White Oak, PA
Criminal defense Lawyer at White Oak, PA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Appeals, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
OUTCOME: Vacated/Remanded
Client had been resentenced by the trial court. When he was resentenced, the trial court meant to gave him "the same period of probation" as his first sentence but ended up giving him 5 years more. A ... new appeal was filed to challenge that sentence, and the trial court conceded its error.
OUTCOME: Not Guilty (All Counts)
Client was originally charged with four offenses, one of which was disposed at the magistrate. The remaining three offenses were for strangulation, simple assault, and endangering the welfare of child ... ren. Following a stipulated non-jury trial, the client was found NOT GUILTY of all charges
OUTCOME: Evidence suppressed; case dismissed
The government accused my client of abusing the power of attorney they had over their mother. It was alleged that the client misappropriated nearly a quarter of a million dollars by the power of attor ... ney, which explicitly authorized the client to gift to themselves. The case was voluminous, and it took more than a year and a half to litigate. Ultimately, the government dismissed the case because we successfully challenged the search of the client's bank records as unlawful.
OUTCOME: Not Guilty (All Counts)
Client was accused by his son of inappropriate sexual contact and charged with Rape, IDSI, Incest, and attempt crimes. The case was a he-said-he-said case, and it was tried to a Greene County jury ove ... r a full day of trial. There were 12 counts up for the jury's consideration.
OUTCOME: New Trial; Nolle Prossed
Client proceeded to a bench trial in Allegheny County on a 4th offense DUI. Trial counsel permitted into evidence, without objection, lab reports that should've been testified to by the lab analyst. ... That evidence was critical in convicting the client of the charges filed against him. I was appointed as post-conviction counsel and I raised an ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim, alleging that the client's Sixth Amendment Confrontation right was violated. The Commonwealth agreed and concurred that a new trial was warranted. When the case came up for a new trial, the Commonwealth nolle prossed the case.
OUTCOME: Affirmed
Client was originally charged with three offenses: access-device fraud, bad checks, and forgery. After a preliminary hearing, all charges were dismissed except the felony forgery count. The case was ... tried to a judge in Allegheny County, and the client was convicted of forgery. An appeal was taken and the Superior Court reversed the conviction finding that the Commonwealth had not proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the Defendant had the criminal intent necessary to convict. However, following en banc argument, the Superior Court reversed course and affirmed judgment in a 6-3 opinion.
OUTCOME: Not Guilty
Client was charged with a first-offense DUI and was ARD eligible. The facts leading to the charge was that the client started a parked car after consuming alcohol. The issue in the case revolved aroun ... d whether the client was in "actual physical control of the movement of the vehicle." Case proceeded non-jury.
OUTCOME: Not Guilty
Client was originally charged with violations of the Uniform Firearms Act, Drug Act, and Tampering with Evidence. Following a preliminary hearing, the felony gun charges were dismissed for lack of suf ... ficient evidence. The remaining misdemeanor charges proceeded to a jury trial, and the jury found the client not guilty on all counts.
OUTCOME: Vacated/Remanded
This was an appeal to the Superior Court from the denial of a PCRA. The crux of the issue centered around the meaning of "markings" and what constitutes an "unmarked car" for purposes of a statutory d ... efense to Pennsylvania's fleeing and eluding statute. The argument was that the defense applied, but the PCRA court said that it did not based on its interpretation of "markings." Thus the PCRA concluded that trial counsel did not render ineffective assistance by not. The issue was one of first impression in PA. The citation is 2018 PA Super 239.
OUTCOME: Dismissed
Out-of-state client (from GA) was arrested in the area on prostitution charges. She had been lodged in jail for approximately a month before I got the case. From the outset, I argued that my client w ... as a victim of human trafficking, not the perpetrator of her own victimization. Client was released from jail shortly after I made an appearance, and the case against her was ultimately dismissed when the District Attorney's office became persuaded of my view of the case.
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