Attorney Lawrence James Arnkoff's Legal Cases

Criminal defense

State of Tenn vs. CC- Sexual Assault

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OUTCOME: Retirement

Rutherford County- Multiple Counts of Sexual Assault- State vs. CC (2012-2015). My client had spent almost 2 years in custody for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor when I was retained to substit ... ute as counsel. The allegations in this case were very ugly and fortunately they were completely false. I was able to coordinate my efforts with counsel for the other two defendants and the talented AIS investigative team to uncover exculpatory evidence that eventually convinced the district attorney's office to offer a retirement of the charges and a release of all defendants. My grateful client went from facing 50 years in prison and deportation to returning to his family and the community.

Federal crime

U.S. v. SK- Analogue Case

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OUTCOME: 2 years probation

Federal Court-Western District of Tennessee- Conspiracy to Traffic in Synthetics and Analogues U.S. vs. S.K. ( 2013-2015). My Nashville client was indicted in the Western District of Tennessee after ... being heard on multiple wiretaps discussing synthetics and analogues with the number one defendant in the biggest multi-defendant analogue/synthetic case in that district. The Government had also seized gold coins worth thousands of dollars when they searched his residence. As a result of my good relationship with the DEA in the Middle District of Tennessee I was able to get my client immediately released so he could voluntarily surrender in Jackson (where he was given pre-trial release). Eventually I was able to negotiate a plea from felony conspiracy to a misprision and at sentencing I convinced the Judge to sentence my client to probation. He received 2 years of probation with the special condition he serve 6 months of that on home confinement. I also was able to secure the return of all of the gold coins.

Federal crime

U.S. v JS-FIREARM POSSESSION BY CONVICTED FELON

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OUTCOME: 5 years supervised release

Federal Court- Middle District of Tennessee- Firearm Possession by a convicted felon- U.S. vs. J.S.( 2012-2015). Client was facing a fifteen year mandatory minimum sentence. The Government was re ... sistant to any notion that client had serious mental health issues. I put together a great mental health team to evaluate the client and educate me. I moved to have the Court declare my client incompetent and after a litigated hearing the Court agreed. Next we battled over the restoration of my client's competency via forced medication. The Court ordered involuntary treatment and amazingly enough and despite the side affects my client turned into a much better human being. With the assistance of my mental health team we were able to convince the prosecutor, the Court and the Probation Department my client didn't have to be warehoused in prison. The government agreed to drop the firearm charge in return for a plea for a simple drug possession charge and that allowed the Judge to sentence the client outside of the statutory mandatory minimum fifteen years as well as the double digit guideline range. Client was sentenced to a supervised release that permits him to reside in a group home, get all of his necessary treatment and find appropriate employment.

Federal crime

U.S. vs. DM- HABEAS WRIT

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OUTCOME: Court of Appeals reversed District Court's order denying credit of time served- client had his time served credit adjusted and he was released immediately

Federal Court- North Carolina-Post Conviction litigation( 2241 habeas writ and mandamus) ( 2012-2015) Client DM was extradited to the Unites States to face drug trafficking charges after spending 8 y ... ears in a Bahamian prison fighting extradition. I did not represent him in South Florida when he negotiated a plea agreement for a nine year sentence. The district court judge recommended credit time served for the time spent awaiting extradition in the Bahamas. Client was due for release in 2011 when the BOP denied his credit for time spent awaiting extradition in the Bahamas. Client's family contacted me to assist client in his battle against the BOP for unlawfully detaining him. In a long and bitter uphill legal battle that saw a Chief Federal District Court Judge in North Carolina deny the 2241 writ and subsequently get reversed by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, the BOP finally succumbed to a writ of mandamus and released the client. Client was able to return to the Bahamas to spend time with his ailing father before he passed away.

White collar crime

U.S. vs. TK- U.S. District Court-Middle Tennessee

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OUTCOME: No Prosecution

Client was being investigated for bankruptcy fraud and money laundering. He is a foreign national who would face deportation upon conviction of a federal crime. He received a target letter from the US ... Attorneys Office advising him to retain counsel. The Government was certain they had enough evidence to charge my client and wanted us to agree to plead guilty by Information or Indictment. After considerable research and investigation I was able convince the Assistant U.S. Attorney and the agents they did not have enough proof to submit the case to the Grand Jury. Consequently my client was able to avoid prosecution while others being investigated were eventually charged. Client avoided going to prison and being deported.

Lawrence James Arnkoff's Legal Cases (15)

State of Tenn vs. CC- Sexual Assault

U.S. v. SK- Analogue Case

U.S. v JS-FIREARM POSSESSION BY CONVICTED FELON

U.S. vs. DM- HABEAS WRIT

U.S. vs. TK- U.S. District Court-Middle Tennessee