San Francisco, CA
Criminal defense Lawyer at San Francisco, CA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
OUTCOME: Acquitted of Murder
This high profile case was covered by the press nationally and internationally. The defendant, William Monaghan, an Irish carpenter, was accused of murdering Lionel Voillat, a Swiss citizen, by throwi ... ng him from a party yacht into San Francisco Bay on Halloween night, 2001. With Mr. Quigley defending, Mr. Monaghan was acquitted of murder, and has returned home to Ireland where he lives with his family.
OUTCOME: Found Not Guilty of Two Counts of Murder
Mr. Herzog was charged with multiple counts of murder and faced the death penalty. The trial received extensive media coverage, and the case was transferred, on a change of venue motion, from San Joaq ... uin County to Santa Clara County. Mr. Herzog was found Not Guilty of the murders that Mr. Quigley defended and avoided the death penalty.
OUTCOME: Acquitted of Rape
Victor Willis was one of the founding members of The Village People, a popular disco group in the 1970's. He wrote, among other songs, the hit tunes "YMCA," "Macho Man," and "In The Navy." He is als ... o known for being the former husband of actress Phylicia Rashad, of "The Cosby Show." In 1992, Victor Willis was accused of the forcible rape of a woman who was a student at Hasting Law School in San Francisco. With Mr. Quigley defending, Mr. Willis was acquitted of the rape, assault and the other charges against him.
OUTCOME: Found Not Guilty of Forcible Rape
Client was charged with forcible rape, assault and kidnapping. With Mr. Quigley defending, he was acquitted of all counts and freed from custody.
OUTCOME: Found Not Guilty of Murder
Ms. Morris was charged with stabbing a neighbor to death after a fight between their children escalated to where the parents were involved. The alleged victim was unarmed. With Mr. Quigley defendin ... g, the jury accepted the defendant's claim of self-defense, and Ms. Morris was found Not Guilty.
OUTCOME: Acquitted of Murder
Johnny Ray Tucker, a young African-American man who grew up in San Francisco's infamous Double Rock housing projects, was charged with murder in the shooting of a young white man who had come to the pr ... ojects to buy rock cocaine. After grabbing the cocaine from a dealer, the young man sped off without paying for it. He died in a hail of gunfire from a group of alleged drug dealers. Mr. Tucker, already a leader in his community by the age of 20, was accused of firing the fatal shot. The state's case rested upon the veracity of witnesses who had been in the crowd on the night of the killing. It was prosecuted by San Francisco's most renowned homicide prosecutor, Bill Fazio. Mr. Quigley vigorously attacked the credibility of the state's eyewitnesses, some of whom had "snitched" in order to seek favor with the authorities in their own criminal cases. With Mr. Quigley defending, a first trial ended with the jury hung 11-1 in favor of acquittal. At the second trial, which Mr. Quigley also defended, Mr. Tucker was acquitted of all charges and was immediately released.
OUTCOME: Acquitted of Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Floyd Andrews was a prosecutor who worked for the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. In 2001, at his home in San Rafael, California, he came upon two men who were urinating on his house. He ar ... gued with them, and a fight ensued in which Mr. Andrews stabbed one of the men, Stanley Martin, severing a rib and part of the liver. Martin almost died as a result of his injuries, and Mr. Andrews was charged with aggravated assault. The possible penalty was over 10 years in the state prison. With Mr. Quigley defending, Mr. Andrews was acquitted of the assault after a sensational trial that was covered nationally by newspapers, television and radio. The jury agreed with Mr. Quigley's contention that the prosecution of this respected law enforcement official was politically motivated and the result of the unfriendly relations between the San Francisco District Attorney and the Marin County District Attorney. Mr Andrews avoided any jail or prison confinement, and retained his license to practice law as a result of the defense victory.
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