State v. Jose Olivo
Jun 13, 2012OUTCOME: Aggravated Child Abuse/Neglect charges reduced to simple misdemeanor, Client released from custody
A parent's worst nightmare. My Spanish-speaking client and his wife were wrongfully accused of two counts of aggravated child abuse, each charge carrying a mandatory 15-25 year sentence at 100% time t ... o serve if found guilty. My client's infant baby of 6 months had a hairline chip/fracture at her ankle (medically known as metaphyseal corner fracture of the right distal tibia). The state alleged that one of the parents must have intentionally inflicted this injury and refused to believe that this could be the result of an accident. On multiple occasions my client was interrogated without a necessary Spanish translator. After a year of dedicated medical research, interviews with expert witnesses, and calculated negotiations with the prosecutor, my client was released from custody on a simple misdemeanor, and all charges were dropped against the mother. A family ripped apart for one year were finally reunited. Baby "B" is a healthy, happy, beautiful little girl who is back with her mother and father.
