OUTCOME: Released from prison after more than a decade
Brian B. had been promised by the court and the District Attorney that after no more than ten years in prison he would be released on parole. When that time came, the D.A. and the prison officials said..., that though he deserved to be released, they would not do so.
Through the work of Attorney Bloom, the D.A. admitted that he felt that Brian should be released but his office had a policy of "never agreeing to anyone to be released".
Over the course of a legal battle that took six years, Attorney Bloom challenged that decision by filing a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus which was litigated in the California Superior Court, the California Court of Appeal, the California Supreme Court, the United States District Court, the United States Circuit Court of Appeal, and finally, the United Supreme Court.
The result: Brian was released and new case law and precedent was established.
Criminal defense
People vs. Kenneth H.
Jan 01, 2005
OUTCOME: Acquited of Murder
Kenneth H., a young marine recently returned from Afghanistan, was charged with murder. It was said that he knowingly helped another Marine shoot and kill an innocent bystander at a fast food parking... lot.
The shooting had taken place, but Kenneth did NOT know what was going to happen, yet the District Attorney wanted him to spend the rest of his life in jail.
After a jury trial of almost a month in length, Attorney Bloom attained his complete acquittal and allowed Kenneth to go back to his home and his mother.
Criminal defense
People vs. An N.
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OUTCOME: Acquited of Murder
An N., had spent ten years in prison, away from his wife and four children, for a murder that he did not commit. Attorney Bloom first gained his release and new trial through the filing of a Petition... for Habeas Corpus and thereafter gained his acquital for the charge of Murder at trial.
Criminal defense
People v. Cynthia Sommer
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OUTCOME: Motion for New Trial Granted
With virtually no evidence whatsoever, Cynthia Sommer was charged with poisoning her marine husband - over two years his death had been ruled to be natural. Without hard evidence that her husband was ...poisoned and with absolutely NO evidence that Ms. Sommer had ever had anything to do with any poison, the District Attorney was able to gain her conviction primarily by highlighting her life style. In what was referred to on Court TV, Dateline, 48 Hours, Larry King, and all the news media outlets as "conduct unbecoming a widow", the D.A. gained a murder conviction against Ms. Sommer, while she was represented by another attorney.
Before she was sentenced, Mr. Bloom took over her case and was able to reverse the conviction. After months of work, and hundreds of hours of time, Mr. Bloom was able to convince the trial court that evidence that her husband was poisoned and evidence that Ms. Sommer had anything to do with any poison were non-existent, and instead of sentencing her to life imprisonment, the judge ordered a new trial.
In preparing for the new trial, Mr. Bloom was told by the D.A. that certain fresh evidence didn't exist, but he refused to accept these claims and pushed for the discovery of new evidence. As a result of his efforts, the evidence was found - sitting where it had been for over 6 years - and with the D.A.'s name right on the box!
The D.A. now had no choice but to test this new evidence and, in a stunning circumstance, the testing of this new evidence proved that there never was ANY evidence of arsenic in her husband's body and at 6:15 p.m. on April 17, 2008, Cynthia Sommer, with Mr. Bloom at her side, was able to walk out of the jail and breath fresh air for the first time in almost two and a half years.
She had been away from her children for almost 900 days. She carried with her the only belongings she now owned but she was a free woman and as both Mr. Bloom and Ms. Sommer told the story to DateLine, 48 Hours, Today, The Early Show, CBS, ABC, NBC, TruTV, PBS, L.A. Times, AP, The Jon Elliott Show on XM radio, and hundreds of other outlets, she would be able to start her life anew.
Even then, the D.A. tried to save face, claimed that the "system worked just like it was supposed to", and refused to dismiss the case for all purposes, ready to leave a cloud over Ms. Sommer's life rather than admit their errors. To gain this final victory, Attorney Bloom is continuing this fight.
For more information about the case you may view www.freecynthia.com
Attorney Bloom has also taken the fight to the justice system by attempting to create the first-in-the-nation "Committee of Innocence" to look into what went wrong with the judicial system in Ms. Sommer's case. That battle continues.
Criminal defense
Attorney Bloom has handled thousands of criminal cases, hundreds of homicide and potential life imprisonment cases
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OUTCOME: Considerable Success
Attorney Bloom has handled some of the highest profile cases throughout California and adjacent states. He has had considerable success in cases ranging from misdemeanors to capital murder. He has achi...eved an "AV" rating from the prestigious firm of Martindale Hubbell, signifying that he has reached the heights of professional excellence and is recognized as preeminent in his field and with the highest levels of skill and integrity. (Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of bar members and the judiciary, and attest to the individual lawyer's legal ability and adherence to professional standards of ethics.)
He is rated as a Class 6 attorney, one of very few throughout the county of San Diego, the highest rating available for attorneys as designated by the San Diego County Judicial Attorney Review Committee, indicating a qualification level capable of handling cases as difficult as capital murders.
He has extensive trial experience in defense of serious felony cases, homicides, capital cases, and extensive experience in post-conviction matters.
He has been attorney of record in hundreds of serious felony trials, several thousand criminal cases including juvenile matters and has filed writs, appeals, motions, and other matters in United States Supreme Court, Circuit Court of Appeal, District Courts, California Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, Superior and Misdemeanor Courts in San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Francisco, Madera, Alameda, and in the state of Nevada.
