Attorney Jacob Alain Cohen's Legal Cases

Criminal defense

State of Florida v. B.P.

Jan 04, 2013

OUTCOME: All Charges Dismissed Pre-Arraignment

My client was charged with Discharging a Firearm in Public, Aggravated Assault with a Firearm, Aggravated Battery with a Firearm, Robbery with a Firearm, Armed Burglary of a Conveyance, and Improper E ... xhibition of a Weapon. My client was adamant that he acted in self defense and had the witnesses to prove it. My client claimed that the police refused to talk to these exonerating witnesses. Within 48 hours of receiving the case, the sworn testimony of these witnesses was taken; and a 10 page memo was submitted to the State Attorney's Office. To the credit of the Assistant State Attorney, all charges were dropped prior to formal charges being brought. My client avoided a 20 year minimum mandatory sentence under Florida's 10-20-Life Statute.

Criminal defense

State of Florida vs. S.C.

Feb 15, 2012

OUTCOME: Conviction overturned on appeal.

S.C. was accused of raping a young adult woman. An issue at trial was the identity of the culprit. Over my objection at trial, the judge erroneously allowed the main detective to identify S.C. using ... the victim's credit card at a gas station. The Fourth District Court of appeal agreed with my argument that this testimony invaded the province of the jury. S.C.'s conviction was reversed.

Criminal defense

State of Florida vs. C.C.

Dec 30, 2011

OUTCOME: Pled to lesser included offense.

The Office of the State Wide Prosecutor accused C.C. of Racketeering, Conspiracy to Commit Racketeering, and Organized Scheme to Defraud. C.C. was accused with others of being part of a scheme that wa ... s engaged in distributing adulterated pharmaceutical drugs into the stream of commerce. After aggressive litigation, the prosecution dropped the Racketeering, Conspiracy, and Scheme to Defraud counts. C.C. pled to one count of Third Degree Felony Grand Theft, with no conviction, and five years of probation. The co-defendants received long prison sentences.

Criminal defense

State of Florida vs. N.J.

Dec 16, 2011

OUTCOME: Not Guilty and the Granting of Stand Your Ground Immunity.

N.J. was charged with First Degree Murder and two counts of Armed Kidnapping. I was part of the defense team that defended N.J. My role in this particular case was to go through the painstaking task ... of asking very difficult questions in jury selection so that an impartial jury could be picked. The jury was hung on the First Degree murder count but agreed to acquit on the two Armed Kidnapping counts. Brilliant Co-Counsel, H. Dohn Williams Jr, argued that Florida's Stand Your Ground law mandated dismissing the murder count. The court agreed and N.J. is now a free man.

Criminal defense

State of Florida vs. D.W.

Dec 14, 2011

OUTCOME: Motion to Dismiss Attempted Murder charge based on Florida's Stand Your Ground Law granted.

D.W. was a guest in a home when an intruder attacked him. D.W. defended himself with a knife. The intruder went into a coma. The Court found that D.W. had the absolute right to defend himself under ... Florida's Stand Your Ground law.

Criminal defense

State of Florida vs. C.R.

Nov 17, 2011

OUTCOME: Seven Count Not Guilty Verdict.

C.C. was accused of seven counts of molestation against his biological daughter and step-daughter. Tough cross examination of the two alleged victims revealed a strong motive to make up the accusation ... s and the factual impossibility of the allegations as described. The jury returned Not Guilty verdicts as to all counts within an hour.

Criminal defense

State of Florida vs. A.Z.

Oct 13, 2011

OUTCOME: All Charges Dismissed.

A.Z. was accused of six counts of molesting a disabled adult. After extensive writing and oral argument, the court dismissed the case because it agreed with my argument that the alleged victim's state ... ments were unreliable. The Appellate Court agreed with the Judge's ruling.

Criminal defense

State of Florida vs. C.V.

Oct 12, 2011

OUTCOME: Prison Offer downgraded to Probationary offer.

C.V. was charged Drug Trafficking and Conspiracy to Commit Drug Trafficking. The drug was cocaine. C.V. faced a 15 year minimum mandatory sentence and up to 30 years in the Florida State Prison syste ... m with $100,000.00 in fines. During the discovery phase of the case, it was discovered that the confidential informant was being paid a contingency fee for each deal he brought to the Drug Enforcement Agency Agents. The bigger the deal, the more money in the confidential informants pocket. A Motion to Dismiss the charges was filed and aggressively litigated. The court denied the motion but the State agreed to give C.S. probation instead of the 15 year minimum mandatory sentence mandated by the Florida criminal statutes.

Jacob Alain Cohen's Legal Cases (8)

State of Florida v. B.P.

State of Florida vs. S.C.

State of Florida vs. C.C.

State of Florida vs. N.J.

State of Florida vs. D.W.

State of Florida vs. C.R.

State of Florida vs. A.Z.

State of Florida vs. C.V.