Raleigh, NC
Criminal defense Lawyer at Raleigh, NC
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Federal Crime
OUTCOME: Not Guilty All Counts
Our innocent client was falsely accused of Statutory Rape and associated charges. We rejected a misdemeanor plea in a high stakes gamble to prove her innocence. Following a week-and-a-half-long trial, ... a jury found her Not Guilty on All Counts.
OUTCOME: Case Dismissed
In a case heard in Wake County District Court in 2014, attorney Ben Hiltzheimer represented a client charged with Driving While Impaired, following a traffic stop initiated by a state trooper who testi ... fied that he followed the client’s vehicle for three to five minutes after observing the vehicle leave a bar parking lot in Raleigh at 2:40a.m. The trooper testified that he observed the client’s vehicle make a series of “erratic” traffic movements, culminating in a U-Turn directly in front of the trooper’s vehicle. Upon motion of the defense, the Wake County District Court judge ruled that the stop violated the client’s Fourth Amendment right to be free from an unreasonable seizure, and suppressed all remaining evidence, including field sobriety tests and a BAC of .13. The case was dismissed altogether as a result.
OUTCOME: Case Dismissed
In a 2013 case in Wake County District Court, attorney Ben Hiltzheimer represented a client charged with Driving While Impaired (DWI), following a traffic stop on the Wade Avenue Extension early on New ... Year’s morning. The trooper who initiated the stop testified that the client’s vehicle had traveled out of the lane and onto the rumblestrips for 125 feet, passing directly by the parked trooper on the rumblestrips. On the trial date, Mr. Hiltzheimer carefully dissected the trooper’s testimony, drawing out multiple inconsistencies, and persuaded the judge that the testimony was not credible. On motion by the defense, the District Court judge dismissed the DWI case, in which the client had registered a 0.18 BAC after his arrest.
OUTCOME: DMV Refusal Revocation: Denied following hearing; District Court Case: Dismissed.
In a 2013 case in Wake County District Court, attorney Ben Hiltzheimer represented a client charged with Driving While Impaired (DWI), following a stop at a Cary DWI Checking Station (sobriety checkpoi ... nt). The client was unable to produce adequate breath to produce a reading, but the arresting officer claimed that the Firm's client had refused the test, and she was charged with DWI for allegedly failing Field Sobriety Tests. Following a successful challenge to the refusal at a contentious DMV hearing, the Firm prevented the client from losing her driver's license for a year, and on the heels of that victory secured a dismissal of the entire case in District Court.
OUTCOME: Not Guilty All Counts
Our client was charged with an 11-count indictment stemming from an alleged armed robbery of three individuals, allegedly involving the use of two firearms. The jury in this case found our client NOT ... GUILTY on all counts. DISCLAIMER: The successes described here should in no way be treated as a guarantee or prediction of the likelihood of success in any other case, as every case is different. As such, results will vary from case to case. No guarantees regarding outcome are made or can be made in any particular case.
OUTCOME: Not Guilty All Counts
Mr. T was charged with distribution of cocaine in broad daylight to an undercover police officer, in a location that was under surveillance by a police surveillance camera. Mr. T was found NOT GUILTY ... on all counts. DISCLAIMER: The successes described here should in no way be treated as a guarantee or prediction of the likelihood of success in any other case, as every case is different. As such, results will vary from case to case. No guarantees regarding outcome are made or can be made in any particular case.
OUTCOME: Not Guilty All Counts
Mr. D was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, for allegedly being in possession of a firearm while having a prior felony conviction. Mr. D was searched incident to an arrest for an expired ... driver's license, and a handgun was allegedly recovered from his coat pocket. Mr. D was found NOT GUILTY of all counts following a trial by jury. DISCLAIMER: The successes described here should in no way be treated as a guarantee or prediction of the likelihood of success in any other case, as every case is different. As such, results will vary from case to case. No guarantees regarding outcome are made or can be made in any particular case.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed
Mr. R was charged with being unlawfully in possession of a firearm while having a prior felony conviction, and related firearms offenses. Mr. R was alleged to have been driving a vehicle with a handgu ... n under the driver's seat. Following a suppression hearing on the constitutionality of the vehicle search, the judge found that the police had violated Mr. R's Fourth Amendment rights in conducting the search. As a result, the judge ordered the evidence suppressed, and the case was dismissed in its entirety as a result. DISCLAIMER: The successes described here should in no way be treated as a guarantee or prediction of the likelihood of success in any other case, as every case is different. As such, results will vary from case to case. No guarantees regarding outcome are made or can be made in any particular case.