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A jury has returned a guilty verdict in the trial of Mark Gilliland, the Houston plastic surgeon who severely injured two women in a Galleria-area hit-and-run last year. Gilliland was found guilty of two counts of intoxication assault, for which he faces a possible sentence ranging from two years' probation to 53 years in prison, according to the Chronicle. more ›

Mark Gilliland, the plastic surgeon on trial for the hit-and-run accident last year that left two visiting Englishwomen seriously injured, testified today, saying he was intoxicated the night of the accident but that his drinking didn't have anything to do with hitting the women. Gilliland said he had had one and a half glasses of wine and two martinis at dinner March 9, 2005, and he felt the effects of the drinks when he got behind the wheel to return home to his condo at The Houstonian. As he drove through the intersection of Sage and Hidalgo, Gilliland said he heard a noise but didn't see the women and didn't stop to investigate because he had been the victim of a "bump and rob" incident 10 years ago. more ›

Test results showing a Houston plastic surgeon had a blood alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit the night he reportedly hit two visiting Englishwomen with his car will be admitted as evidence in his trial, KPRC reports. Lawyers for the doctor, Mark Gilliland, argued that the test results should not be admitted because they were collected hours after the accident that left Amanda Holland and Joanna Moore severely injured. more ›

With all the news about the Enron trial these days, it's easy to overlook other places where the wheels of justice are turning — for example, the trial of Mark Douglas Gilliland, a Houston plastic surgeon accused of seriously injuring two women on a Galleria-area sidewalk in a hit-and-run last year. Testimony in Gilliland's trial began today with prosecutors saying the doctor was "rip-roaring drunk" the night the accident occurred. The story is that Gilliland... more ›