Bakersfield, CA
Violent crime Lawyer at Bakersfield, CA
Practice Areas: Violent Crime, Criminal Defense, Sex Crime
OUTCOME: Misdemeanor, No Jail Time
Prosecution charged client with felon in possession of a gun and wanted a 120 minimum sentence plus five years felony probation. Ms. Paine got to work on the case and got the DA to agree to ZERO jail ... time and three years of MISDEMEANOR probation.
OUTCOME: Case Dismissed
Client on probation for possession of cocaine facing a new charge for possession of a gun by a felon. After a thorough investigation Autumn Paine convinced the DA to dismiss the case!
OUTCOME: Case Dismissed
Client was lost and was having difficulty finding her way when a CHP officer arrested her for DUI. On the day of trial Ms. Paine filed a motion to dismiss because the police had destroyed a key piece ... of evidence - the CHP dash cams! Ms. Paine argued her client could not have a fair trial when the police had destroyed evidence. The court agreed.
OUTCOME: Case Dismissed
The prosecution charged this young woman and her two friends with beating a homeless man, and with gang enhancements that meant the client was facing LIFE in prison. After tearing apart the so-called ... gang expert, Ms. Paine worked the case at trial until the DA gave up and dismissed the case in the middle of trial.
OUTCOME: Acquittal - Not Guilty Verdict
Client was charged with violations of PC 488 (petty theft) and VC 20002 (a) (hit and run). The prosecution alleged that Client stole clothing from a department store, then ran out of the store, jumped ... in her car and hit another car while leaving the parking lot. This conduct was supposedly witnessed by several loss prevention officers and caught on video. She also allegedly made incriminating statements to the police. Ms. Paine used the fact that the police officers had not given Client her Miranda warnings before interrogating her in order to suppress all statements supposedly made by Client. She also used the store's own video, as well as the LP agents' testimony to secure not guilty verdicts on both counts. See www.oaklanddefense.com for more information.
OUTCOME: Mistrial and subsequent dismissal
Client was charged with battery on his spouse, a violation of PC 243 (e). During the trial it was discovered that the prosecution had withheld exculpatory witness statements. Ms. Paine successfully b ... rought a motion for mistrial and the case was subsequently dismissed entirely. See www.oaklanddefense.com for more information.
OUTCOME: Case Dismissed
Client was charged with violations of PC 273.5 (a) and 245 (a) (1), corporal injury on a spouse and assault with a deadly weapon, respectively. Ms. Paine successfully argued a motion to dismiss ba ... sed on violations of Client's Constitional right to a speedy trial. The motion was granted and all charges were dismissed. See www.oaklanddefense.com for more information.
OUTCOME: Acquittal - Not Guilty Verdict.
Client was charged with two counts of DUI, violations of VC 23152 (a) and 23152 (b). According to the police report she allegedly blew a .14 at the scene of the stop and a .11 at the police station. ... At jury trial Ms. Paine successfully brought a motion to exclude the initial breath test of .14 . She argued to the jury that there was no bad driving pattern. She also picked apart the prosecution's star witness - a criminologist - and the administering officer to cast substantial doubt on the validity of the remaining breath test. The jury found Client not guilty on both charges. See www.oaklanddefense.com for more information.
OUTCOME: Case Dismissed
Client was charged with violations of VC 23152 (a) and (b), DUI, and 14601.2, driving on a suspended license. It was allegedly Client's third DUI (a fourth DUI within 10 years is a felony). Ms. P ... aine successfully argued a motion to dismiss due to violations of Client's constitutional right to a speedy trial. The court granted the motion and all charges were dismissed. See www.oaklanddefense.com for more information.
OUTCOME: Acquittal - Not Guilty Verdict
Client was charged with corporal injury on a spouse, PC 273.5 and a lesser included offense of battery on a spouse, PC 243 (e). At jury trial Ms. Paine developed inconsistencies between the allege ... d victim's statement to the police and testimony in court. She also developed how physically impossible the alleged victim's story of how the battery actually occured was, as well as a major motive for the alleged victim to lie. The jury found the defendant not guilty of the charge and the lesser included offense. See www.oaklanddefense.com for more information.
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