State v. S.M.
Jan 11, 2016OUTCOME: 4 counts not guilty, 2 counts hung 10-2 for acquittal.
Client was accused of 4 counts of child molest 1 and 2 counts of rape of a child by wife seeking a divorce.
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OUTCOME: 4 counts not guilty, 2 counts hung 10-2 for acquittal.
Client was accused of 4 counts of child molest 1 and 2 counts of rape of a child by wife seeking a divorce.
OUTCOME: Not Guilty
Client was charged with multiple counts of Domestic Violence Assault for allegedly spitting on his ex and fighting with her son. We put on a defense showing the defendant was being intimidated by the ... "victims" and that they provoked the outcome.
OUTCOME: Dismissed upon filing a motion challenging probable cause
Ignition Interlock Violation. A Washington State Trooper stopped Mr. Reiter for crossing a fog line. Under State v. Prado, the police need more than an isolated lane incursion to stop a vehicle.
OUTCOME: Defense motion granted by the Court held that there was no corpus delecti of a crime forcing the prosecution to dismiss.
Driving while suspended in the 1st degree - client was facing mandatory jail sentence of 180 days.
OUTCOME: One count dismissed, the other found not guilty at jury trial
Defendant was charged with two counts of harassment, one of which was against an off duty Washington State Trooper.
OUTCOME: At trial the judge dismissed the case on a defense motion at the close of the City's testimony, before the case was allowed to go to jury.
Client was charged with domestic violence assault. Name redacted at client request
OUTCOME: Not Guilty
Robbery 1 trial, Mr. Erwin was one of three alleged Norteno gang members charged with beating and robbing a man.
OUTCOME: Not Guilty
Defendant was charged with Robbery 1 (Bank Robbery), and eye-witness ID'ed by two tellers working at the bank.
OUTCOME: Overturned by Court of Appeals, and that ruling upheld in Washington State Supreme Court
Defendant was charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver - some 3 pounds of drugs were found in his van by police dogs. Defense motion to suppress was denied by the trial court. ...