry looks at what…
Richard Sherman: NFL Star’s Legal Challenges
By Deandra Grant & Griffin Grant Welcome to The Defense File where we examine the criminal cases of public figures through the lens of Texas criminal law. Each entry looks at what…
Ryan Malone: NHL Star’s Legal Troubles and Redemption
By Deandra Grant & Griffin Grant Welcome to The Defense File where we examine the criminal cases of public figures through the lens of Texas criminal law. Each entry looks at what…
Sean Smith: NFL Cornerback’s Fall from Grace
By Deandra Grant & Griffin Grant Welcome to The Defense File where we examine the criminal cases of public figures through the lens of Texas criminal law. Each entry looks at what…
Todd Helton: Rockies Legend’s Legal Troubles
By Deandra Grant & Griffin Grant Welcome to The Defense File where we examine the criminal cases of public figures through the lens of Texas criminal law. Each entry looks at what…
Vince Young: From Gridiron Glory to Legal Troubles
By Deandra Grant & Griffin Grant Welcome to The Defense File where we examine the criminal cases of public figures through the lens of Texas criminal law. Each entry looks at what…