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Aftermath of a predawn no-knock raid in Texas
Target of the raid kills a deputy as he breaks in, grand jury refuses to indict him for homicide. He was represented by Dick DeGuerin, one of the top, if not the top, criminal defense men in Texas.
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"The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the force of the Crown. It may be frail; its roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storms may enter, the rain may enter,—but the King of England cannot enter; all his forces dare not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement!"
-William Pitt-
What's interesting to me is that the defense lawyer gets a shout-out, but the grand jury does not admit testimony or evidence from the defense - it's usually a totally rigged game in favor of the state.
I believe in Texas if a defendant wants to speak to the Grand Jury he can but he doesn't get a lawyer and he gets questioned.
Similar situation happened here in central Florida back in the 80s. Local cops did a no-knock on a local drug dealer in the middle of the night, using flash-bangs and ninja suits with the stated purpose of disorienting the subject. He woke up from dead sleep, grabbed his gun and shot one of the cops in the arm from the side where the vest didn't cover. Killed him. Jury refused to convict because use of the flash-bangs was DESIGNED to confuse and disorient.
Remember in Texas if the police use excessive force you have the right to defend yourself, even deadly force. A no knock is by definition excessive force. It is black letter law. There was no way he was going to be convicted in court.
This is one of the reasons that Texas is great