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THREE NOT GUILTY FELONY JURY VERDICTS: OCTOBER 2018- AUGUST 2018

Jury Trial Results:

AUGUST 2018: Client charged with False Terrorist Threat. Maximum 20 years in prison

RESULT: NOT GUILTY

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APRIL 2018: Client charged with assault by strangulation. Maximum 10 years in prison.

RESULT: NOT GUILTY


OCTOBER 2017: Client charged with sodomy and sodomy as a sexually delinquent person. Facing up to LIFE in prison.

RESULT: NOT GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS


Client charged with 2 counts Assault with Intent to do Great Bodily Harm Less Than Murder (10 year max on each count) , 2 counts of Felonious Assault (4 year max on each)- Charged as a 4th Habitual. Facing 11 years in prison.

RESULT: Jury found NOT GUILTY on these charges – Guilty only of Misdemeanor Aggravated Assault


Client charged with Home Invasion 1st Degree and Assault with a dangerous weapon.

RESULT: CASE DISMISSED before trial


Client charged with forcible rape as a fourth habitual offender. Facing up to life in prison with a 25 year minimum.

RESULT: Charge reduced to a misdemeanor


Client charged with using a computer to commit a crime (7 year max) and possession of child sexually abusive material (4 year max)

RESULT: Client plead to a misdemeanor- NO JAIL


Felony Firearm and Possession of Heroin DISMISSED. Client facing two year minimum prison term.

RESULT:  Charges dismissed at the Preliminary Exam


​Client charged with attempted murder. Maximun life in prison. We convinced the Prosecutor’s Office that their witness was not reliable. The charge was dismissed as part of a plea bargain. 5 other charges also dismissed. Minimum sentence reduced to 14 months. Originally minimum was 10.5 years.

RESULT:  ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGE DISMISSED


Client Charged with 1 Count First Degree Home Invasion and 2 Counts Second Degree Home Invasion 4th Habitual – Facing Potentially Decades in Prison –

RESULT: CASE DISMISSED ON ALL COUNTS


Client charged with assaulting a police officer, domestic violence and facing additional charges for attempting to disarm a police officer and enhancement as an habitual offender.  Facing several years in prison. Additional charges not brought, original charges reduced.

RESULT:  Client served 180 days in the county jail and probation


Client charged with Assault With Intent To Do Great Bodily Harm Less Than Murder Maximum Penalty 10 Years in Prison.

RESULT:  Charge reduced to a misdemeanor. Client sentenced to 90 days in the county jail and probation


Client was charged with 5 felonies- facing 5 years in prison. Convinced the prosecutor to dismiss 4 of the charges.

RESULT:  The client was sentenced to probation- NO JAIL!

 

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