Atlanta, GA
Criminal defense Lawyer at Atlanta, GA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury
OUTCOME: Not Guilty on all counts
Juvenile client was found not guilty by the Judge after being accused of a fight that occurred in school. Defense and State each called witnesses, but theory of self defense prevailed.
OUTCOME: not guilty to DUI
Second chaired this case. Did an opening statement and cross examined police officer. Client was found not guilty of DUI, but guilty of speeding.
OUTCOME: not guilty to leaving scene of accident
Client was found not guilty of leaving the scene of an accident. Defense was that client never left scene and called police once he was able to get to a nearby phone.
OUTCOME: Not guilty on all counts
Client was accused driving with suspended license, leaving the scene of an accident, and refusing to sign a summons. Our theory of defense was that client was never behind the wheel. The State was un ... able to prove that my client the driver and thus the jury found him not guilty on all counts.
OUTCOME: not guilty to DUI; pled guilty to driving with suspended license
Client initially blew over the legal limit. After a motion was granted to exclude the results of the breath test on account that the officer failed to properly advise Mr. Betancourt of his rights, cli ... ent was found not guilty by the jury.
OUTCOME: not guilty to assault on a police officer
Client was accused of assaulting an off duty police officer in a park on a weekend morning. Client had allegedly been drinking with his brother at their apartment near the park. An altercation ensued ... between the officer and my client. After a fierce cross examination of the officer, client was found not guilty of assault on a police officer.
OUTCOME: Client found not guilty on all counts by jury
Client was accused of DUI and driving an unsafe vehicle. In a one day trial, client was found not guilty on all counts by the jury
OUTCOME: not guilty to DUI
Officer drove by a house where client was parked in the driveway drinking with keys in the ignition. A motion to suppress was denied. Officer approached client and observed signs of impairment. Clie ... nt was arrested and during opening argument, prosecutor improperly commented that car client was found in was reported stolen. Client was acquitted by jury on lack of proof that he had driven the car.
OUTCOME: Not guilty on all counts, including armed burglary with a firearm
Client, who was the handyman for the apartment complex, was accused of drunkenly harassing some children from in the neighborhood. He was further accused of knocking on the door of one child's home an ... d pointing a gun at the mother after she answered the door.