Sarasota, FL
Criminal defense Lawyer at Sarasota, FL
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI ... +4 more
OUTCOME: Self Defense Immunity From Prosecution-Granted
Attorney Anthony G. Ryan was part of a defense team that successfully asserted Florida's Stand Your Ground Law on behalf of their client and had a second degree murder charge dismissed. Mr. Ryan cross ... examined the state's lone eyewitness and impeached her credibility with a prior inconsistent statement.
OUTCOME: Reversed felony possession charge/ Double Jeopardy
Over Mr. Ryan's double jeopardy objection, the court allowed the state to proceed on a theory that the defendant could be found guilty of both possession of cannabis with intent to sell and possession ... of more than twenty grams of cannabis because the drugs were found in different locations. The appellate court agreed with Mr. Ryan and held that Mr. Sims double jeopardy rights were violated.
OUTCOME: Reversed on appeal, case dismissed
Trial counsel Anthony G. Ryan filed a dispositive motion to suppress and argued that the arresting officer did not have prbable cause to arrest the defendant and, hence, all of the evidence siezed shou ... ld be suppressed. The trial court denied the motion but Mr. Ryan specifically reserved his client's right to appeal. The appellate court agreed with Mr. Ryan's legal argument and reversed the trial court's order. The case was ultimately dismissed.