Douglas P Earl

Douglas Earl

AVVO does not check whether a review is true or not. Please google the name James Handzus and read about Mr. Handzus’s case. YOU CAN FIND IT EASILY EVEN AFTER AN ARREST FROM 2011. MR. HANDZUS AVOIDS THE FACTS. HE WAS ALL OVER THE NEWS BEFORE DOUGLAS EARL MET HIM. LAW ENFORCEMENT KNEW HANDZUS WAS FLYING TO THE AIRPORT WITH LARGE QUANTITIES OF METHAMPHETAMINE. The claim by Handzus that I did not want to do a jury trial is ridiculous. I had federal jury trials, including where my client was facing up to a life sentence. The Drug Enforcement Agency accused Jose Artemillo-Castillo of trying to sell 6 kilograms of cocaine. The case was United States v. Jose Artemillo-Castillo; U.S. District Court E.D. of PA (2006). Jose Artemillo-Castillo was found NOT GUILTY. These are facts. Verifiable facts. Mr. Handzus decided on a trial with a judge because defendants often get harsher sentences if found guilty after a jury trial. I have no problem doing jury trials and have done many of them. Mr. Handzus writes that his co-defendant pled guilty. HIS CO-DEFENDANT WAS HIS GIRLFRIEND. SHE FLEW WITH HIM. His girlfriend accepted a down payment of $2,000 cash FROM AN UNDERCOVER DETECTIVE. A POUND OF METH WAS FOUND IN THE LUGGAGE OF MR. HANDZUS immediately after the down payment was made in a restaurant. During his trial testimony, Handzus maintained he was set up by a police informant, claiming the informant planted the one pound of methamphetamine inside his luggage. Mr. Handzus insisted on a trial. Defense lawyer Douglas P. Earl argued strongly for Mr. Handzus. Why does Mr. Handzus not discuss the facts? Maybe if law enforcement was not tracking Mr. Handzus WHILE HE WAS FLYING and drug transactions were not done with total strangers Mr. Handzus would have been in a better position. Why does Handzus avoid the facts? The present District Attorney of Montgomery County sought a prison sentence of 12 to 24 years. The claim by Mr. Handzus that his plane should not have been seized is absurd. Mr. Handzus flew in his plane A POUND OF METHAMPHETAMINE which he had in his luggage. Why was Mr. Handzus setting up a major drug deal with an informant who was not experienced and herself an addict? Who would agree to meet with a complete stranger who was supposed to be a major drug dealer? This stranger was allegedly going to pay $27,000 for a pound of meth but was only going to make a down payment of $2,000? Handzus said his conduct was a result of bad decisions that were fueled by his grief over the loss of several loved ones, his greed and “compounded by stupidity.” HANDZUS TOLD THE JUDGE “I know I did wrong and I know I have to pay for it”.