United States v. Hernandez
Apr 12, 2012OUTCOME: Full acquittal on all charges and specifications.
General Court Martial. Client was accused of sexual assault and conduct unbecoming an officer.
Bellingham, WA
Criminal defense Lawyer at Bellingham, WA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI ... +3 more
OUTCOME: Full acquittal on all charges and specifications.
General Court Martial. Client was accused of sexual assault and conduct unbecoming an officer.
OUTCOME: Verdict for our client, the Employer. He paid nothing.
Successfully defended an employer being sued by a former employee for wrongful termination. The employee wanted $450,000 in damages.
OUTCOME: $75,000 settlement in favor of our client
Client was assaulted by 2 police officers who entered her home without a warrant.
OUTCOME: Full Acquittal
In a military general court-martial, an active duty male Navy sailor (PO-2/E-5) was found not guilty of alleged violations of the UCMJ for making a false official statement (Art. 107) and abusive sexua ... l contact with a fellow female sailor (Art 120). The court-martial was tried at Naval Station Everett between June 28, 2010 and July 2, 2010 with a panel of six officer members. The maximum punishment could have been up to 12 years confinement at hard labor, reduction to E-1, and a dishonorable discharge. However, after three days of trial and nearly seven hours of deliberations by the court members, the accused was found not guilty on all counts.
OUTCOME: Client Acquitted on Rape 2d & 3d Degree Charges
A 28 year old man was arrested in Mount Vernon, WA and charged with one count of rape 2nd. When he refused to plead guilty, the prosecutor added an additional count of rape 3rd degree. At trial, the ... jury found the man not guilty of all counts. The trial lasted three days but the jury took only 45 minutes to return a full acquittal on all counts.
OUTCOME: Husband won his case
Wife fabricated multiple allegations of spousal assault, harassment, and cruelty. Wife was seeking a two-year domestic violence protection order. However, during a mini-trial, testimony was developed ... to demonstrate wife's inconsistent and false statements. The curt cited the wife's lack of reliability in its decision to deny the protection order.
OUTCOME: not guilty verdict on all counts
Client was accused of felony assault. The alleged victim suffered an orbital blowout fracture and required extensive surgery to reconstruct her eye socket. We successfully argued self defense.
OUTCOME: Client's case defended successfully on appeal.
Successfully handled case involving a trial court decision which was appealed to the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division I in Seattle.