Cofer Luster Criminal Defense Lawyers

08/27/2026

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Mexican American Bar Association Wellness Luncheon

Mexican American Bar Association Wellness Luncheon Presented by Cody L. Cofer When: August 27, 2026, 12:00-1:00PM Location: El Paseo Restaurant Lawyers spend their careers taking care of other people—their clients, their families, their colleagues, and sometimes even opposing counsel. But we are n...

08/21/2026

Keith Harris does a great job of giving the latest information and informed explanation of the Karmelo Anthony case.

Both prosecutors and defense discussed evidence withheld from Karme...

08/20/2026

https://gizmodo.com/darth-vader-flock-city-council-2000801054

"This council was elected to serve the police, not the public," said Vader.

08/20/2026

Cody is excited to present a CLE called **“Lawyer Wellness: I’m Crazy, Too! Let’s Hang Out — How to Take Care of Each Other and Ourselves.”**

Our profession exposes people to trauma, conflict, enormous responsibility, long hours, substance abuse, depression, perfectionism, and the expectation that no matter what is happening in our lives, we show up tomorrow and perform.

So I want to have a conversation about it.

Not a “wellness” lecture about yoga and bubble baths. A real conversation about what happens when lawyers struggle, what our ethical obligations are when impairment begins affecting the practice, and what we can actually do when we realize a friend or colleague isn’t doing well.

One thing I’ll be asking everyone to consider is making an **eight-minute pact** with two or three people they trust. The idea is simple: if either person ever asks, *“Do you have eight minutes?”* it means, *I’m having a difficult time. I don’t necessarily need advice or solutions. I need somebody I trust to give me their attention for a few minutes.*

Our profession asks a lot of us. Caring for ourselves isn’t abandoning those responsibilities. And paying attention to the people practicing alongside us isn’t somebody else’s job.

Sometimes we just need to be willing to ask for eight minutes—or give them.

Hope to see some friends there.

08/19/2026

“I think the judge should be recused from the motion for new trial and I have confidence that the judge presiding over the recusal is going to make the correct decision,” Cofer said.

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/karmelo-anthonys-push-for-new-trial-begins-with-fight-over-judge/

A hearing will decide if Judge John Roach stays on Karmelo Anthony’s case before his request for a new trial is argued.

07/28/2026

“In charging a man for allegedly typing in a duress password which wiped his privacy-focused GrapheneOS phone, the U.S. government is trying to intimidate other activists from protecting their data and participating in social movements, Samuel Tunick, the man charged, told 404 Media in an interview on Tuesday.”

https://www.404media.co/the-government-hopes-to-set-a-precedent-an-interview-with-the-man-charged-for-allegedly-wiping-his-grapheneos-phone/

07/16/2026

Partner Cody Cofer joined WFAA last night to break down the latest developments in the Karmelo Anthony case, where a new defense team has filed motions seeking a new trial and the recusal of the trial judge.

Post-trial motions like these are among the least understood stages of a criminal case. Cody walked WFAA viewers through what the assignment of senior Judge Sid Harle means for the proceedings, how off-the-record agreements between prosecutors and defense attorneys typically work, and whether the defense's claims could form legitimate grounds for appeal.

Cody is Board Certified in Criminal Law and Appeals by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and spent years as both a state prosecutor and an Assistant Federal Public Defender before entering private practice. That experience on both sides of the courtroom is why reporters call him when a case demands real explanation, not speculation.

Link to the segment in the comments.

07/07/2026

Proud to share that attorneys Cody Cofer, Pamela Boggess, and James Luster are featured in the Top Attorneys 2026 issue of 360West Magazine.

It's an honor to be recognized among the best in Tarrant County and a reflection of the work our team puts in every day for our clients. If you're in Fort Worth, grab a copy or find us in the digital edition - and thank you to 360West for the feature!

06/29/2026

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐯. 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔.𝐒. 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
Writing for the majority, Justice Elena Kagan emphasized that “[a]n individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy in records about his cell phone’s location, and police intrude on that constitutionally protected interest when they demand the information—even though for only a limited time, and from a third-party tech company.”

06/18/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐝 (9-0) 𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐯. 𝐇𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 922(𝐠)(3) 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐣𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬.
The Court’s decision is narrow. It does not address efforts to ban addicts or those presently intoxicated from possessing a firearm; other prophylactic laws Congress might adopt after determining that users of a particular drug pose a special risk of misusing fi****ms; §922(g)(1)’s provision disarming individuals convicted of felonies; or whether the government could bring a prosecution under §922(g)(3) accompanied by individualized proof that the defendant’s drug use renders him a danger to himself or others, or proof that a certain drug always renders its users dangerous.