Commonwealth v. J.S.C.
Nov 25, 2024OUTCOME: Not guilty of murder
Second-degree murder trial
Arlington, VA
Criminal defense Lawyer at Arlington, VA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Appeals
OUTCOME: Not guilty of murder
Second-degree murder trial
OUTCOME: Reversed
Appeal of probation revocation/violation.
OUTCOME: Not guilty of murder, guilty of manslaughter; time served sentence
Murder charge from stabbing in Arlington County
OUTCOME:
https://www.washingtonian.com/2016/10/02/schmuhl-home-invasion-torture-session-one-lawyer-nearly-killing-another-washington-suburb-mclean/
OUTCOME: Guilty plea removing threat of capital punishment
Capital murder-for-hire case in Arlington County, VA. After more than 18 months of heated litigation, counsel successful negotiated a plea to avoid the death penalty and spare Mr. Wood's life.
OUTCOME: Defendant exonerated; conviction and 28-year sentence vacated
Haywood retained following a jury trial in Alexandria Circuit Court with different counsel in which defendant was convicted of rape and sentenced to 28 years in prison. Successfully litigated motion to ... set aside the verdict based on trial counsel's errors and new evidence that came to light after trial. After the court granted the motion, Orellana was released from incarceration and the Commonwealth dismissed the charges against him.