People v. Williams, 96F06485
Nov 02, 2015OUTCOME: Full Acquittal.
Murder and attempted murder charges based upon a 1996 homicide. Third trial. Following federal grant of habeas relief.
Victor Stephen Haltom's Legal Cases (14)
Sacramento, CA
Criminal defense Lawyer at Sacramento, CA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Appeals
People v. Davidson, CR166307
Aug 13, 2015OUTCOME: Hung jury, with 9 jurors voting for acquittal.
Napa County Jury Trial for on kidnap/rape charges.
People v. Woodward (2011) 196 Cal.App.4th 1143
May 31, 2011OUTCOME: Life sentence vacated by Court of Appeal, Case remanded to the trial court for further proceedings.
Appeal following a jury trial. The appeal involved various issues, including sentencing issues.
Williams v. Pliler, 9th Cir. docket no. 08-16806
Jan 24, 2011OUTCOME: Ninth Circuit reversal of district court order denying habeas relief.
Federal habeas challenge to state court murder conviction. During the state court trial, the prosecutor used a peremptory challenge to remove the only African-American who was available to serve as a ... juror. The defendant in the case, Mr. Williams, is African-American.
People v. Dinius, Lake County Superior Court case # CR912639
Aug 20, 2009OUTCOME: Not Guilty Verdicts
Jury trial arising out of fatal boating accident on Clear Lake. The wrong man was charged. An off-duty police officer caused the accident, but was not charged. A jury ultimately prevented a miscarri ... age of justice by acquitting Bismarck Dinius.
United States v. McFall, 558 F.3d 951 (9th Cir. 2009)
Mar 09, 2009OUTCOME: Reversal of convictions on 5 counts of extortion and attempted extortion. Sentence reduced.
High profile federal case in which the former sheriff of San Joaquin County and other county officials were charged with various offenses. Mr. McFall was convicted following a lengthy jury trial. Aft ... er the trial, Mr. McFall hired Mr. Haltom and John R. Duree, Jr. to represent him. Messrs. Haltom and Duree represented Mr. McFall in his appeal to the 9th Circuit.
Fry v. Pliler (2007) 551 U.S. 112
Mar 20, 2007OUTCOME: Argued in the Supreme Court of the United States
Federal habeas case, challenging state court murder conviction. In the trial court, the trial judge excluded evidence that someone other than Mr. Fry confessed to the double homicide with which Mr. Fr ... y was charged.
People v. Neidinger, 40 Cal.4th 67 (2006)
Nov 20, 2006OUTCOME: Conviction reversed.
The defendant was charged with child kidnapping. The trial court erroneously placed the burden of proof on the defendant to show that he had a good faith and reasonable belief in the need to take his ... child away from the child's other parent in order to protect the child. Applying this erroneous burden of proof, a jury convicted the defendant. The California Supreme Court reversed the conviction.
People v. Young, et al, Sacramento County Superior Court case number 04F07294
Feb 10, 2006OUTCOME: Not Guilty Verdicts
Lengthy jury trial on torture and sexual assault charges.
People v. Carmony, 127 Cal.App.4th 1066 (2005)
Mar 25, 2005OUTCOME: Life sentence reversed.
Life sentence imposed by the trial court pursuant to the Three Strikes Law. Court of Appeal throws the sentence out, concluding that it constituted cruel & unusual punishment.
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