Description:
Salesman convicted of tax fraud.
Result:
Sentenced below the Federal Guidelines to house arrest and work release so that he would not lose his job and his medical insurance, which was needed to maintain his physically disabled wife.
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Description:
Former country club head lifeguard, now studying fr PhD in Pharmacy charged with raping assistant lifeguard.
Result:
Acquitted after defense produced work records showing she was not at work as claimed on the night in question.
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Description:
High school student charged with illegal possession of a handgun.
Result:
Evidence suppressed and charge dismissed.
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Description:
Individual charged with 23-year old homicide of a drug dealer on the basis of the testimony of the shooter that this individual paid him to murder the drug dealer.
Result:
Acquitted on the basis of cross-examination exposing total non-believability of shooter's testimony.
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Description:
University senior with excellent academic record and no prior criminal record charged with raping coed.
Result:
Acquitted.
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Description:
Long-time bank employee convicted of embezzling in excess of $300,000.
Result:
Sentenced below the guidelines to halfway house and work release based upon downward departure for gambling addiction.
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Description:
Former treasurer of credit union convicted of fraud.
Result:
Sentenced below guidelines to house arrest and work release based upon downward departure for diminished mental capacity.
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Description:
Individual convicted of cocaine distribution.
Result:
Sentenced below guidelines to house arrest and work release based upon downward departure for extraordinary delay between commission of the offense and arrest. Psychiatric testimony confirmed harm defendant suffered during intervening period.
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Description:
Individual charged with felony possession of cocaine during an airport search.
Result:
Evidence suppressed based upon illegal racial profiling.
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Description:
Individual charged with being drug supplier for a period of 15 years to a large drug distribution network.
Result:
Acquitted by federal jury based upon aggressive cross-examination of cooperating witnesses.
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Description:
Union member charged with assaulting police officer during a confrontation while picketing.
Result:
Acquitted based upon photos of defendant showing impossibility of officer's version of incident. Defendant later sued city and was awarded damages.
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Description:
Individual charged with homicide.
Result:
Convicted of manslaughter based upon unreasonable belief of defendant in need for deadly self-defense.
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Description:
Individual charged with murdering his brother with whom he and his elderly mother resided.
Result:
Convicted of manslaughter based upon "battered brother syndrome."
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Description:
Individual charged with indecent assault on minor female.
Result:
Acquitted on basis of aggressive cross-examination of victim.
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Description:
Individual charged with vehicular homicide.
Result:
Evidence suppressed based upon illegal arrest.
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Description:
Individual charged with rape.
Result:
Negotiated plea to simple assault and probation based upon planned attack on victim's credibility.
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Description:
Individual charged with molesting the teen-age daughters of his live-in girlfriend.
Result:
Sentenced to probation based upon extensive pretrial counseling and rehabilitation.
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Description:
Individual charged with federal felony cocaine possession.
Result:
Sentenced below guidelines, based, in part, upon District Attorney removing case from state court to avoid an anticipated unfavorable ruling on defendant's motion to suppress evidence.
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Description:
College student charged with aggravated assault in shooting incident.
Result:
Acquitted on basis of weakness of eyewitness identification testimony.
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Description:
Businessman charged with insurance fraud
Result:
Acquitted based upon defense of lack of criminal intent
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Description:
Individual with a black belt in karate charged with aggravated assault
Result:
Acquitted based upon self-defense and aggressive cross-examination of victim
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Description:
Gas well inspector charged with numerous counts of mail fraud
Result:
Acquitted based upon defense of lack of criminal intent
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Description:
Individual charged with federal drug offense carrying ten-year mandatory minimum sentence
Result:
Acquitted based upon successful objection to admission of recorded conversations with cooperating co-defendant
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Description:
College student charged with aggravated assault for allegedly shooting another individual with a BB gun
Result:
Acquitted in a bench trial based upon reasonable doubt
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Description:
Entrepreneur charged with tax violations
Result:
Guilty plea and five-month sentence based upon downward departure for extraordinary community service
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Description:
Individual charged with federal drug offenses
Result:
Plea and probation based upon downward departure for substantial delay between the offense and the defendantıs arrest, and the resulting physical, emotional and financial problems caused thereby
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Description:
Insurance broker charged with bankruptcy fraud
Result:
Plea and probation based upon successful negotiation of loss figure
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Description:
Former wholesale travel tour operator charged with tax offenses
Result:
Acquitted of 90% of the charges based upon use of travel industry expert witness and tax expert witness
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