Levon Jones, aka "Bo" was falsely convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of a local bootlegger. Through the efforts of Ken Rose and Mark Kleinschmidt, U.S. District Court Judge Terrence Boyle... granted Mr. Jones a new trial. I was appointed to represent Bo. By aggressively investigating the case, and challenging the State's key witness, I along with my co-counsel Cassy Stubbs and Brian Stull, both of the ACLU were able to get the District Attorney to dimiss all charges against Bo Jones. For more on the case read: "The Last Lawyer: The Fight to Save Death Row Inmates"
Criminal defense
State v. Reade Seligmann
Apr 12, 2007
OUTCOME: All charges dismissed
Reade, along with a couple of of Duke University Lacrosse players was falsely accused of rape. J. Kirk Osborn brought me into the case, and we worked along side of some of the finest attorney in the S...tate to stop the improper prosecution. Ultimately the three accused were declared innocent by North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper. For more on the case read Stuart Taylor, Jr. and K.C. Johnson's book "Until Proven Innocent."
Criminal defense
State v. Leslie A. Lincoln
Mar 23, 2007
OUTCOME: Not Guilty on all counts.
Leslie Lincoln’s story is of how an innocent woman, who had never been in trouble with the law, came to be falsely charged with the murder of her mother, her most trusted and best friend. Her ordeal ...and story is one of a sloppy investigation, false DNA tests, jailhouse informants seeking favor from the State, and an overly aggressive district attorney.
Improper and shameful behavior unearthed unfounded rumors against Leslie. The rumors “unearthed†by the biased police detective had Leslie depending on her mother financially, ignoring that Leslie earned in excess of $40,000.00 a year as a director or a local nursing home; and that Leslie had approximately $10,000.00 in savings at the time her mother was murdered. The rumors had Leslie drinking excessively. Some stories were circulated that Leslie used illegally drugs, which was simply not true. Other rumors had Leslie fighting with her mother. These rumors were as false as the rest of the evidence against Leslie. All of he rumors ignored the truth and that Leslie was successfully managing a nursing home, and had never had so much as a traffic ticket.
As Leslie's attorneys I dealt with these rumors and stories by uncovering the truth. When the trial came, we presented all of our evidence through cross examination of the state’s witnesses, and without calling a single witness we were able to obtain a NOT GUILTY verdict.
Criminal defense
State v. Dwayne Brimage
Jul 30, 2004
OUTCOME: Not Guilty of all charges
Dwayne was accused of the first degree murder of his girlfriend's, ex-finace. The man was an uninvited intruder, catching Dwayne in his back yard, as he prepared to go fishing on the 4th of July. Dwa...yne shot at the man seven time, striking him 3 times. Even though Dwayne had just days before attempted to get a protective order, and had obtained a gun because the police told him to be fearful of the man, Dwayne was charged with first degree murder, facing a mandatory punishment of life in prison without possibilty parole. The jury heard the state's case, and our self-defense evidence. They returned a verdict of NOT GUILTY.
Criminal defense
State v. Michael Shea Dorsey
Feb 24, 2000
OUTCOME: Not Guilty on all counts
Shea was charged with several counts of first degree rape and first degree sex offense, by a neighbor who also claimed to be chaste. Shea had been out drinking and partying the next before he was accus...ed, and was found by the police hiding in the apartment building with the knife described by the accuser in his possession. Without presenting any evidence, the jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty on all counts, and Shea walked out of court a free man, after a year in pre-trial confinement.
