Vehicular Homicide
Jan 09, 2014OUTCOME: Case dismissed at the preliminary hearing
Defendant charged with Vehicular Homicide after allegedly pulling out from a stop sign into the path of a man on a motorcycle.
PRO
Brian Vincent Manchester's Legal Cases (41)
Bellefonte, PA
Criminal defense Lawyer at Bellefonte, PA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
DUI
Aug 13, 2013OUTCOME: DUI charges withdrawn
Client was charged with a Third Offense DUI based on impairment by drugs. Despite the fact there was no chemical test the Commonwealth choose to pursue the charges. If convicted my client would have s ... pent 1-5 years in jail or state prison and would likely have been suspended from the practice of law for a period of time. I engaged the services of a nationally recognized expert in pharmacology. He reviewed the case and wrote a report. Soon after the report was handed to the DA the DUI charges were dropped and my client will be pleading to a simple traffic ticket.
Plea to lesser charge and job saved
Jul 02, 2013OUTCOME: Plea to lesser charge and job saved
Defendant was charged with a second offense DUI where his blood alcohol content was alleged to be .181. Offer was 90 days to five years in jail. This was rejected and a jury was picked. Prior to jur ... y selection the lab data was obtained from the state police and the data showed some significant issues with the test result. On the morning of trial after all of my audio/ visual equipment was set up the DA approaches my client and I and offers a plea to a lesser offense. Client accepted the new plea and sentencing is structured so it will occur when he is laid off from work in the fall thus he will be able to keep his job.
State Prison Avoided
Jun 21, 2013OUTCOME: Plea to lesser charge and state prison avoided
Defendant was charged with three counts of First Degree Felony Aggravated Assault stemming from a traffic accident almost three years ago. He was represented for over two years by another attorney bef ... ore he hired me. He was offered a plea of 40 to 80 months in state prison. Within two months of retaining me this firm requested and received all of the scientific data on the blood test. The data showed that the blood tubes used had no preservatives in them and the testing was done nine months after the accident. After pointing this out to the DA the DA agreed to not admit the blood test results into evidence at the trial. Subsequently the DA offered a far better plea agreement allowing the defendant to do his time in county jail with work release. Once again by understanding the testing procedures as well as the underlying science behind the tests our client received a favorable outcome given the facts of the case.
DUI charge withdrawn by DA
Mar 15, 2013OUTCOME: DUI charge withdrawn by DA
Client was charged with two DUI offenses in two months. As these charges would have been a second and third offense within five years if convicted the client would have lost his driving license for an ... extra five years on top of the three years just from the conviction. The first DUI was based on allegations of marijuana use. Through the filing of motions and the hiring of an expert this firm was able to get an offer for a non-DUI disposition on the marijuana based DUI. This disposition will save the client 6.5 years of license loss and significant jail time.
Plea to Non-DUI offense saves CDL
Mar 07, 2013OUTCOME: Plea to non-DUI saves CDL license
Defendant pled to a non-DUI offense. Defendant had a CDL and any disposition short of a complete not guilty would have taken his CDL license away for a year. After careful negotiations a plea to a ... non-DUI offense was worked out and Defendant keeps his CDL license, his job and his home.
Probation in sex offense case
Jan 31, 2013OUTCOME: Probation and no sex offender registration
Client charged with felony and misdemeanor sex charges related to internet contact with a gilr under 16. Facing significant state prison time and lifetime registration as a sex offender. Had client e ... valuated by a psychologist who specializes in sex crimes. Evaluation showed client was not a threat. Felony charges were withdrawn, client pled to a misdemeanor that does not require registration as a sex offender, and client given probation. At sentencing judge commented on the record that the reason client received probation is due to the report I had done on client.
All DUI charges dropped at preliminary hearing
Jan 31, 2013OUTCOME: All DUI charges dismissed
Went to preliminary hearing for a second offense DUI and told the prosecution this case will go to trial and my client wanted a preliminary hearing. Was then told that the witness could not be found w ... ho allegedly saw Defendant driving. All charges dismissed. By being prepared to fight and establishing a track record for taking cases to trial all charges were dropped. This case is a great example of why you generally should not waive a preliminary hearing
BAC Charged Dismissed at Preliminary Hearing
Jan 30, 2013OUTCOME: Plea will be to impaired driving saving significant jail time.
Client charged with second offense DUI with BAC greater than .1. Blood was tested at a hospital. At preliminary hearing I pointed out fact that the the police officer couldn't prove when the accident ... occurred thus they were not able to show blood was taken within two hours. Furthermore, prosecutor recognized that there were problems with the hospital blood test results due to prior litigation on the issue by me in other cases. BAC charge dismissed.
Complete Victory Marijuana DUI
Jan 29, 2013OUTCOME: Conviction overturned on appeal.
Eighteen year old young man stopped for registration sticker. Police officer thought he was impaired. Blood test revealed Delta-9 THC and metabolites in system. Objections made at trial to admissibi ... lity of blood test results. Objections ignored and Defendant found guilty. Case was appealed and the Superior Court of PA reversed the conviction on all DUI charges. Cline tpaid a $25.00 fine for registration being out of date. No license loss or thousands of dollars in insurance to drive. Defendant was ARD elligible but had faith in this firms understanding of the science and the law.